The King of Ghosts (영문판) - K-포엣 시리즈 42

김안(김명인)

저자:김안(김명인)
KimAnwasborninSeoulin1977andhasaBAandPhDinKoreanLiteraturefromInhaUniversity.Hedebutedin2004withapublicationinthejournalHyeondaesi.HispoetrycollectionsincludeThinkingofOppa,Miserere,ANightWhenWoundsHeal,andMazeppa.HereceivedtheKimGu-yongPoetryAward,theHyeondaesiPoetryAward,theDingadolhaPoetryAward,andtheShinDong-munAward.

역자:한제인
JeinHanlivesinSeoul.ShetranslatesbetweenKoreanandEnglish.

Mimesis
Snowman,theBeginning
Poppy
Yujin
FirmGrip
SleepParalysis
Deathday
TheKingofGhosts
HearingLoss
Neighbor
RedSpiderLilly
AshandFish
KangYo-bae
LiteraryPilgrimage
Insomnia
Karma
Cicada
Pedrolino
壎
Mimesis
Poet’sNote
Poet’sEssay
Commentary
PraiseforKimAn

책속에서

Throughtheactofwriting,Iamabletoreachastateofclarityanddreamofaprecarioustensionbetweensinandethics.InBuddhism,humanbeingsarecalled“manusya,”or‘beingsthatthink.’Writingiswhatconfirmsthought.Butfromtimetotime,itleadsmetoastateoferasureinwhichIwitnessalandscapeofcommotion.Tome,poetryisasignofthatcommotion.Iwritepoetrybyrefiningandrevisingthatcommotion.Andnow,thecommotionisover.
-From“Poet’sNote”

Readingthepoems,youmayfindyourselflostormesmerizedbythingsyoucanseebutcannotreach.Thingsyoucanreachbutcannotsee.Youbecomeanxious.Youcanonlyobservethepoet’slifeandperseverancefromafar.Yourheartaches.
-JeongWoo-shin(Poet)