Toby Martinez de las Rivas is a British poet.
Often compared to Geoffrey Hill, he has been described as a religious poet, although he is personally agnostic.
Career Martinez de las Rivas studied Archaeology and History at Durham University. Originally from Somerset, he now lives in Córdoba, Spain. He has published three collections with Faber & Faber.
Selected awards
2005: Eric Gregory Award 2008: The Andrew Waterhouse Award for New Writing 2014: The Wiener Holocaust Library International Book Art Prize 2018: shortlisted for the Forward Prize
Selected publications
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