Alfred A. Poulin, Jr. or A. Poulin (1938–1996) was an American poet, translator, and editor noted for his translation of

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in Chicago, Illinois, and at the

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. He later taught as a professor at the

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Works

Poetry

* 1978: ''The Nameless Garden'' * 1987: ''Momentary Order'' * 1991: ''Cave Dwellers: Poems'' * 2001: ''Selected Poems'' (posthumous)

Translations

* 1994: Hébert, Anne. ''Day Has No Equal But Night'' (Rochester, NY: BOA Editions). * 1988: Hébert, Anne. ''Selected Poems''. Translated by A. Poulin Jr.. (Toronto: Stoddart, 1988). * 1975: Rilke, Rainer Maria. ''Duino Elegies and The Sonnets To Orpheus'' translated by Alfred Poulin, Jr. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company).

References

External links

* A. Poulin Papers and BOA Editions Records. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 1938 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American poets 20th-century American translators American male poets 20th-century American male writers {{US-translator-stub