Kome's Story by Roy Miki (grades 7-9)

It is hard to say if Roy Miki is better known for his literary output, which is both prodigious and significant, or for his activism. In the 1980s, Roy Miki became a well-known figure in the eventually successful Redress movement, a fight for concessions and recognition from the Canadian government for the internment of Japanese-Canadian citizens during WWII. His poetry varies widely in its subject matter, but this poem, "Kome's Story", looks at the effects of the internment camps of Canadian families.