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“Backcountry Metaphor” by Shin Yong-Mok

JibrilTuesday, July 16th, 2013Friday, October 28th, 2022

Like an amputee’s discarded leg,I’m lying down.Somebody closes a window. The passing sky overhead resembles bloodstains on an empty ICU…

Recent Translations

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  • “A Stroll Inside a Black Pocket” by Kang Seong-Eun
  • “Drying Rack” by Kim Hye-Soo
  • “Moisture 2” by Kim Kwang-Kyu
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From the Archives

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