Fugitive Dreams: Poems / Selected and Translated by Jaihiun Kim

by Kim Sowol and Cleo Qian

With the appearance of this English translation, Western readers will for the first time be able to appreciate the poetry of Korea's most revered and popular modern poet. Born at the beginning of the twentieth century, Kim Sowol was the first poet to introduce the Korean vernacular into poetry. His verse combines sharply edged, everyday phrasing with a lyrical lightness of expression that is unique among modern poets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0921870566
• ISBN13: 9780921870562
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Ronsdale Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"