Sam Riviere
English poet, author and publisher
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Sam Riviere (born 1981) is an English poet, author and publisher.[1][2]
Sam Riviere | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Occupation | Poet, author |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
| Notable awards | Eric Gregory Award (2009) |
Education and career
Riviere was educated at Norwich School of Art and Design and completed a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 2013.[3] While at art school, Riviere played drums in indie band Le Tetsuo.[4]
He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2009,[5] and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2012 for 81 Austerities.[6]
Since 2015 he has run the independent press If a Leaf Falls Press in Edinburgh,[7] which "publishes limited-edition pamphlets, typically of appropriated or procedural writing".[8]
In 2021, Riviere published his first novel, Dead Souls, to critical acclaim from NPR, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.[9][10][11][12]
Awards
Bibliography
Poetry
Pamphlets
- Faber New Poets 7 (Faber & Faber, 2010)
- Standard Twin Fantasy (Egg Box Publishing, 2014)
- Cont. (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2015)
- Preferences (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2016)
- True Colours (After Hours, 2016)
- Darken PDF (Spam Press, 2018)
- Old Poem (A6 Books, 2019)
- Pink Dogs (AFV Press, 2020)
- True Poem, Dead PDF (TEXSTPress, 2022)
- A True Account of Talking to Du Fu at Vesuvio's (2023)
Books
- 81 Austerities (Faber & Faber, 2012)
- Kim Kardashian's Marriage (Faber & Faber, 2015)
- Safe Mode (Test Centre, 2017)
- After Fame (Faber & Faber, 2020)
- Conflicted Copy (Faber & Faber, 2024)
- Mirrors for Princes (After Hours, 2025)
Fiction
- Dead Souls (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021)
