Eric Sellin, professor emeritus at Tulane University (New Orleans), now lives in Philadelphia. His translations have appeared in dozens of journals and anthologies, including New Directions, The Heinemann Book of African Women’s Poetry, and The Literary Review. A frequent contributor to WLT, Sellin also served on the jury for the 1984 Neustadt Prize.
On the Edges of Autumn
I shall close death’s doors.I am the autumn’s last flower.– Edith Södergran
My body is like algaeExhausted by the night’s diving.Gather me up in…
