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March 2014

Jeong Yeon-Bin (정유빈)
  • Essays & Interviews

Interview with Jeong Yeon-Bin

JibrilMonday, March 31st, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

This post is a translation of an interview appearing on Channel Yes. Please introduce yourself a little bit.I’m Jeong Yeon-Bin….

Jeong Il-Geun (정일근)
  • Poetry

“Classroom with an Ocean View” by Jeong Il-Geun

JibrilWednesday, March 19th, 2014Monday, March 27th, 2023

So clear.Heat hardly knows to writeanything but my name. In the windowcleaned so kindly, a distantshoreline and an island—it’s tender…

Jang Yeong-Hee (장영희)
  • Essays & Interviews

“Let Love Be Painful” by Jang Yeong-Hee

JibrilSaturday, March 15th, 2014Friday, January 27th, 2023

When a new semester starts, campus  is always bustling and lively.  Everywhere you look, there are shining faces and gorgeous…

Heo Yeong-Ja (허영자)
  • Poetry

“To the Leafless Tree” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilWednesday, March 12th, 2014Monday, February 5th, 2024

The dark nightfills with fear, but… The frigid winteris even worse, but.. Tree, O shivering tree,stripped of all your clothes,…

Heo Yeong-Ja (허영자)
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  • Poetry

“Rainy Days” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilThursday, March 6th, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

Rainy days,I’m reminded of my youth.That period where my heart stood like a treewoefully drenched in the rain. Rainy days,I’m…

Jeong Ho-Seung (정호승)
  • Poetry

“Grass, Too, Has Its Bruises” by Jeong Ho-Seung

JibrilSunday, March 2nd, 2014Wednesday, January 11th, 2023

Grass, too, has its bruises.Petals, too, have their bruises.Walking across a field that I used to walk with you,I sit…

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

  • “Salt Storehouse” by Song Chang-Ho

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

  • “A Stroll Inside a Black Pocket” by Kang Seong-Eun

  • “It’s OK, I’m a Pig” by Kim Hye-Soon

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

  • “Flowers That Bloom When Shaken” by Do Jong-Hwan