Strong in the Rain by Kenji Miyazawa Colette Bryce The most recent poems in

The most recent poems in the book recall Adcock's visits around the North Island of New Zealand in 2015

to the changeability of skies and the insistent rhythm and presence of the sea

Igor Kholin

I loved Emily Berry's Dear Boy (Faber)

Strong in the Rain by Kenji Miyazawa Colette Bryce The most recent poems inKenji 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