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November 2013

school classroom
  • Poetry

“Pleasant Nightmare” by Park Seong-Woo

JibrilMonday, November 25th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

I had gone to school to take final exams,but a gorilla was gobbling up the classroom like a cookie. Next…

Park Hyeong-Joon (박형준)
  • Poetry

“Lips” by Park Hyeong-Joon

JibrilWednesday, November 20th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Spring, midday.Opening the air’s drawer,I smell the scent of new life.Warmed alcohol,sunlight fallen between dew, and as we walk,us, trying…

Kim Haeng-Sook (김행숙)
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  • Poetry

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

JibrilSunday, November 17th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Beneath a circlecut out of the darkness under a stand of light,you too wonder, like a passing dream,if you’ve ever…

Lee Soo-Myeong (이수명)
  • Poetry

“Teeth Dance” by Lee Soo-Myeong

JibrilWednesday, November 13th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

When he got home he would take out his teeth. Smiling toothlessly into the mirror, he would lay them down…

Lee Soo-Myeong (이수명)
  • Poetry

“Wave” by Lee Soo-Myeong

JibrilSaturday, November 9th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

A body having thrown itself does not rise. What rises is an eagle, an eagle’s eye, and carried in that…

barking dog
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“Black Monday 4” by Jang Kyeong-Rin

JibrilTuesday, November 5th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Apartment 502 must be stepping out.The door’s electronic latch and bellcall out as it closes.Apartment 502 must be taking the dog…

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

  • “To Loneliness” by Hwang Yoon-Sook

  • “Lips” by Park Hyeong-Joon

  • “And the Birds, They Fly” by Na Hee-Deok

  • “Gasoline” by Heo Yeong-Ja

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

  • “Lover” by Heo Yeong-Ja