“The World is Beautiful: A Collection of Poems” Hiroshi Osada “The World is Beautiful” is, if I may say so, a collection of poems for moments of relaxation. Relaxation is a comfort in trying, and it also has “ethical power.” Because “relaxation is to willingly lose all kinds of heroism” (Roland Barthes). The twenty-seven poems were written slowly over six years, one by one, as each season came around, as if to confirm with one's own fingers the vanishing points hidden in the scenery before one's eyes. — From the "Afterword" #HiroshiOsada #Hiroshi_Osada #book #world #beautiful #beautiful