Sam Willetts

Sam Willetts (born 1962) is an English poet.[1][2] He was born and raised in Oxford. His father Harry Willetts was a noted scholar and translator of Russian at St Antony's College, Oxford. Sam studied English at Wadham College. He has struggled with drug addiction and homelessness.[3] His first book of poems New Light for the Old Dark (2010) was nominated for the Forward Prize for Poetry, the Costa Book Award for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize.

Awards

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2010 New Light for the Old Dark Costa Book Awards Poetry Shortlisted
Forward Prizes for Poetry First Collection Shortlisted
T. S. Eliot Prize — Shortlisted

Bibliography

  • New Light for the Old Dark (2010)

References

  1. ^ "World of Sam Willetts, poet". The Daily Telegraph. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Sam Willetts: A season in hell". The Guardian. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ Oxford Times


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