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June 2014

Moon In-Soo (문인수)
  • Poetry

“The Long Arms of ‘I Miss You'” by Moon In-Soo

JibrilTuesday, June 24th, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

They say you’re walking the banks of a river in that country.Your small shoulders glisten like a butterfly.Though I only glimpsed from behind,…

Ko Un (고은)
  • Poetry

“Love is the Lack Thereof” by Ko Un

JibrilMonday, June 23rd, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

Was it May? June?Seokkoku stems’ blossoms had flowered. If you walked on,settling waves of white Cow Parsnips would be in…

Choi Jeong-Rye (최정례)
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“Thoughts, a Flock of Crows” by Choi Jeong-Rye

JibrilFriday, June 6th, 2014Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

My night to you is midday,and your midday to me as night. Between us lie the breaking wavesof the vast…

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

  • “Pleasant Nightmare” by Park Seong-Woo

  • “Fortunate Things” by Kim So-Yeon

  • “At Dawn When Your Eyes Awake” by Shin Dal-Ja

  • “Love is the Lack Thereof” by Ko Un

  • “Brought to Bend” by Lee Soo-Myeong

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