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“Classroom with an Ocean View” by Jeong Il-Geun

JibrilWednesday, March 19th, 2014Monday, March 27th, 2023

So clear.Heat hardly knows to writeanything but my name. In the windowcleaned so kindly, a distantshoreline and an island—it’s tender…

Recent Translations

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From the Archives

  • “Small Love Song” by Hwang Dong-Kyu

  • “Thoughts, a Flock of Crows” by Choi Jeong-Rye

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  • “Cat Burglar” by Lee Soo-Myeong

  • “The Long Arms of ‘I Miss You'” by Moon In-Soo

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