“Tanaka Chidora’s debut poetry anthology, Because Sadness is beautiful?,
has the verve of a wonderful new kid on the block and the pomp of a
literary veteran. His scatological and iconoclastic stance and images
are scathing and original. This evocative book is unavoidable if you
would like to meet yourself in a near-out-of-body experience on some
scary starless night. You might even find your alter ego as you surf and
critique your life’s terrain through Chidora’s universe. A must read!“
