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William Letford has worked as a roofer, on and off, since he was fifteen years old. He has received a New Writer’s Award from the Scottish Book Trust and an Edwin Morgan Travel Bursary which allowed him to spend three months in the mountains of northern Italy helping to restore a medieval village. He has an M.Litt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow.

Praise for William Letford 'The pleasure I have gained from William Letford's poems... will, I am confident, stay with me for ever.'
Nicholas Lezard, Guardian 'William Letford is the future of Scottish poetry.'
Mark Buckland, Cargo Publishing

All three judges loved this one -William Letford's astonishing début Bevel - The T.S. read more

William Letford is a rising star of Scottish poetry. read more

The exciting emergence in Carcanet's New Poetries V of William Letford, a poet writing in both English and Scots, is an oppurtunity to re-examine the energies and tensions many Scottish writers experience between their literary languages. read more

These editors know their onions when it comes to poetry. read more

Until now, you had to climb a roof to read his poems. read more

I didn't do much poetry this year, to my shame, but I like to think I made up for this by raving about Carcanet's New Poetries V , edited by Micahel Schmidt and Eleanor Crawforth, which contains a melancholy and reflective poem about a headbutt by new Scottish genius William Letford. read more

Nicholas Lezard enjoys a poetry collection of transcendental insight. read more

It is both a pleasure and a privilege to review two fine collections by two Scottish poets - one a debut, the other the work of one of the most prolific yet persistently underpaid writers - that are so strikingly different. read more

A Scottish roofer had published his first poetry book after years of writing his works on the wooden beams, joints and tiles of the buildings he has worked on. read more

William Letford's Bevel is one of the most exciting poetry books published this year.� read more

A first collection by William Letford, Bevel (Carcanet, RRP £9.95), read more

The pleasure I have gained from William Letfords's poems... read more

A roofer is heading to London to read from his first published collection of poetry. read more

Bevel (Carcanet, £9.95) read more

The Poet Packing The Rafters These poets. read more

William Letford at the 2011 Westport Book Festival (15:42 mins) - www.westportbookfestival.org

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William Letford Books by this author: Bevel About Reviews Audio William Letford has worked as a roofer, on and off, since he was fifteen years old. He has received a New Writer’s Award from the Scottish Book Trust and an Edwin Morgan Travel Bursary which allowed him to spend three months in the mountains of northern Italy helping to restore a medieval village. He has an M.Litt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. Praise for William Letford 'The pleasure I have gained from William Letford's poems... will, I am confident, stay with me for ever.' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian 'William Letford is the future of Scottish poetry.' Mark Buckland, Cargo Publishing All three judges loved this one -William Letford's astonishing début Bevel - The T.S. read more William Letford is a rising star of Scottish poetry. read more The exciting emergence in Carcanet's New Poetries V of William Letford, a poet writing in both English and Scots, is an oppurtunity to re-examine the energies and tensions many Scottish writers experience between their literary languages. read more These editors know their onions when it comes to poetry. read more Until now, you had to climb a roof to read his poems. read more I didn't do much poetry this year, to my shame, but I like to think I made up for this by raving about Carcanet's New Poetries V , edited by Micahel Schmidt and Eleanor Crawforth, which contains a melancholy and reflective poem about a headbutt by new Scottish genius William Letford. read more Nicholas Lezard enjoys a poetry collection of transcendental insight. read more Nicholas Lezard enjoys a poetry collection of transcendental insight. read more It is both a pleasure and a privilege to review two fine collections by two Scottish poets - one a debut, the other the work of one of the most prolific yet persistently underpaid writers - that are so strikingly different. read more A Scottish roofer had published his first poetry book after years of writing his works on the wooden beams, joints and tiles of the buildings he has worked on. read more William Letford's Bevel is one of the most exciting poetry books published this year.� read more A first collection by William Letford, Bevel (Carcanet, RRP £9.95), read more The pleasure I have gained from William Letfords's poems... read more A roofer is heading to London to read from his first published collection of poetry. read more Bevel (Carcanet, £9.95) read more The Poet Packing The Rafters These poets. read more William Letford at the 2011 Westport Book Festival (15:42 mins) - www.westportbookfestival.org	Share this... Quick Links Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Comma Press FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Let's Gimbal! read more Carcanet New Poetry Showcase: The Audience Writes Back read more John Gallas: A Little Andaluciad read more Carcanet Poetry Showcase: 30th April read more The Manchester Writing Competition 2013 read more Six Sixty-Six: Infinity by Gabriel Josipovici read more
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