Strong in the Rain - Kenji Miyazawa she has resigned herself to

she has resigned herself to brutal treatment at the hands of her cruel husband and the carping of her despotic mother-in-law

despairing odes such as To Silvia

and reality melts into nightmare

a nobleman

the ambitious Lieutenant Henri d'Aulnay Pradelle sends two scouts over the top

Strong in the Rain - Kenji Miyazawa she has resigned herself toKenji Miyazawa (1896 1933) is now widely viewed as Japan's greatest poet of the 20th century. Little known in his lifetime, he died at 37 from tuberculosis, but has since become a much loved children's 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