

Author: Ito, Michio
Ewick, David
Kleitz, Dorsey


"For the Modernist artist, Pound's 'planes of relation' comprise the dynamic source of what we call beauty, whether in sculpture, dance or poetry, and it was finding the 'balance' within those planes to which Ito devoted his life as a dancer and choreographer, despite hardships imposed on him by two world wars and his cultural displacement. In the end, this remarkable - and remarkably expressive - reminiscence, for the first time brought elegantly to English in this volume, locates Ito not just teetering at the edge but catching the center."
Dr. John Gery
University of New Orleans

"This annotated critical edition of Michio Ito's reminiscences arrives at a most opportune time for Modernism studies and modern literature more generally. Recognition of the mutual influence between Transatlantic Modernism and East Asian art and literature is slowly reaching a point of maturity in Western scholarship. The new availability of this pivotal document in East-West Modernist relations will add an extremely valuable dimension to this discourse, not least due to the clarifying role of Ito's essay famously takes in establishing how and why he contributed to the burgeoning literary and theatrical scene in London during World War I."
Dr. Mark Byron,
The University of Sydney

Table of Contents

Preface, Michio Ito

Translator's Preface

Foreword, John Gery


Reminiscences: On Appearing in At the Hawk's Well and other Matters, Michio Ito