KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.64

2024-06-01 / II00001473

The theme of KLN Vol. 64 is “AKA Korean SF.” In the Cover Feature section, a writer, a critic, and a professor discuss the characteristics and trends of Korean science fiction. The Featured Writer section presents an interview with the featured poet Kim So Yeon, ten of her poems, and a critical essay on her artistic world. The Bookmark section features the short stories “The Diving Bell and the Poison” by Lee Jangwook and “Summer” by Kim Umji, as well as two poems each by poets Park Yeon Joon and Kim Bok Hui. This issue also introduces the second of three installments of Record of the Virtue of Queen Inhyeon, Lady Min in English. Lastly, a team of reviewers consisting of writers, translators, professors and a critic have written reviews of five books: I’m Waiting for You by Kim Bo-young, The Greenhouse at the End of the World by Kim Choyeop, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee, The Owl Cries by Pyun Hye-young, and Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum.

Interview with Kim So Yeon: Continuing until We Become Our Outsides

2024-06-01 / II00001475

This is an interview of Kim So Yeon, the featured writer of KLN Vol. 64. Lee Jenny, a fellow poet, focuses on Kim’s works while asking questions about her motivations for writing poetry, as well as her artistic world and literary experiments.

Ten Poems by Kim So Yeon

2024-06-01 / II00001477

These are 10 poems by Kim So Yeon, the featured writer of KLN Vol. 64.

Trust in Silence

2024-06-01 / II00001479

This is a critical essay on the artistic world of Kim So Yeon, the featured writer of KLN Vol. 65. Poet Kim Sanghyuk delves into the poetic language in Kim’s works, exploring the aesthetics of “slowness” and “silence” that appear in her poetry.