Degree of Heat

Florian Vetsch (1960) is a Swiss writer. He lives at St.Gallen where he teaches German and Philosophy at the Kantonsschule am Burggraben. He has published poetry, diaries, essays and anthologies. His most recent works include his poetry volume Quintessenz (San Marco Handpresse, Neustadt 2020), the edition of Ira Cohen’s bilingual poetry volume Alcazar (Moloko Print, Schönebeck 2021) and the bilingual edition of Paul Bowles’s theater-piece The Garden (Bilger, Zurich 2022). He has translated works of Jack Black, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jan Herman, Jan Heller Levi, Louise Landes Levi, Mohammed Mrabet, Mark Strand, Janine Pommy Vega, Anne Waldman. On this tape he reads excerpts from his book Tangier Trance (2010): stories, memories and poetry from his various visits to Morocco