A review by lavendermarch
Are You an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko by

5.0

This was so lovely! I read it for my Japanese poetry class, and it was my favorite work so far. Misuzu Kaneko had such a gift for writing children's poetry, and it was so poignant and wonderful to read. I also appreciated the Japanese side-by-side with the English translations in the second half of the book, as someone who is learning Japanese. The art was gorgeous in this, absolutely beautiful and wonderfully connected to the poetry. As well, Misuzu's biography was so sad, but I'm very glad the editors chose to include it in the book. I would absolutely recommend this, and I'm incredibly happy I read it. 5 stars.