The Bridge at Uji by Tom Lowenstein Raymond Miller and all the poems included

and all the poems included in the films are printed in the book

These are poems about looking at small things carefully

a sequence which reflects on nationalism and border crossing

now keen pleasure

the kind light of these brilliant poems

The Bridge at Uji by Tom Lowenstein Raymond Miller and all the poems includedUji is now a suburb to the south of Kyoto and its bridge over the river was first constructed in the 10th century. At one end sits a modern representation of Murasaki who introduced the bridge into the last chapters of her novel, translated by Arthur Waley as The Tale of Genji. I sat by the bridge for half a day some years back watching the water flow in one direction while foot passengers and traffic moved across at right angles. On return to London,