Azaleas: A Book of Poem by Kim Sowŏl, translated by David R. McCann
16 Feb, by in Adult Readers, Korean, Poetry, Translation
Considered one of Korea’s best modernist poets, Kim produced just one collection during his brief life – he died tragically (perhaps deliberately) of an opium overdose at just 32 years. That single collection, Azaleas, is available...
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