“Love’s Wasteland” by Hwang In-Sook
In the morning paper,a facehappened upon suddenly. After seeing it,tak, tak, tak, tak, tak, tak, tak,my heart’s stings as if cut…
June 2013
“Dry Fish” by Na Hee-Deok
Let’s linger in the darkness a while longer, you said. We don’t know if this is love, you thought. But the moment your body reached my hand, I knew you spoke from fear…
“House of Memory” by Kim Myeong-Ri
The sound of falling rain grows outside the door.There’s no reason for anyone to visit a house perched on a…
“Lost Gift” by Shim Bo-Seon
Separation is a message from another planetabout us who die every day and dailybut can’t accept itbecause a death we…
“Fading Flesh” by Kim So-Yeon
Monday,you left to go shopping.You bought thinly sliced jellyfish, then washed it.On the veranda, the green onions have bloomedand round…
“In That House” by Lee Soo-Myeong
In that housea staircasedescendslike eyes. A staircaselike eyes shifting sideways.A staircase turned to grey hairlike eyes. My feet fill the…
“A Love Only in Death” by Cha Chang-Ryong
In the Ganges, drifts a rose.The melting Himalayas flow into an icy riverthat loves to wrap roses in its arms,but…
“Deep Kiss” by Kim Ki-Taek
The moment your mouth first opens and my tongue hangs between your lips.The moment my tongue is everything, my entire…