In the collection published by Peter von Matt, the most famous poet of the Romandy region, Philippe Jaccottet, presents his personal selection of the most important poems of the 20th century from Western Switzerland. The bilingual anthology in German and French is complemented by concise introductions to the authors and a postscript. It features poetry by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, Blaise Cendrars, Nicolas Bouvier, Frederic Wandelere, and Jose-Flore Tappy.