A poet-doctor born in Algiers, Samira Negrouche works not only in words, but also in collaborations with visual artists and musicians. Her first book in English, The Olive Trees’ Jazz, is forthcoming from Pleiades Press in February 2020, remade in English by Marilyn Hacker:
Seven poems by Negrouche, tr. Hacker:
Plume: Six makeshift trees around my bathtub
Poets.Org: Minus One
PNR: Coffee, No Sugar
PNR: To Invent the Word?
ArabLit: Seven Little Jasmine Monologues
Asymptote: While You Pass By
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On Amazon | Small Press Distribution
Also read:
World Literature Today: “Who is Speaking”
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