These translations of a wide range of the poems of the Swiss poet, Kuno Raeber (1922-92), come from a life of many interests in matters theological?he once studied to become a Jesuit; philosophical?his PhD was in philosophy; and cultural history?he was a lecturer in history at German universities. The settings are often timeless in nature; their subjects and objects, as Christiana Wyrwa writes in the comprehensive introduction, often ?move from real situations into magical surroundings;? and readers are advised not to look ?for rationally understandable connections? as they make their way...