Samuel Andreyev reading from The Relativistic Empire at the Fall 2015 Launch

49th Shelf Most Anticipated 2015 Fall Poetry Selection

An obsessive perfectionist, Samuel Andreyev inhabits several worlds: he writes in English while living in France; he is an internationally known composer, performer, and teacher; and he is an experimental poet who documents words, phrases, and rhetorical devices while staying true to the fundamental tools of classical poetry.