Poetry in brief: New Light for the Old Dark, By Sam Willetts

Published September 17, 2010

Poetry in brief: New Light for the Old Dark, By Sam Willetts
Shortlisted for the Forward prize for Best First Collection, New Light for the Old Dark is an unusually late debut, presumably because Sam Willetts (born in 1962) lost 10 years to heroin.
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Addict guilty
An addict went shoplifting to fund his heroin habit, a court has heard.
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