Who inspired me....Kenji Miyazawa

While I speak highly of this author, he died before I was even born, I found his work in 2003 and didn't think much on it until 2005 when I did a report on his affects on Japanese youth and literature. Most Anime is actually referencing his works in some episodes which shows the history that the artist or story teller has for the writer. 

Kenji Miyazawa was born in Hanamaki Prefecture of Japan right in the Kanto region 1896 and died in 1933. While much of his works were not really discovered until AFTER his death, much of the translations and also his works went on further due to his works. His books were translated into many different languages and while I was still in college I was reading his works and poems in English. For me it was like giving me a Bible. To me he was my savior of sorts as it taught me that humanity is not as Christians would have it. 

As I sat down to write my own stories, I found myself referencing the Night on the Galactic Railroad and its many translations that I have found and the train's movement in demensional travel. I found myself insprired and worked on the story still. I never once thought I would have to write an entire entry on here about how I loved the works of this author and his stories.