Kim Hyesoon

Kim Hyesoon is one of the most prominent contemporary poets of South Korea. She lives in Seoul and teaches creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Kim’s poetry in translation can be found in When the Plug Gets Unplugged (Tinfish, 2005), Anxiety of Words (Zephyr, 2006), and Mommy Must Be a Fountain of Feathers (Action Books, 2008), All the Garbage of the World, Unite! (Action Books, 2011), Sorrowtoothpaste Mirrorcream (Action Books, 2014), Trilingual Renshi (Vagabond, 2015), and Poor Love Machine (Action Books, April 2016).

Cemetery — Day Seventeen by Kim Hyesoon, Translated by Don Mee Choi

This entry was posted in Translation and tagged Don Mee Choi Kim Hyesoon on February 14, 2016 by Marlee Gaffey

A woman is lying on her side, holding onto a round boat A well that can’t be hidden burst after roaming about in the blood She laughed all day long clasping her burst vein The dead woman laughed then cried for everything was so hilarious Sunlight was carried […]

Luna Eclipse — Day Twelve by Kim Hyesoon, Translated by Don Mee Choi

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A black, plump bird, as big as you, was at the door. You got up and took off your nightgown and put on a black outfit. You had a hunch that you were about to receive a message. You were skinny, but the bird was plump. In real […]