Sam Willetts (born 1962) is an English poet. He was born and raised in

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. His father

Harry Willetts Harry Taylor Willetts (1922 – 7 April 2005) was an English scholar of Russian, and English language translator of Russian literatures. Early life In 1922, Willetts was born. Willetts' father was Albert Willetts. Willetts' mother was Alice Ta ...

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.Oxford Times
/ref> His first book of poems ''New Light for the Old Dark'' (2010) was nominated for the Forward Prize, the Costa Prize and the TS Eliot Prize.

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1962 births Living people Writers from Oxford Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford English male poets {{England-poet-stub