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“Gasoline” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilTuesday, December 31st, 2013Thursday, October 30th, 2025

I want to bea woman like gasoline.Have a light soulto avoid feeling rainbows,both warm and dangerous,a combustible chest—pure volatility, full-aged,leaving…

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

  • “Yeah” by Moon Jeong-Hee

  • “When the Waters Come” by Heo Eun-Shil

  • “Lying in the Breeze” and “Reed” by Lee Ji-Soo

  • “Untitled” by Heo Yeong-Ja

  • “A Time of Goodbyes: Part 1” by Lee Hong