“Vakhushti Kotetishvili was already advanced in years when he published his first book of poems. It was a thin one, containing carefully selected poems. He had discarded some for being too childish or for other reasons. Many of his poems remained unpublished. The present collection of his poems includes those rejected for no apparent reason. The book was compiled by Nana Kotetishvili, and includes most of his poems except sonnets.” (From Mzeo Gogochuri’s introduction.)