The scene: England, Boxing Day 2012. The archetypical Carters are relaxing after a cold turkey lunch (with bread sauce) and are watching the Royal Family’s latest sonnets being read on the goggle-box. Time for a game!
“‘Scrabble’?”
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![A kabuki revenge-story illustration by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), with the text of Poem No. 57, by Murasaki Shikibu (authoress of 'The Tale of Genji' [ca. 1000-12]), and her portrait. | COURTESY OF STUART VARNAM-ATKIN](https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fl20121230x1f.jpg)
![An ukiyo-e by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) of Poem No. 62, by Sei Shonagon (authoress of 'The Pillow Book' [ca. 1000]), with her depicted above a scene from the kabuki play 'Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami' about the life of the scholar, poet and politician Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), who penned Poem No. 24. | COURTESY OF STUART VARNAM-ATKIN](https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fl20121230x1e.jpg)
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