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“Let’s Write Love Letters” by Kim Haeng-Sook
Beneath a circlecut out of the darkness under a stand of light,you too wonder, like a passing dream,if you’ve ever received one.Then say, “Let’s write old-fashioned love letters.” What can I hope for with this love letter?The sea’s lighthouse?Something as difficult to find as an oasis in the desert?A dream-filled eye?When the time comes,let’s write…
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“Black Monday 4” by Jang Kyeong-Rin
Apartment 502 must be stepping out.The door’s electronic latch and bellcall out as it closes.Apartment 502 must be taking the dog for a walk. When the dog that barked viciouslyon leaving the apartment became quiet,the noise in my head grew louder. A sceneof silent barking, struggling, is still vivid in my eyes.I felt increasingly uneasy at thesurrealness of…
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“Rainy Day” by Lee Soo-Myeong
On a rainy day, I sheltered a drenched man under my umbrella. From beneath it, he spoke without pausing — all words I couldn’t understand. Each word piled slowly inside me, bringing my blood to a stop. On the seafloor, a red hermit crab crawled. For less than a moment, the sea swayed and the…
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“Trees” by Moon Yeon-Joo
Trees,even when it rains or snows,remain as always.But I can’t forgettheiremotionless faces.They are just too serious. 나무는비가 와도 눈이 와도그대로 있다나무는그래도 진지한 표정을 잊지 않는다하여튼 나무는 너무 진지하다 This poem was written by Moon Yeon-Joo, a child who participates in a poetry group called Perpetual Tree (계속나무), which started through partnership with a public library. As…
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“Birthday” by Kim Hye-Soon
When I open my eyes in the morning,the bed is full of thorns.When I listen to music,thorns gush out of the speakers.When I walk,thorns pour out in piles beneath my feet.Somehow, I’ve become a clock.Sharp second hands spilling outof my body.These second handsare impatient.Impatiently,they pierce me.When night falls, so does thick rain mixed with second…
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“Lying in the Breeze” and “Reed” by Lee Ji-Soo
Lying in the BreezeI felt the sky.A breeze blowing coolly,trees gently rustling.I ride a cloudand feel the sky. ReedWalking through the grass,reedssway softly,shake.It seems like I’ll take flight. These poems were written by Lee Ji-Soo, a child who participates in a poetry group called Perpetual Tree (계속나무) which started through partnership with a library. As part…
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“Fallen Leaves, First Love” by Kim Seon-Woo
1If at the edge of a dizzying cliff you’repacing in the face of the wind, I won’t call out to you.Clinging to your collar, I won’t be an overbearing noise. What could your reason be?I will be behind youwith my share of love to watch over you till the end.Even though you don’t hold out…
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“And It Grows Darker” by Kim Myeong-In
Whether promising or obscuring,there’s an awful glow, I know, for anyone,which piles higher than the polar lights.On this bank, a disappearing overpass, a disappearing river.On the other, I see a willow forest,thick snowflakes tangled together,and with them, roads which called me down their paths, now fading away.For some reason, you wander the fields for a…