Strong in the Rain by Kenji Miyazawa Jure Detela longing and loss

longing and loss

He is the author of the chapbook

Everywhere

Gallas’s Comedy is a metaphysical plunge through torment and triumph

a reclamation of stolen ancestors

Strong in the Rain by Kenji Miyazawa Jure Detela longing and lossKenji Miyazawa (1896 1933) is now widely viewed as Japans greatest poet of the 20th century. Little known in his lifetime, he died at 37 from tuberculosis, but has since become a much loved childrens author whose magical tales have been translated into many languages, adapted for the stage and turned into films and animations. Recognition for his poetry came much later. Strong in the Rain the title poem of this selection is now arguably the most