sam riviere – Robin Houghton

25/09/2013

Faber Social: Sam Riviere, Joe Dunthorne, Luke Wright, Ruth Padel

By Robin Houghton25/09/2013Categories: audio, Events, ReadingsTags: faber social, joe dunthorne, london, luke wright, poetry readings, ruth padel, sam riviereLeave a comment

It was a arts-studenty sort of scene last night at the Faber Social in London: a narrow basement room, concrete floor, a sweaty mix of music and conversation growing in volume, a parade of pretty, thin girls in dresses with cinched waists, ponytails and fifties make-up and fresh-looking lads with pale skins and serious glasses.Read more ⟶

18/09/2013

Out and about the next few weeks . . .

By Robin Houghton18/09/2013Categories: Courses, Mags & Blogs, Places, Readings, Social media, Writer platformTags: carol ann duffy, don share, faber & faber, faber social, gillian clarke, grace nichols, john agard, maurice riordan, needlewriters, poetry society, Popshot, ruth padel, sam riviere, social media training, social web presence, TFL poets, troubadour poetry, ty newyddLeave a comment

There seems to be plenty happening at the moment, so here’s a quick round-up of some things I’m going to / involved with … Firstly, please bear with me if I give a quick plug to my short course at New Writing South which starts tomorrow week, 26th September, 6.30 – 9pm for three weeks,Read more ⟶

10/03/2013

An acceptance, a talk and workshop news

By Robin Houghton10/03/2013Categories: Angst, Mags & Blogs, Reading group, Social media, Submissions, Writer platformTags: acceptances, agenda magazine, frogmore papers, janet sutherland, jeremy page, New Writing South, pleasant stores, poetry submissions, sam riviereLeave a comment

I haven’t had a poem accepted for a while so it was very nice to hear from Jeremy Page at The Frogmore Papers to say he’d like to take one for issue 82 in the autumn. Hurrah! (I also had some other good news last week but more about that shortly.) And now I’d likeRead more ⟶