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May 2014

Choi Ok-Jeong (최옥정)
  • Fiction

“I Met an Old Woman: Day 1” by Choi Ok-Jeong

JibrilSaturday, May 24th, 2014Thursday, December 8th, 2022

Day 1: A little girl spat on my shoes. While it didn’t actually hit but just sorta fell between them…

Park Hyeon-Soo (박현수)
  • Featured
  • Poetry

“A Prayer for Poetics” by Park Hyeon-Soo

JibrilSaturday, May 10th, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

Grant usa speech that neverneeds to spread vocal cords.Let us stand in the worldwith the eyes of a village windarriving unfamiliar…

Lee Soo-Myeong (이수명)
  • Poetry

“Brought to Bend” by Lee Soo-Myeong

JibrilMonday, May 5th, 2014Monday, February 19th, 2024

You’re standing at the end of a corridor. Tryingnot to go to you,I bent down. Bent towards flowers blooming on…

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

  • “Fortunate Things” by Kim So-Yeon

  • “The Dead Do Age” by Song Jae-Hak

  • “Rainy Days” by Heo Yeong-Ja

  • “Riddle” by Heo Soo-Kyeong

  • “Love’s Wasteland” by Hwang In-Sook

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