Kenji Miyazawa: An Asura in Spring

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was born in Iwate Prefecture and by fifteen he was writing competently in the 31-syllable Waka form. The second half of this book contains the original Japanese poems. The first half consists of the translations by Ruriko Suzuki with introductions by David Chandler. Publication was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan.