Werner Aspenström (1918-1997) was one of the most distinguished of the generation of Swedish poets who came to prominence after 1945. He was also a dramatist and author of evocative prose pieces. This dual Swedish-English volume provides a comprehensive introduction to his work, and contains many poems not previously available in English, including several written during the final year of the poet’s life.

Jonas Ellerström, born on June 23, 1958, in Svalöv Parish, Sweden, is a distinguished Swedish author, translator, publisher, and critic. He has translated works by literary figures such as William Blake, Arthur Rimbaud, T.S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, and Margaret Atwood into Swedish. Ellerström has also published poetry and essay collections in Swedish and is recognized for his contributions to Swedish literature and poetry. He resides in Stockholm, Sweden

Malena Mörling is a Swedish-American poet and translator, born in Stockholm in 1965 and raised in southern Sweden. She is the author of two poetry collections: Ocean Avenue (1999), which won the New Issues Press Poetry Prize, and Astoria (2006). Mörling is renowned for her translations of Swedish poets, including Nobel Laureate Tomas Tranströmer and Edith Södergran. She has also translated American poet Philip Levine’s work into Swedish. Her accolades include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Lannan Foundation Fellowship, and the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award. Currently, she serves as an associate professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.​