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America is Hard to See* Robert Frost Columbus may have worked the wind A new and better way to Ind And also proved the world a ball, But how about the wherewithal? Not just for scientific news Had the Queen backed him for a cruise. Remember...

Spring Kim Ki-rim April has just awakened Iike a lazy leopard. His eyes sparkle, he feels itchy, his hair rises, he stretches his back, and he hesitates. He has already leapt over winter. *Translated by Dr. Chae-Pyong (“J.P.”) Song 송재평 ...

Kara Walker(American, born 1969). Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred b’tween the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart. 1994. Paper, overall: 13 x 50′ The Museum of Modern Art, New York. New Heritage: Contem...

Snow Kim Jong-hae Snowflakes are light, for they carry each other on their backs. The falling snow is comforting. Watching the snowflakes rub their cheeks upon one another’s backs is pleasing. As the snow falls, I wish I could carry someone...

In the Field Filling Up with Snow By Seo Jeong-ju It’s all right, It’s all right, It’s all right, It’s all right– the snowflakes fall in heaps, embracing even the sound of baby pheasants and quails returning to their nests. It’s all right, ...