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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

  • “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

  • “Mistletoe and Winter Clothes” by Jeong Jin-Kyu

  • “Class Dismissal” by Do Jong-Hwan

  • “Riddle” by Heo Soo-Kyeong

  • “Worries for Mom” by Ki Hyeong-Do

  • “Flowers Blooming on the Mountains” by Kim So-Wol

  • “To Someone” by Moon Jeong-Hee