Miyazawa Kenji
"This is the most thoughtful, comprehensive, and skillful anthology of Miyazawa's works ever made available in English."—J. Thomas Rimer, coeditor of Traditional Japanese Arts and Culture: An Illustrated Sourcebook"How wonderful to have Miyazawa's work that emerged at a time when Japanese literature was undergoing a sea change. Thanks to Sato's insightful direction, this volume of poetry includes the life and the literary contexts. This is a significant contribution to the Millennium project!"—Kimiko Hahn, author of The Narrow Road to the Interior
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933) was one of Japan's most important experimental poets. His first book of poems, Spring and Asura, was published in 1924. Hiroaki Sato is a translator and essayist living in New York. He writes a monthly column for the Japan Times.
The poet Miyazawa Kenji was an early twentieth-century Japanese modernist who is known for his poetry and stories as well as his devotion to Buddhism. This book collects his poetry and provides an introduction to his life and work. It includes poems translated by Gary Snyder. It features a Foreword by the poet Geoffrey O'Brien.