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, Scotland, UK. His poems were featured in the bestselling poetry anthology New Poetries V and his debut collection Bevel was published by Carcanet. ‘The pleasure I have gained from William Letford’s poems… will, I am confident, stay with me for ever.’ – Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian
