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August 2016

Hwang Myeong-Seung-황명승
  • Poetry

“Final Love Scene” by Hwang Myeong-Seung

JibrilFriday, August 12th, 2016Friday, October 28th, 2022

In the hallway, there had hung a lone light bulb.We removed it and replanned the composition. In the pitch-blackness our…

Lee Byeong-Ryul (이병률)
  • Poetry

“Microwave Rice” by Lee Byeong-Ryul

JibrilFriday, August 5th, 2016Friday, October 28th, 2022

There was a time when I used to buy microwave rice.A time when there was no nowhere to put it.I…

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

  • “Holding Out an Apology” by Maeng Moon-Jae

  • “Me, You” by Park Sang-Soon

  • “Lovers’ Number” by Kim Kyeong-Mi

  • “Warm Earth” by Jo Eun

  • “Let Love Be Painful” by Jang Yeong-Hee

  • “Words That Make You” by Kim So-Yeon