Featuring the work of some of the greatest poets of the twentieth
century as well as their contemporary counterparts, this anthology is
unique in bringing together a broad selection of Switzerland 's greatest
authors in all of the country 's major languages. Featuring Blaise
Cendrars, Hugo Ball, Jacques Chessex, Hans Arp, Gerhard Meier, Philippe
Jaccottet, Adelheid Duvanel, Arno Camenisch, Giorgio and Giovanni
Orelli, Urs Allemann, Claire Genoux, and Robert Walser, among many
others including some whose work has never before been available in
English translation this overview of Swiss poetry stands as the ideal
introduction to an undervalued and idiosyncratic force in international
literature, standing at the foundations of many of the most influential
literary movements, be they traditional or experimental.