- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
마녀는 있지, 강혜빈 (There is a Witch, Kang Hye-bin)
In her poem, There is a Witch, Kang Hye-bin ruminates over the mysticism attached to deviant femininity and the alienation that comes...
- Jan 11, 2021
- 7 min
규원가 (閨怨歌), 허난설헌 (Inner Chamber Lament)
Often heralded as the pinnacle of 'Inner Chamber Literature' (규문), Inner Chamber Lament (규원가/閨怨歌) personifies the uniquely Korean concept...
- Nov 15, 2020
- 4 min
Books by Korean Authors You Should be Reading
One of the most common questions I get from friends and family who are interested in learning more about Korean art and literature is...
- Oct 11, 2020
- 4 min
커밍아웃, 강혜빈 (Coming Out, Kang Hye-bin)
Emerging poet, Kang Hye-bin (1993-), writes emotively about the pain that precedes and follows 'coming out' by taking a rotten tomato as...
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
노라, 나혜석 (Nora, Na Hye-sok)
Inspired by Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," Korea's pioneering feminist poet-painter, Na Hye-sok (1896-1948), writes poignantly about...
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
진달래꽃, 김소월 (Azaleas, Kim So-wol)
One of the best-known works of South Korean poetry, Kim So-wol's Azaleas presents an emotive vocalization of the uniquely Korean notion...
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
Longing for Home: Two Poems of 신사임당 (Shin Saimdang)
Two poems by Korean icon, Shin Saimdang (1504-1551), provide examples of familial love and female talent in the Joseon Dynasty...
