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“Lover” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilFriday, April 4th, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

Gazesecretly downwards on clear daysthrough clearness on rainy daysthrough rain in dewin flowersin the morning star… my love inall creationit…

Heo Yeong-Ja (허영자)
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“To the Leafless Tree” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilWednesday, March 12th, 2014Monday, February 5th, 2024

The dark nightfills with fear, but… The frigid winteris even worse, but.. Tree, O shivering tree,stripped of all your clothes,…

Heo Yeong-Ja (허영자)
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“Rainy Days” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilThursday, March 6th, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

Rainy days,I’m reminded of my youth.That period where my heart stood like a treewoefully drenched in the rain. Rainy days,I’m…

Heo Yeong-Ja (허영자)
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“And a Red Arrow Through the Heart” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilTuesday, January 7th, 2014Friday, October 28th, 2022

Don’t touch. An unwavering stare. Having traveled far on foot with a red arrow through the heart, the act is…

Heo Yeong-Ja (허영자)
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“Gasoline” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilTuesday, December 31st, 2013Monday, February 5th, 2024

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…

Heo Yeong-Ja (허영자)
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“Untitled” by Heo Yeong-Ja

JibrilFriday, December 27th, 2013Tuesday, February 27th, 2024

Like cool fresh water gushing upthrough cracks between rocks,like deep blue-green onion stalks lifting headsthrough snow-covered ground,bothso clearand sopungent. 돌틈에서…

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

  • “Fifty” by Lee Yeong-Gwang

  • “Black Monday 4” by Jang Kyeong-Rin

  • “Holding Out an Apology” by Maeng Moon-Jae

  • “Love is the Lack Thereof” by Ko Un

  • “In the Night” by Kim Gwang-Seop

  • “Lost Gift” by Shim Bo-Seon