Samira Negrouche

Critically acclaimed writer Samira Negrouche was born in Algiers where she continues to live and work. Author of eleven poetry collections, several artists’ books and a collection of essays, she is a poet and translator who enjoys multidisciplinary collaborations, frequently working with musicians, visual artists and choreographers. Her work has been shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry and the National Translation Award in Poetry. Her publications in English include The Olive Trees' Jazz and Other Poems (Pleiades Press, 2020), translated by Marilyn Hacker and Solio (Seagull Books, 2024), translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson.