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“Mistletoe and Winter Clothes” by Jeong Jin-Kyu

JibrilFriday, January 13th, 2017Friday, June 16th, 2023

To search for my beloved mistletoe, I pull out my winter clothes. This soon found me entering snow-covered mountain recesses where mistletoe lives clinging to the oaks, mulberries, and alders. Where only mistletoe remains lush…

Recent Translations

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