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October 2016

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“Land of Fire” by Nam Jin-Woo

JibrilFriday, October 28th, 2016Friday, June 16th, 2023

The hair of the people in this country is turning into fire. They all walk with a blaze sprouted from…

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  • Poetry

“Lovers’ Number” by Kim Kyeong-Mi

JibrilFriday, October 21st, 2016Saturday, February 10th, 2024

When you enter that country it must be recorded.So that night the number of your entries and vinegar are mingled…

Kim Yeong-Nam (감영남)
  • Poetry

“Fixing Sigma to Fireflies’ Light” by Kim Yeong-Nam

JibrilFriday, October 14th, 2016Monday, March 27th, 2023

Ah, so someone who flickers is a difficulty! Like a math formula come to an unfamiliar place to solve your…

  • Poetry

“Riddle” by Heo Soo-Kyeong

JibrilFriday, October 7th, 2016Friday, October 28th, 2022

From the theatre, we left for a restaurantand placed food into mouths hanging on down-turned faces.From the restaurant, we went for…

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

  • “Classroom with an Ocean View” by Jeong Il-Geun

  • “Wave” by Lee Soo-Myeong

  • “A Prayer for Poetics” by Park Hyeon-Soo

  • “A Single Name” by Lee Je-Ni

  • “Mistletoe and Winter Clothes” by Jeong Jin-Kyu

  • “In the Night” by Kim Gwang-Seop