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덕장 (deokjang), drying rack,
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“Drying Rack” by Kim Hye-Soo

JibrilFriday, December 30th, 2016Friday, June 16th, 2023

From the clothesline hung on the drying rack, winter laundry which nobody managed to remove for several days stretches out. Before it could be dried, it froze and unfroze. Over rehardened clothing…

girl pointing and laughing
  • Poetry

“My Face” by Kim Hye-Soo

JibrilThursday, August 29th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

When friends tease me,I feel like teasing back.My sniffling, crying face.My face, red like peppers. 친구가 나를 놀리면나도 놀리고 싶어진다.훌쩍훌쩍…

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

  • “Let’s Write Love Letters” by Kim Haeng-Sook

  • “Smaller Love Song” by Hwang Dong-Kyu

  • “And It Grows Darker” by Kim Myeong-In

  • “When the Waters Come” by Heo Eun-Shil

  • “Land of Fire” by Nam Jin-Woo

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