KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.56

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The theme of KLN Vol. 56 is “Polarizing Properties: the Story of Real Estate in Korean Lit.” This issue examines how Korean literature addresses the real estate issue, which is closely connected to the political and social context over a century. The Featured Writer section presents the firm world of works by the Featured Writer Kim Seung-hee through an interview, an essay, and 10 poems including poems published in her poetry collection The Truthful Human of Pickled Radish and Bacon. Starting with this issue, the Bookmark Section, which presents works of Korean literature, has been expanded. This issue provides an opportunity for the readers to get to know several young authors who are active in the Korean literary world through the entire text of stories by Kim Mella and Jung Jidon, as well as poems by Heo Yeon and Eugene Mok. Inkstone has also been revamped to carry a work of classical Korean literature instead of essays; this issue features the translation of The Wang Sibung giu gi (The story of a fortuitous encounter of Wang Sibung).

Photograph of Kim Seung-hee, the Featured Writer for KLN Vol. 56

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This is a photograph of Kim Seung-hee, the Featured Writer of KLN Vol. 56.

KLN Vol. 56 Featured Writer Kim Seung-hee Interview

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This is an interview with Kim Seung-hee, the Featured Writer of KLN Vol. 56. It provides the readers a glimpse into the passion and the work of Kim Seung-hee, who has built a solid world of poetry through continued contribution to the literary world by publishing poetry and fiction, including Taeyang misa (1979, Mass for the sun), Dalgyal sog-ui saeng (1989, Life inside an egg), Eomeoni-ui eumseonggachi yet aein-uieumseong gachi (2021, Like a mother’s voice, like an old lover’s voice), and Danmujiwabeikeon-ui jinsilhan saram (2021, The truthful human of pickled radish and bacon).

Ten Poems by KLN Vol. 56 Featured Writer Kim Seung-hee

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These are 10 poems by Kim Seung-hee, the Featured Writer of KLN Vol. 56, translated into English. They include three of her new poems that highlight the poet’s unique literary insight, “Spring, Escaping Capitalism,” “Ultrasound Heartbeat,” and “Freedom from Sudden Rain,” as well as seven poems in her poetry collection The Truthful Human of Pickled Radish and Bacon: “Peony’s Time,” “Hall of Love,” “Watching from the Airport,” “The Lily and the Post-it,” “On Childbirth,” “Silent Night, Holy Night,” and “The Truthful Human of Pickled Radish and Bacon.”

Essay on the KLN Vol. 56 Featured Writer Kim Seung-hee

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This is an essay on the poet Kim Seung-hee, the Featured Writer of KLN Vol. 56. In this essay titled “From the Priestess of the Sun to the Poet of the Earth,” literary critic Lee Kyungsoo compares the life and work of poet Kim Seung-hee to the sun and the earth. Lee chronicles the time and era that the poet has lived through, and at the same time approaches her work with various keywords such as woman and freedom, while introducing Kim’s world of works.