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January 2015

Shin Dal-Ja (신달자)
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“Bird” by Shin Dal-Ja

JibrilTuesday, January 27th, 2015Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

For you, I was a bird. Unable to speak, only cry. A pitiful bird with no one to understand me. And each day, to make my wings ache I flew to all the places you traveled…

Shin Dal-Ja (신달자)
  • Poetry

“Deep in the Night” by Shin Dal-Ja

JibrilThursday, January 22nd, 2015Friday, October 28th, 2022

When I cry, why aren’t you there?Swallowing my tearsthis hungry night,I sought you.But you had disappearedfrom my darkened face. Loving…

Kim Ki-Taek (김기택)
  • Poetry

“Cow” by Kim Ki-Taek

JibrilTuesday, January 6th, 2015Friday, February 23rd, 2024

The cow’s large eyes look as if there’s something she longs to say,but I don’t have the ears to understand.All…

Ahn Do-Hyeon (안도현)
  • Poetry

“Cormorant” by Ahn Do-Hyeon

JibrilFriday, January 2nd, 2015Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

The shorelines are tightly woven together, so let’s show them to mom. Let’s roast a string of sand drenched overnight.The…

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

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

  • “Lunar Eclipse” by Wi Seon-Hwan

  • “Fortunate Things” by Kim So-Yeon

  • “Sundial” by Lee Moon-Jae

  • “A Time of Goodbyes: Part 1” by Lee Hong

  • “Untitled” by Heo Yeong-Ja