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“Evening Letter” by Kim Yong-Taek
I like you.Every nightas the stars come out,I’m reminded of your face.On this night, too, I’m watching the stars.Following one,I see your face.Among the many,at timesall I see is a solitary star.The same one you’re watching now.The same one that’s ours.The reason stars bud up like they dois because of countless heartswith longing for each other.The…
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“Warm Earth” by Jo Eun
Settled for a moment in the place they came to rest,the seeds buried themselves.Knowing the course of waterflowing to my body, they did not fallbut caught the earthy scent of a place where water becomes pure.Sprouting, no memory of conception,no memory of birth.My body is foreign.Sometimes, there was a placeI wanted to spread my roots,and in…
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“Pleasant Nightmare” by Park Seong-Woo
I had gone to school to take final exams,but a gorilla was gobbling up the classroom like a cookie. Next to the gorilla,a goat stood finishing up the test papers. In the gym, a yellow-ringed snakecraftily coiled round the teachers was in mid yawn. At a loss for what to do,we gathered in groups, played…
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“Lips” by Park Hyeong-Joon
Spring, midday.Opening the air’s drawer,I smell the scent of new life.Warmed alcohol,sunlight fallen between dew, and as we walk,us, trying to speak only words with lips.We blow our hornstowards the door to the future hung in the blue sky.Holding firmly to the weak wind’s waist,feel its secret wordscollect in your ears.Breathe deeply in the direction…
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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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“Teeth Dance” by Lee Soo-Myeong
When he got home he would take out his teeth. Smiling toothlessly into the mirror, he would lay them down in a cup in the bathroom. When morning came, he would put them back in one tooth at a time, then leave for work. One day, after returning particularly tired, he awoke to a strange…
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“Wave” by Lee Soo-Myeong
A body having thrown itself does not rise. What rises is an eagle, an eagle’s eye, and carried in that eye, a flame. A fire burning over water, only an endless wave. 몸을 던진 사람은 떠로르지 않는다 떠오르는 것을 독수리 독수리의 눈 눈에서 이는 불길 물 위에는 타오르는 불길 끝없는 물결일뿐 Wave (물결) appears in…
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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…