Floating Stone: 21 Thoughts of Kenji Miyazawa

Kenji Miyazawa

Floating Stone: 21 Thoughts of Kenji Miyazawa
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Irie Books
Country
Published
11 July 2012
Pages
64
ISBN
9781617203763

Floating Stone: 21 Thoughts of Kenji Miyazawa

Kenji Miyazawa

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Seminal translations from the large body of Miyazawa Kenji’s poetry. Considered to be one of the greatest modern Japanese poets, Miyazawa is also, the poet of the Tsunami recovery. The editor selected brief lines from Miyazawa’s best known works and they are juxtaposed with lovely photographs by Japanese photojournalist, Kenji Okuhira. Readers can see not only Miyazawa’s homeland, but also images of the Tsunami disaster of 2011. There is a beautiful visual exposition of Zen in this book that matches the poetry of the master, Miyazawa. The book is in English and Japanese.

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