Philippe Jaccottet is one of the great voices of European poetry and became a classic in 2014 with his inclusion in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. "Sunspots, Shadow Spots" encompasses writings from throughout his career, from his beginnings in 1950s France to the present day of the 21st century: poetic fragments in the spirit of the Romantics, observations of nature, reflections on his own life, literature, painting, and music. These texts wonderfully summarize this life's work - a self-portrait of a great poet in his time.