Collections of poetry Poems of the Nothingness and A Gentleman Today are two books of poems that have been united in a single book where Poems of Nothingness precede A Gentleman Today in chronological terms. This is only a small bit from a substantial opus of poetry, essays, philosophy and literary theory by Iztok Osojnik. All Osojnik’s work are characterized by clear layout, straightforwardness and lucidity of images intertwining in the inner logos – a voice of the truth and clarity in experiences that are immediate, palpable and clear, while the fundamental tone is brightness and extroversion towards the world in everything comprising it. The basic guiding principle of Osojnik’s poetry is te truth, deeply permeated truth about oneself and the world which Osojnik experienced in various parts of the world. His master’s thesis, for example, was written while studying in Japan. He managed not to fall under the influence of Japanese tradition, but unconsciously the work, in the colours and straightforwardness, resembles a fabric of cultural boundaries and doors constantly swinging in and out thus letting in bright colours at the expense of the dark ones.