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William Letford

Books by this author: Dirt Bevel

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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 'very probably the next big thing in Scottish literature.'
Teddy Jamieson, Sunday Herald
'a distinct new voice making itself heard amidst the hubbub of Scottish literature.'
Alastair Mabbott, Sunday Herald William Letford is a young Scots poet who writes about daily life, work and love. His first book, Bevel (Carcanet), includes a great diatribe against cloth-eating larvae ('fucking moths / perforated my kilt between weddings')
Helen Simpson, Times Literary Supplement, Novemeber 30, 2012
'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

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

Billy Letford (1 July 2014)
From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014)

Billy Letford 2 (1 July 2014)
From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014)

Billy Letford 3 (1 July 2014)
From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014)

Billy Letford 4 (1 July 2014)
From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014)

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William Letford Books by this author: Dirt Bevel About Reviews Audio Gallery 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 'very probably the next big thing in Scottish literature.' Teddy Jamieson, Sunday Herald 'a distinct new voice making itself heard amidst the hubbub of Scottish literature.' Alastair Mabbott, Sunday Herald William Letford is a young Scots poet who writes about daily life, work and love. His first book, Bevel (Carcanet), includes a great diatribe against cloth-eating larvae ('fucking moths / perforated my kilt between weddings') *Helen Simpson, Times Literary Supplement, Novemeber 30, 2012* '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 William Letford at the 2011 Westport Book Festival (15:42 mins) - www.westportbookfestival.org Billy Letford (1 July 2014) From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014) Billy Letford 2 (1 July 2014) From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014) Billy Letford 3 (1 July 2014) From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014) Billy Letford 4 (1 July 2014) From William Letford at Author's Reading Month Festival (1 July 2014)	Share this... Quick Links Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! Anvil Press Poetry Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Double-Tracking: Studies in Duplicity read more A Visitor from Generation Z: two days at Carcanet read more Donegal Tarantella Dublin Launch read more Jeremy Over: Kenneth Koch Uncorked read more PN Review 248: Editorial read more Small Poems: Laura Scott read more
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