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Soje

A portrait of translator Soje

Contributor

Soje

South Korea

Soje is a poet and the translator of Lee Hyemi’s Unexpected Vanilla (Tilted Axis Press, 2020), Choi Jin-young’s To the Warm Horizon (Honford Star, 2021), and Lee Soho’s Catcalling (Open Letter Books, 2021). They also make chogwa, an e-zine that features one Korean poem and multiple English translations per issue.

Articles by Soje

A clocktower with a bright blue clock featuring the signs of the zodiac and a roman numeral for...

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Me and the Stars

Translator and repentant Aries Soje views a galaxy of translation and writing stars through an astrological lens in this witty poem.

A woman's mouth, chin, and neck

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Ligature Marks

The interplay of night and day. Deception and falsity.

Translated from Korean by Soje

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The Cupboard with Strawberry Jam

If I had a spare season, I would’ve rushed to whisper vulgar words

Translated from Korean by Soje

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Dori and Jina

By Choi Jin-young

I didn’t know Dori’s wounds, and Dori didn’t know mine—perhaps that’s why we could see each other as we were in that moment.

Translated from Korean by Soje

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