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Autumn Sunflower scrap
by Kim Back-kyum
Translated by Sophie Bowman
March 10, 2016
Author Bio 작가 소개
Kim Back-kyom
Kim Baek-kyom is a South Korean poet. He made his literary debut in 1983 by winning the Seoul Shinmun New Writer’s Contest for his poem “Gisangyebo” (기상예보 Weather Forecast). His poetry spans the past and present, exploring the fantastical and lonely sides of life.
* Poetry collection Gihoeui gogohak (기호의 고고학 Archeology of Symbols) (2013)
* Poetry collection Geoura geoura (거울아 거울아 Mirror, Mirror) (2017)
* Poetry collection Jijilsigan (지질시간 Time for Geology) (2020)
Though your body withers your spirit shines bright like the sun,
Oh autumn sunflower, like a phoenix you will shake off the confines of existence
like the poet standing in the field
blooming poetic words like petals
Translated by Sophie Bowman
Writer 필자 소개
Kim Back-kyum
Translator 번역가 소개
Sophie Bowman
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