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Scarlett Sabet

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Scarlett Sabet
Born1989 or 1990 (age 34–35)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPoet
PartnerJimmy Page (2014–present)

Scarlett Sabet (born 1989 or 1990 (age 34–35))[1] is an English poet and performer based in London.[2] She is the author of four poetry collections, Rocking Underground (2014), The Lock And The Key (2016),[3] Zoreh (2018), and Camille (2019).[4] In 2019, she released Catalyst, a spoken word album produced by her partner, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.[5][6]

Career

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Scarlett Sabet 'self-published', her first collection Rocking Underground,[7] and gave a reading at its launch at the Chelsea Arts Club in November 2014.[8]

Sabet has performed twice at Shakespeare & Company bookshop in Paris,[9] i. e. when her second collection The Lock and The Key was launched in July 2016[3][10] and also when her fourth collection Camille was launched in February 2019.[11][4] In March 2018, Sabet released her third collection Zoreh, launched with a reading at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco.[3][12]

In September 2016, Sabet read at the 25th Anniversary of the Annual Aspects Literary Festival in Belfast.[13] Later in January 2017, Sabet gave a reading for the radio programme "Van Morrison and Me", hosted by journalist John McCarthy on the BBC World Service.[14] In 2019, Sabet released the spoken word album Catalyst. The album was produced by Jimmy Page and made at Jimmy Page's house, Tower House in London..[15]

Sabet's poetry is influenced by William S. Burroughs, Patti Smith,[16] Emily Dickinson, and Sylvia Plath.

Published works

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  • Rocking Underground (2014)[2]
  • The Lock And The Key (2016)[3][17]
  • Zoreh (2018)[18]
  • Camille (2019)[4]
  • Catalyst (2019)[19]

Personal life

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Sabet's partner is Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. The couple have been together since 2014 - when Page was 70 years old and Sabet about 24.[20][21] The couple live together in West London.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Conway, Clare (7 August 2020). "As the Rolling Stones release their new hit Scarlet, the song's writer – Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page – and his girlfriend Scarlett Sabet welcome Tatler to their Gothic castle". Tatler. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Sabet, Scarlett; Page, Jimmy (10 October 2019). "Jimmy Page and Scarlett Sabet Are the Music-Poetry Power Couple the World Didn't Know It Needed" (Interview). Interviewed by Stephanie LaCava. Interview.
  3. ^ a b c d Gorman, Paul (5 October 2016). "Scarlett Sabet is making poetry interesting again". British GQ. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Sabet, Scarlett (14 January 2019). "The Muse: Meet Scarlett Sabet, the next gen poet to discover". HUNGER TV (Interview). Interviewed by Ryan Lanji.
  5. ^ Kielty, Martin (10 October 2019). "Jimmy Page-Produced Spoken-Word Album Released". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  6. ^ "Δείτε την 26χρονη σύντροφο του 73χρονου κιθαρίστα των "Led Zeppelin", Τζίμι Πέιτζ" [Check out the 26-year-old companion of 73-year-old Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page]. ProtoThema (in Greek). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Page et sa "petite" copine". 19 January 2015 – via www.lematin.ch.
  8. ^ Power, Martin (2016). No Quarter: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page. The Overlook Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-1468312140.
  9. ^ "Poetry with Salena Godden and Scarlett Sabet". Shakespeare and Company. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Poetry & Music: Scarlett Sabet, Nathan Loceff and Dom La Nena". Shakespeare and Company. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Poetry with Jenni Fagan & Scarlett Sabet". Shakespeare & Company. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ^ Poets, Academy of American. "Scarlett Sabet | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  13. ^ Eyekiller (3 March 2020). "The 25th Annual Aspects Festival was 'Lit Up Inside'". Van Morrison. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  14. ^ "BBC World Service - World Service Music Documentaries, Van Morrison and me". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  15. ^ Inc, Midwest Communications. "Jimmy Page produces spoken-word poetry album by girlfriend Scarlett Sabet". Rock 94.7. Retrieved 5 March 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "Scarlett Sabet is making poetry interesting again". British GQ. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  17. ^ "The Lock and the Key". KCW London. 31 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Zoreh: a Poetry Reading by Scarlett Sabet". National Poetry Library. 17 May 2018.
  19. ^ "The Londoner: Tory teachers seek support". Evening Standard. 12 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Jimmy Page a vécu près d'une demi-siècle de plus que sa nouvelle compagne, Scarlett Sabet" [The new girlfriend of guitarist Jimmy Page, 71, is only 25 years old]. HuffPost Québec (in French). 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  21. ^ Tremaglio, Dave (2018). Evenings with Led Zeppelin: The Complete Concert Chronicle 1968 - 1980. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781783057016.
  22. ^ Shukman, Harry. "Jimmy Page's peace offering to Robbie Williams in building dispute". The Times of London. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 March 2020.