Nuar Alsadir (born

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) is an American poet and psychoanalyst. She was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the 2017 Forward Prize for Poetry. ''Animal Joy'', her nonfiction debut, was
''TIME Magazine'' Must-Read Book of 2022
and
''Publishers Weekly'' Best Book of 2022
Her work has appeared in '

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.' She was interviewed by Cathy Park Hong i
''BOMB'' Magazine
She has also appeared as part of the peer advisory group on Couples Therapy (2019 TV series).

Works

* ''More Shadow Than Bird'' (Salt Publishing, 2012). * ''Fourth Person Singular'' (Liverpool University Press, 2017) * ''Animal Joy,'' (Graywolf Press/ FItzcarraldo Editions, 2022)

References

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