Now, for the first time, it’s available in English thanks to the work of Duke Professor and Editor Irene Silverblatt, who also happens to be Selma’s cousin. The English translation is called "Harvest of Blossoms: Poems from a Life Cut Short" (Northwestern University Press/ 2008). Irene Silverblatt recounts the moving story of the teen poet’s life and the remarkable story of how her manuscript survived.

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