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April 2016

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

JibrilFriday, April 8th, 2016Monday, May 5th, 2025

Nailing the pig to the cross was so natural it was meaningless. In the meditation room, I glare at the wall while deciding to meditate and sit in the Lotus Position…

Wi Seon-Hwan (위선화)
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“Lunar Eclipse” by Wi Seon-Hwan

JibrilFriday, April 1st, 2016Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

Extending a finger, my uncle raises it to one eye. Squeezing both eyes as he headed to the reservoir, he held a drenched full moon in his water-filled stomach…

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

  • “Love is the Lack Thereof” by Ko Un

  • “Worries for Mom” by Ki Hyeong-Do

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

  • “Yeah” by Moon Jeong-Hee

  • Interview with Jeong Yeon-Bin

  • “A Single Name” by Lee Je-Ni