In "Modern Seers," Volkmar Mühleis linguistically and visually spans a wide arc: from a two-line poem to a lengthy poem spanning several pages, from motifs of antiquity—mythical figures like Daphne or the centaur, half horse, half human—to modernity and the present. Scenes from the Berlin Zoo sit alongside the erratic flight of a tsetse fly, snapshots from German flood areas next to praise for election helpers or testimonies from migrants. Politics, everyday life, proximity and distance intertwine, casting light on the multifaceted interconnections of our world today, across borders. Neither insight nor vision characterizes the volume "Modern Seers"; rather, it presents a panorama of perspectives, ideas, and mental images that invites reflection, wonder, and joyful reading.