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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

  • “Even Smaller Love Song” by Hwang Dong-Kyu

  • “Deep in the Night” by Shin Dal-Ja

  • “Fallen Leaves, First Love” by Kim Seon-Woo

  • “To the Leafless Tree” by Heo Yeong-Ja

  • “The Dead Do Age” by Song Jae-Hak

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