CONTENTS
Preface = 7
Chang Ch o ˘ ng-il
Rooms = 15
The "Central" and Me = 17
Black Book Cover = 18
Chang Y o ˘ ng-su
Maybe = 19
Ch'oe S u ˘ ng-ho
Vending Machine = 20
Ch'oe Tong-ho
The Sound of Drying Glue = 21
Trembling of Dust = 22
Spring Wind = 23
Ch'oe Tu-s o ˘ k
Changhwa and Hongnyon = 24
Ch o ˘ ng H u ˘ i-S o ˘ ng
An Account of the Unforgettable = 25
At Entrance to the Dark Subway = 27
Washing a Shovel in a Dark River = 28
Ha Chong-o
Night Trip = 29
Smoke = 30
Late Arrival = 31
Hwang Chi-u
Mt. M u ˘ dung = 32
A Bird Leaving Home = 33
From a Winter-Tree to a Spring-Tree = 34
Kang U ˘ n-kyo
Becoming Water = 35
In the Fog = 36
Sleet = 37
Ki Hy o ˘ ng-do
Sickness = 38
An Empty House = 39
Kim Ch o ˘ ng-hwan
Railroad = 40
Yongsan Station = 42
Kim Chun-t'ae
Land Physiology = 43
Untitled = 44
A Bean = 45
Kim Hye-sun
The Night in Seoul = 46
A Dead Tree Still Standing = 47
A Mummy = 48
Kim My o ˘ ng-su
The Heart = 49
Kim Nam-ju
Massacre = 50
This Fall = 53
A Game = 55
Kim Sa-in
At Mt. Chuwang = 56
A Letter to My Elder Brother = 57
Kim Yong-t'aek
The S o ˘ mjin River Ⅰ = 59
The S o ˘ mjin River Ⅲ = 61
Barley Seeds = 62
Ko Chae-jong
Cooked Rice and Revolution = 63
A Morning Glow = 64
Treading on Barley = 65
Ko Ch o ˘ ng-h u ˘ i
A Silent Prayer for Peace = 66
People's Bread = 68
When You Hold Up a Bowl of Noodles = 70
Ko Hy o ˘ ng-ny o ˘ l
Proverbial Poem Ⅳ = 71
A Mine = 72
My Baby = 73
Na T'ae-jun
Have You Seen This Woman? = 74
Pak Che-ch' o ˘ n
Chuangtzu Poem XXX = 75
A Sprig of Plantain Lily = 76
From a Tree to a Tree = 77
Pak Ch o ˘ ng-man
A Little Love Song = 78
Lying on a Hall = 79
Pak Mong-gu
I Have to Return = 80
The Dream of a Cross XII = 81
Minefields and Migrants = 82
Pak Nam-ch o ˘ l
A Small Puddle = 83
Judgment = 84
A Passerby = 85
Pak Nao-hae
The Dream of an Inferior = 86
Mother = 87
Pak Un-sik
In a Closet = 89
Paek Mu-san
Labor Rice = 90
The Sound of the Emille Bell = 91
Song Ki-w o ˘ n
When Grass-Insects Chirp = 92
Flying Birds = 93
On a Snowy Night = 94
Song Y o ˘ ng-h u ˘ i
Short Grasses Together = 95
To Jonah = 96
Blessing = 97
To Chong-hwan
An Island = 98
Who Are You? = 99
Rain on a Long Day = 100
Yi Na-my o ˘ ng
Dharma Poem Ⅴ = 101
Dharma Poem XVI = 102
Dharma Poem XVII = 103
Yi Sang-guk
Looking at a Traditional Dresser = 104
A Farmland's Song = 105
Chagall's Seoul = 106
Yi Si-y o ˘ ng
A Name = 107
On History = 108
A Song = 109
Yi S o ˘ ng-bok
Before a Golden Spider = 110
The West Sea = 111
A River = 112
Yi Tong-sun
A Star = 113
Twin Chestnuts = 114
My Eyes for You = 115
Yi Y o ˘ ng-jin
Visiting the Family Grave = 116
Certain Ties = 117
About the Poets = 119
About the Translator／Editor = 127
