- Overview
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This book tells a tale of death through a dazzling command of language.
- Book Intro
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This is the seventh book of poetry by Song Jae-hak, a poet who set his own boundaries outside the confines of traditional poetry. The main theme that permeates throughout this collection is death. A poet sees death. He simply observes it. Death, as a poet sees it, has no sentimental influence. There's a lightness to it, as if it were crisp, well-dried laundry. This book of poetry reads much more easily than Song's previous works and is focused on the theme of death. It still possesses Song's trademark ambiguity, however, and the works remain true to this characteristic while being delivered with clarity.
- About the Author
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Song Jaehak
Song Jaehak was born in Yeongchun in the North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea in 1955. He has been living in Daegu since 1982, the year he graduated from Kyungpook National University. Song made his literary debut in 1986 through the seasonal magazine World's Literature and has written poetry collections including Ice Poetry, Salesio's House, Fighting Blue, He Touches My Face, The Memories, and Mud Face as well as the essay collection Secret of the Scenery.
