The book contains several essays including works of Heidsieck from the collections of the Centre National Des Arts Plastiques, personal interviews and reminiscences, and The importance of the Text-Sound-Compositions Festival. The DVD contributes "an intimate portrait of Bernard Heidsieck, pioneer in the sound poetry movement since 1955 and founder in 1962 of action poetry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.