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1. I’m curious why you have written poems about the lives of LGBT+ people. This could have been motivated by a personal reason or by social activism. I think the latter is especially apparent in your works as you directly bring up political incidents like Park Geun-hye’s profession, a candlelight demonstration, and the Gil Ra-im
1. I’m curious why you’ve written a story about the life of an LGBT+ person. This could have been motivated by a personal reason or by social activism. Can you tell me a little bit about the background of writing this story? Kim Bi: I had a gender affirmation surgery in October of 2001. I
1. I’m curious why you’ve written poems about an LGBT+ individual. This could have been motivated by a personal reason or by social activism. I’m especially struck by the year in which these works were written, since the LGBT+ community wasn’t that visible in 1994. Can you tell us a bit more about the background
1. I’m curious why you wrote a story about an LGBT+ person’s life. It could’ve been motivated by a personal reason or social activism. Specifically, there isn’t much awareness of intersex people, yet you chose to write about them. Can you tell me a little bit about the background of writing this story? An Boyun:
“Washing a Myna” and Four Poems By Hwang Inchan Translated by Jae Hyung Woo An Apologetic Mind I was in deep sorrow last winter I ate some cold rice dipped in seaweed soup I will never do it again I often get confused What should I do with seaweed stuck to a spoon should
The Radish By Kim Um Ji Translated by Ji Won Park “You’re a nobody. A nobody. What good are you, you chunk of radish? Actually, that’s an insult to radishes. At least you can chop up a radish and pickle it. Do you have any use at all? You give me the shivers,” his wife