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Sam Riviere

My Face Saw Her Magazine

  • 1 The Sweet New Style | Translations: nldeitptro
  • 2 Dream Poem | Translations: deitptroel
  • 3 Year of the Rabbit | Translations: nlitnoptro
  • 4 The Council of Girls | Translations: nlitpt
  • 5 Personal Statement | Translations: deitptro
  • 6 My Face Saw Her Magazine | Translations: nldeitpt
  • 7 Finally Rich | Translations: no
Language: english
Translations: dutch (My Face Saw Her Magazine), german (My Face Saw Her Magazine), italian (La Mia Faccia Ha Visto La Sua Rivista), portuguese (A Minha Cara Viu A Revista Dela)
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My Face Saw Her Magazine

across the moonscapes of skateparks you are 13 yrs old
& no longer allowed to play with boys / on platform 6
wearing your amazing cape you are not in fact you
but someone else / while I'm a guy who mishears lyrics
resulting in a more beautiful but private understanding
with your dark fringe white shirt & straw hat you are
the palest goth at the picnic / resolutely uncharmed
by my very charming friend you are the poster of disinterest
in bed & matching underwear you are disguising the tunnel
we dug in the american prison / not answering my texts
what you are is the briefcase glowing with golden contents
I realise I can only look in one eye at a time / it is pure
propaganda the pupil a blot of blackest inkjet ink
in your luxury woollen garment you are an advertisement
for luxury woollen garments / & then & then you wink

© Sam Riviere 2012, used by permission of the author and the publisher
From: 81 Austerities
London: Faber & Faber, 2012
Audio production: Sam Riviere, 2014

Translations:

Language: dutch

My Face Saw Her Magazine

over de maanlandschappen van skateparken jij bent 13 jr oud

& mag niet meer met jongens spelen / op perron 6

je geweldige cape dragend ben jij in feite niet jezelf

maar iemand anders / terwijl ik een jongen ben die songteksten verkeerd hoort

wat leidt tot een mooier maar persoonlijk begrip

met je donkere pony witte shirt & strohoed ben jij

de bleekste gothic op de picknick / helemaal niet gecharmeerd

door mijn zeer charmante vriend ben jij de poster van desinteresse

in bed & bijpassend ondergoed jij verbergt de tunnel

die wij groeven in de amerikaanse gevangenis / beantwoord mijn smsjes niet

wat jij bent is de koffer die straalt door de gouden inhoud

ik realiseer me dat ik maar in een oog tegelijk kan kijken / het is puur

propaganda de pupil een vlek van de zwartste inkjet inkt

in je luxe wollen kledingstuk ben jij een reclame

voor luxe wollen kledingstukken / & dan & dan knipoog je

Vertaling: Sophie Collins & Aurelia Diemer
Language: german

My Face Saw Her Magazine

über die mondlandschaften von skateparks hinweg bist du 13 j

& darfst nicht mehr mit jungs spielen / auf gleis 6

trägst du dein wunderbares cape und bist nicht eigentlich du

sondern jemand anderes / während ich ein typ bin der texte missversteht und sie deshalb umso schöner und persönlicher versteht

mit deinem dunklen pony weißem hemd und strohhut

bist du der blasseste goth beim picknick / entschieden unentzückt

von meinem doch so entzückenden freund bist du der inbegriff von 

                                                                                                             desinteresse

im bett & in zusammenpassender unterwäsche versteckst du den tunnel

den wir im amerikanischen gefängnis gegraben haben / antwortest nicht auf 

                                                                                                              meine sms

du bist die aktentasche deren inhalt golden leuchtet

mir wird klar ich kann nur mit jeweils einem auge hineinsehen / es ist reine

propaganda die pupille ein klecks schwärzester tintenstrahltinte

in deiner luxus strickmode machst du werbung

für luxus strickmode / & dann & dann blinzelst du

Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Laura Tenschert
Language: italian

La Mia Faccia Ha Visto La Sua Rivista

sui paesaggi lunari degli skatepark hai 13 anni
& non ti lasciano più giocare coi maschi / sul binario 6
con il tuo mantello speciale non sei di fatto tu
ma qualcun altro / mentre io sono uno che fraintende i testi delle canzoni
il che risulta in una comprensione più bella ma privata
con la tua frangia scura camicia bianca & cappello di paglia sei
la darkettona più pallida del picnic / risolutamente poco sedotta
dal mio seducente amico sei un manifesto d’indifferenza
a letto & in intimo intonato celi il tunnel
che abbiamo scavato nella prigione americana / quando non rispondi ai miei 
                                                                                                                                      sms
sei la valigetta che strabocca di luce dorata
capisco ora di poter guardare solo in un occhio per volta / ed è pura
propaganda la pupilla una goccia dell’inchiostro più nero per stampanti ad 
                                                                                                                            inchiostro
nel tuo capo di lana di lusso sei una pubblicità
per capi di lana di lusso / & poi & poi mi strizzi l’occhio

Traduzione: Livia Franchini
Language: portuguese

A Minha Cara Viu A Revista Dela

através da paisagem lunar de parques de skate tens 13 anos
& já não te deixam brincar com os outros rapazes / na plataforma 6
com a tua espantosa capa na verdade já não és tu
mas qualquer outra pessoa / enquanto eu sou um gajo que ouve mal as letras 
                                                                                                                  das músicas
o que resulta numa compreensão mais bela mas privada
com a tua escura franja camisa branca & chapéu de palha és
o gótico mais branco do piquenique / resolutamente imune aos encantos
do meu muito encantador amigo és o desinteresse em pessoa
na cama & roupa interior a condizer disfarças o túnel
que cavámos numa prisão americana / quando não respondes às minhas 
                                                                                                                     mensagens
o que tu és é a pasta que brilha com o dourado do seu conteúdo
dou-me conta de que só consigo olhar por um olho de cada vez / é pura
e simplesmente propaganda a pupila uma mancha da mais escura tinta de 
                                                                                                                   impressora
no teu faustoso conjunto de lã és um anúncio
ao fausto dos conjuntos de lã / & depois & depois piscas um olho

Traduzido por Hugo Pinto Santos
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Sam Riviere

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* 14.07.1981, Norwich, England, United Kingdom
lives in: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sam Riviere was born in Norwich, UK, in 1981. In 2010 his poems appeared in Faber New Poets 7, his first poetry collection 81 Austerities (Faber & Faber), which won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, came out in 2012. He is also the author of the poetry collections Standard Twin Fantasy and Kim Kardashian’s Marriage.

He studied at the Norwich School of Art and Design, and holds a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of East Anglia. Currently he runs the poetry micropublisher If a Leaf Falls Press, and is Writer in Residence at the University of Edinburgh. He received an Eric Gregory award in 2009. 

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Publications
  • 81 Austerities

    London: Faber & Faber, 2012

  • Standard Twin Fantasy

    Egg Box, 2014

  • Kim Kardashian’s Marriage

    London: Faber & Faber, 2015

  • The Truth About Cats and Dogs

    Digital book, with Joe Dunthorne

    Visual Editions, 2016

Awards
  • 2009 Eric Gregory award

  • 2012 Forward Prize for Best First Collection

Links
  • Sam Riviere's website

  • Sam Riviere @Poetry International Web

  • Author page @Faber & Faber

    Sam Riviere's publisher

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