Highly praised by Hiroshi Homura! "An astonishing book of hope. When I opened the pages, something hot flowed into my own expressionless chest. I was surprised and laughed at its kindness and utter messiness. I see, I too can do anything, anywhere." (From the obi) - - - May your words be safe. She quit her job and decided to live by writing poetry with nothing but herself. All over the earth, she is tossed about by words, standing still, and then encouraged by words to start walking again. The winner of the Nakahara Chūya Prize, a poet, depicts the "liberation of the soul" in novels and essays. At the end of the day, she takes a deep breath on the terrace and begins to write. / The tears of the interpreter of the big star who came to Japan for the film festival. / When she finds "Franny and Zooey" on her former colleague's bookshelf. / She participates in an overseas poetry festival and is inspired by energetic poets. / Her friend, a dancer, whispers, "Let's look at the Mekong River together," and she goes to a festival in Laos. / She wants to see the homeland of hieroglyphs and goes to Guangzhou. / She asks to hold a poetry reading at a bookstore in Berlin where she fell in love. / She becomes completely captivated by the mountains while traveling... She writes about the moments when her heart was set ablaze by encounters everywhere. By writing, she continues to be her ordinary self. This is a book to get acquainted with Kiyoka Osaki's intimate, free, and evocative words and stories, which weaves together poetic novels, prose, and travel essays. A gift set of words that ignite the heart. 〈First novel! Includes 3 masterpieces〉 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The world covered with someone else's words is suffocating, but because we are in a state of flux, surely words will be chipped away here and there like clouds clearing, and the meaning of words will also be chipped away here and there, and the wind will enter. If I could accurately record that wind, perhaps it would be poetry. (From "On the Clear Way of Missing Meaning") ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Little More ★This is a beautiful item I just bought. Please purchase only if you understand that it is a used item and has been stored by a private individual.