A generous selection of poems by one of Korea's most honored and highly regarded poets. Kim Namjo published her first book of poems, Life (Moksum), in 1953. In the years since then, in another ten collections of poems, she has explored in her books, an intensely experienced religious faith, and a passionate affirmation of life. This is the first collection of poems by a Korean woman writer to be published in English language translation.

Korean collection.

From "Life"/ "Moskum" (1953) --Flower -- Love -- From "Trees and Wind" / "Namu wa param" (1958) -- For baby -- Evening primrose -- Poem for June -- From "A flag of sentiments" / "Chongnyom ui ki" (1960) -- A flag of sentiments -- Migratory bird -- Child and mother napping -- Farewell -- Moonlit night -- From "Music of the pine woods" / "Songnim ui umak" (1963) -- Flowing with the river -- Seremade -- Beloved -- For you, my beloved -- First snow -- From "Winter Sea" / "Kyoul ui pada (1967) -- Music -- The winter sea -- Late snow -- Summer days -- Deilght -- Us my child -- Impression of May -- Ode to autumn sunlight -- From "Snowy Day" / "Soril" (1971) -- Woman's song -- A woman -- Snowy day -- Love note -- To see my Lord -- Letter -- "From Love's Cursive" / "Sarang choso" (1974) -- Love's cursive -- From "Going Together" / "Tonghaeng" (1980) -- Snow -- Sunset -- Morning blessing -- Alchemy -- The cold -- Morning prayer -- Hands -- Life -- The setting sun -- Mary Magdalene -- Wind -- Spring -- Candle light -- From "Light and Silence" / "Pich'kwa koyo" (1983) -- Love song -- Song of the Pip'a -- The sea -- Longing -- Having come to the mountain -- Gift -- Night letter -- Fall -- Happiness -- Love's words -- Hymn -- The west -- The winter tree -- Winter Christ -- New year -- Response -- To spring -- Poet -- Departure -- Day's end -- From "Christening of the Wind" / "Param serye" (1988) -- To winter -- Grassland -- Summer tree -- This summer -- Trees III -- Your life -- A fine day -- Your house -- Prayer for New Year's morning -- "New Poems" -- To the spring again -- Grass -- The making and being made -- Renunciation -- Afterword / Kim Yunsik.

Aiso Library Poetry month selection