Levin Westermann (1980) studied at the University of the Arts Bern and currently lives in Biel, working as freelance writer. He has won numerous distinctions, such as the Open Mike award, and recently became Writer in Residence at New York University. His books published to date are Unbekannt verzogen (Address Unknown, publ. by luxbooks, 2012), 3511 Zwetajewa (publ. by Matthes & Seitz Berlin, 2017), and Bezüglich der Schatten (With Reference to Shadows, publ. by ebd., 2019). His poems “Chekhov 4” and “Chekhov 6” were presented in 3511 Zwetajewa; his other contributions in this anthology were originally included in Bezüglich der Schatten.