Sam Riviere
Sam Riviere | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
| Notable awards | Eric Gregory Award (2009) |
Sam Riviere (born 1981) is an English poet and publisher.[1][2]
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
- Faber New Poets 7 (Faber & Faber, 2010)
- 81 Austerities (Faber & Faber, 2012)
- Standard Twin Fantasy (Egg Box Publishing, 2014)
- Kim Kardashian's Marriage (Faber & Faber, 2015)
- Cont. (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2015)
- The Truth About Cats & Dogs with Joe Dunthorne (Visual Editions, 2016)
- Preferences (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2016)
- True Colours (After Hours, 2016)
- Safe Mode (Test Centre, 2017)
- Darken PDF (Spam Press, 2018)
- Old Poem (A6 Books, 2019)
- Pink Dogs (AFV Press, 2020)
- After Fame (Faber & Faber, 2020)
Fiction
- Dead Souls (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021)
References
- ^ "Sam Riviere". Poetry International Rotterdam. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "If a Leaf Falls Press : Sam Riviere". samriviere.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Creative Writing alumni P-R and published works". University of East Anglia.
- ^ Lester, Paul (11 November 2009). "New band of the day – No 667: Le Tetsuo". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Sam Riviere". Faber and Faber. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Flood, Alison (1 October 2012). "Jorie Graham takes 2012 Forward prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "If a Leaf Falls Press : Sam Riviere". samriviere.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "If A Leaf Falls Press". www.swimmersclub.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Meyer, Lily (18 May 2021). "'Dead Souls' Is A Smart Book, In Some Ways A Good One — Also, It's Unreadable". NPR. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Litt, Toby (19 May 2021). "Dead Souls by Sam Riviere review – a brilliantly entertaining debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Illingworth, Dustin (18 May 2021). "You Say Plagiarism. I Say Provocation". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Charles, Ron (17 May 2021). "Review | 'Dead Souls' is a witty, sharp, cruel critique of literary culture. But it's not for everyone". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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