"Morning Snow" by Cho Ji Hoon Translated from the Korean by Sekyo Nam Haines

Born in 1920, Cho Ji Hoon is one of the canonical poets of modern Korea. He was a renowned traditionalist of Korean aesthetics. Although his poetry is written in a modernist free verse form, his poems often resonate with the deep root of Korean literati, Sijo. In 1939, at age 19, Cho Ji Hoon published his first poem in MoonJang. In 1946, he published his collection of poetry, “Cheongnok Zip (청록집).” He was part of the groups known as the Green Deer Poets, “Cheongnokpa,” which included poets Park Mokwohl and Pak Doo Zin. He published five poetry collections and many essays and books related to Korean letters and culture, receiving numerous awards.

Born and raised in South Korea, Sekyo Nam Haines immigrated to the U.S. in 1973 and currently resides in Cambridge, MA with her family. Her poems have appeared in the anthologies Do Not Give Me Things Unbroken, Unlocking The Poem, and Beyond Words; and in the poetry journals Constellations, Off the Coast and Lily Poetry Review. Her translations of Korean poetry have appeared in The Harvard Review, The Seventh Quarry Poetry Magazine, Brooklynrail: InTranslation, and Adelaide Literary Magazine, among others. Her translation of “The Dire Pinnacle” by Lee Yuk Sa appeared in The Anthology of Best Work in Translation by The Massachusetts Review. Her book, Bitter Seasons' Whip: The Translated Poems of Lee Yuk Sa, is forthcoming with Tolsun Books.

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