A Metaphysical Reconstruction of Dansa Park

By Stephen Kagarise. Imagine a cozyyet spacious-sized cubeand step inside.Above you, a greenmetal overpassblocks the snowwind, and rain, whileit thrums withthe murmur of cars.Square rubbermats of dark greencushion your feet.Set … Read More

Timid Love

Written by Fatemeh Khalili. “To my Moon,You stare at me in silence from the skyYou follow me every nightYetThis is our sad love story:Your lack of courage in coming down to … Read More

Magnify

Written by Boipelo Seswane. It was wild and cold outside. Lake stood at the kitchen window shivering even as the mug she clutched to her chest warmed her hands. The … Read More

Our Hashima

Written and photographed by Kevin D’Abramo. I’m a little worried though, says my beloved she crosses her legs and furrows her brow. They might not mention the Korean conscripts she … Read More

Green Grapes

Written by Yi Yuksa (이육사, 1939)Translated by David E. Shaffer The July of my hometown,The season of ripening green grapes Whisperings of an approaching village epochThe far-off sky dreams and … Read More

Yun Dongju and His Poetry

Text and poetry translation by David E. Shaffer Yun Dongju (윤동주) is one of Korea’s best-loved poets, as well as one of its shortest-lived (1917–1945). Born into a Christian family … Read More

Five Minutes of Sunday

Written by David Joël La Boon Sundays breathe loneliness and breathe out emptiness. They are a sentiment, but a pervasive one. They hug the last frontier of defined time, fencing … Read More

Poems of Shahed Kayes

New Reality Being Formed My thoughts are birds of time My heart is overwhelmed exploring the flow of time It no more runs after fen-fire birds Life is a living … Read More