Poster for the Culture Day – A Meeting with Writer in October 2016

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This is a poster that announces the Culture Day – A Meeting with Writer held at the LTI Korea Library on October 26, 2016, with writer Kim Soom.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.57

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The theme of KLN Vol. 57 is “In Search of Lost Hope.” It discusses the gap between Korean society and the hope embedded in the narrative of contemporary Korean literature and gives implications about the present state of Korean literature. The Featured Writer section presents an interview by poet Lee Sumyeong as well as 10 of her poems and an essay on Lee’s literary world. The Bookmark section features the short stories, “Half of Half on Half” by Cheon Un-yeong and “Landscapes and Love” by Wi Soo Jung, as well as four poems by You Hee-kyoung and Baek Eunsun, and the classic tale of Jeon Unchi. In the Cover Feature section, three essays by literary critics Park Hye-jin, Yiso, and Jung Hongsoo examine the way Korean literature looks at and portrays hope.

KLN Vol. 57 Photograph of Lee Sumyeong

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This is the photograph of Lee Sumyeong, the Featured Writer for KLN Vol. 57.

KLN Vol. 57 Interview with Lee Sumyeong

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This is an interview with Lee Sumyeong, the Featured Writer for KLN Vol. 57. It focuses on the author’s life as a poet as well as her works, such as City Gas, Distribution Warehouse, and “Teeth Dance.”

Ten Poems by Lee Sumyeong

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These are English translations of the KLN Vol. 57 Featured Writer Lee Sumyeong’s 10 poems: “Herons Play the Heron Game,” “Teeth Dance,” “The Left Rain Falls, the Right Rain Doesn’t,” “Tree’s Rotation,” “Ediya Coffee,” “City Gas,” What’s Reflected in the Window,” “Broken Stairs,” “Dissection,” and “Apple Tree.”

[Essay] The Complete Renunciation of the Exceptional

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This essay is a study of the KLN Vol. 57 Featured Writer Lee Sumyeong and her works. Through the theme of “The Complete Renunciation of the Exceptional,” Poet Bo-Won Kang highlights the unique linguistic system employed by poet Lee Sumyeong, characterized by its ambiguous and liberating nature. In addition, Kang introduces Lee’s creative universe by discussing how Lee’s poetry captures both the mundane world and a world imbued with exceptional temporality and breaks down boundaries, and explores the reciprocal benefits between Lee’s poetry and literary translation.