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The Best Poetry Books of 2016

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Article
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2016/12/19/the-best-poetry-books-of-2016/
Journal
Chicago Review of Books
Issued Date
December 19, 2016
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
Chicago
Book
Night-Sky Checkerboard
Writer
Oh, Sae-young
Translator
Brother Anthony of Taize

About the Author

  • Oh, Sae-young
  • Birth : 1942 ~ -
  • Occupation : Writer, Poet
  • First Name : Seyeong
  • Family Name : O
  • Korean Name : 오세영
  • ISNI : -
  • Works : 28
Descriptions - 1 Languages
  • English(English)

“From start to finish, Night-Sky Checkerboard is questioning, somber, and beautiful,” says Mark Magoon. “Readers will enjoy a flowering, artistic start as each piece is first presented in Sae-young’s native Korean with English translations following after. And though many of Sae-young’s poems start slow, he truly has a knack for and a keen understanding of how to finish. An end is good, satisfying, only when things all come together naturally. In “Waves,” Sae-young uses nature to satisfy, water to quench thirst. He writes about violence and beauty, and resolution. He writes that all things hard need not end so terribly. His repetition of the “good” over and over again feels firm, natural, and this book, like the sentiment found within that poem, is good, too.”

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