[KS] "The Colors of Dawn" a new anthology of Korean poetry

[Brother Anthony]

I would like to announce officially the publication (some weeks ago now) of the latest edition of the periodical Manoa, from the University of Hawai'i Press, an anthology of modern Korean poetry titled "The Colors of Dawn: Twentieth-Century Korean Poetry, General Editor Frank Stewart, Guest Editors Brother Anthony and Chung Eun-Gwi." [ISBN 978-0-8248-6622-8] The volume begins with a succinct overall review of the history of Korean poetry from the early 20th century until the present. We have mainly focused on poets living and writing today, so the order of poets is reversed and the book opens with the youngest and ends with the oldest. The order is determined by the year of birth. Despite the title, many of the poems included were in fact written after 2001. The number of poems for each poet varies between 1 and 10. The translations of several of the older poets were done by the senior Korean poet and translator, Kim Jong-Gil. Otherwise, the main translators are the two guest editors. The text is freely visible through Project Muse https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/32995 but the physical book is beautifully illustrated with botanical watercolors by Hye Woo Shin. The editors are most grateful to Frank Stewart for inviting them to produce this new anthology. Only a few of the poems included have been published before. The names of the poets represented are listed below (a few of the romanizations have since been corrected in a second printing). Brother AnthonyDankook University, Sogang University Part One: Poetry of Today
Kim Sunwoo
Jin Eun-Young
Shim Bo-Seon
Hwang Gyu-gwan
Park Seo-yeong
Kim So-yeon
Song Kyung-dong
Kim Ju-Tae
Ra HeeDuk
Lee Yeong-gwang
Kim Sa-inChoi Jeong-rye
Baek Mu-san
Do Jong Hwan
Ko Hyeong-ryeol
Kim Soo-Bok
Kim Seung-Hee
Lee Seong-bok
Jeong Ho-Seung
Lee Si-Young
Kim Nam-JuPart Two: Survivors of War
Shin Dal-ja
Kim Kwang-kyu
Kim Chi-haChonggi Mah
Shin Gyeong-nim
Ko UnPart Three: Founding VoicesBak Seong-ryong
Cheon Sang-byeong
Cheon Bong-gon
Pak In-Hwan
Kim Jong-gil
Kim Chun-su
Han Ha-Un
Ku Sang
Yun Dong-juBak Du-jin
Bak Mog-weol
Midang Seo Jeong-ju
Yi Yong-ak
Kim Ki-rim
Yu Chi-hwan
Kim Tong-Hwan
Sim Hun

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