Death, to put it indelicately, has worked for artists before – re-emerging artists into the public eye, and re-invigorating sales of back titles. So while it was very sad to note the passing of Kim Moon-Soo on November 5th, the author of the very excellent Chronicles of Manchwidang, I hoped that some of the press…
I was on vacation last month, in the United States, and the wife and I rented a car in Reno Nevada, then drove to Mt. Lassen, Ashland Oregon, Medford Oregon, Coos Bay Oregon, then down the California coast to Fort Bragg and across California back to Reno Nevada. What in the world does this have…
Tragically, it is a waste of time for Koreans and English-readers. 239 pages of waste in a beautifully designed book (with cool cover-inner-flaps) that certainly cost a pretty penny to design and publish. Published by “The Association of Dokdo Sarang” (“Dokdo Love”), it contains 23 poems, 23 essays, 1 paper and 1 essay. Which, I…