Skip to content

Left/Write Lit

Korean Literature in Translation

  • About Left/Write Lit
  • Contact
  • Korean Podcasts
  • Translation Index
  • 70 Representative Korean Poets
  • Home
  • 물이 올때

물이 올때

Heo Eun-Shil (허은실)
  • Poetry

“When the Waters Come” by Heo Eun-Shil

JibrilSunday, August 4th, 2013Wednesday, March 6th, 2024

Water beetles hold their breath against the wind. Waters swell.The moon exhales deeply. Murmurings rise like running watersup to my…

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

  • “Cuckoo” by Seo Jeong-Ju

  • “Deep Kiss” by Kim Ki-Taek

  • “Disappointed Love” by Hwang Seong-Hee

  • “Small Love Song” by Hwang Dong-Kyu

  • “Fading Flesh” by Kim So-Yeon

  • “Untitled” by Heo Yeong-Ja