Alissa M. Barr holds an MFA from Vanderbilt University, where she was awarded the Kathryn Sedberry Prize. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Radford University, where she began her career as a critical care nurse.

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Barr's poetry has appeared in New England Review, West Branch, Muzzle Magazine, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a Bread Loaf-Rona Jaffe scholarship and a Sewanee Writers' Conference Tennessee Williams scholarship.​

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From 2023-2024 she served as poetry editor of Nashville Review. She currently serves as a reader for The Adroit Journal. 

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To learn more about Alissa, follow her on Instagram @ali.ssabarr.