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“At Dawn When Your Eyes Awake” by Shin Dal-Ja

JibrilMonday, March 2nd, 2015Thursday, June 15th, 2023

At dawn when your eyes awake,birds that hugged the forest through the night take flightand place light against my forehead.The…

Shin Dal-Ja (신달자)
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“Bird” by Shin Dal-Ja

JibrilTuesday, January 27th, 2015Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

For you, I was a bird. Unable to speak, only cry. A pitiful bird with no one to understand me. And each day, to make my wings ache I flew to all the places you traveled…

Shin Dal-Ja (신달자)
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“Deep in the Night” by Shin Dal-Ja

JibrilThursday, January 22nd, 2015Friday, October 28th, 2022

When I cry, why aren’t you there?Swallowing my tearsthis hungry night,I sought you.But you had disappearedfrom my darkened face. Loving…

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

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  • “Microwave Rice” by Lee Byeong-Ryul

  • “Cormorant” by Ahn Do-Hyeon

  • “Cow” by Kim Ki-Taek

  • “Marsh” by Lee Kyeong-Rim