The Second Seedtime: Notebooks, 1980-94

The second volume of notes and reflections from one of Switzerland’s most prominent and prolific men of letters.

One of Europe’s finest contemporary poets, Jaccottet is a writer of exacting attention. Through keen observations of the natural world, art, literature, and music, and reflections on the human condition, Jaccottet opens his readers’ eyes to the transcendent in everyday life. The Second Seedtime is a collection of “things seen, things read, and things dreamed.” The volume continue...