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Jiwon Shin

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Jiwon Shin

Jiwon Shin teaches Korean literature at University of California at Berkeley.

Articles by Jiwon Shin

White Horse
By Kim Hyesoon
As if the horse's mane were tickling her vocal cords, she hiccups, unable even to cry.
Translated from Korean by Jiwon Shin
Halls of the National Museum
By Kim Hyesoon
I bump into someone and receive a cola baptism.
Translated from Korean by Jiwon Shin
Taklamakan Desert
By Kim Hyesoon
Dry strands of hair from the fallen days rise and / tumble, swaying this way and that.
Translated from Korean by Jiwon Shin