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July 2013

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“Lying in the Breeze” and “Reed” by Lee Ji-Soo

JibrilTuesday, July 30th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Lying in the BreezeI felt the sky.A breeze blowing coolly,trees gently rustling.I ride a cloudand feel the sky. ReedWalking through…

Kim Seon-Woo (김선우)
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“Fallen Leaves, First Love” by Kim Seon-Woo

JibrilSunday, July 28th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

1If at the edge of a dizzying cliff you’repacing in the face of the wind, I won’t call out to…

Ahn Do-Hyeon (안도현)
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“Railroad” by Ahn Do-Hyeon

JibrilMonday, July 22nd, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Go not alonebut together.Walk not ahead nor behindbut in step.At distancethat cannot compareto the amount of our tender longing.Live calling…

Kim Myeong-In (김명인)
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“And It Grows Darker” by Kim Myeong-In

JibrilFriday, July 19th, 2013Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

Whether promising or obscuring,there’s an awful glow, I know, for anyone,which piles higher than the polar lights.On this bank, a…

Shin Yong-Mok (신용목)
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“Backcountry Metaphor” by Shin Yong-Mok

JibrilTuesday, July 16th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Like an amputee’s discarded leg,I’m lying down.Somebody closes a window. The passing sky overhead resembles bloodstains on an empty ICU…

Kim So-Yeon (김소연)
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“Fortunate Things” by Kim So-Yeon

JibrilMonday, July 15th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Rain is falling. When rain falls, I take out my cardigan from the closet to put on. When I wear…

Park Sang-Soon (박상순)
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“Me, You” by Park Sang-Soon

JibrilSaturday, July 13th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

I wish that you didn’t get angry watching a stream,even when it rises to overflow its banks. I wish that…

Moon Jeong-Hee (문정희)
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“To Someone” by Moon Jeong-Hee

JibrilTuesday, July 9th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

I’ve come here avoid somebody, yet here I am missing someone.Somebody, who are you?Stars crawl out and fill the night…

Recent Translations

  • “Mistletoe and Winter Clothes” by Jeong Jin-Kyu
  • “A Stroll Inside a Black Pocket” by Kang Seong-Eun
  • “Drying Rack” by Kim Hye-Soo
  • “Moisture 2” by Kim Kwang-Kyu
  • “Love’s Starlight” by Heo Man-Ha
  • “An Unexpected Briskness” by Lee Seong-Bu

From the Archives

  • “Only Just a Little Strange” by Kang Seong-Eun

  • “Jealousy is My Strength” by Ki Hyeong-Do

  • “Cormorant” by Ahn Do-Hyeon

  • “Let’s Write Love Letters” by Kim Haeng-Sook

  • “And It Grows Darker” by Kim Myeong-In

  • “Drying Rack” by Kim Hye-Soo