Selected Poems of Kim Namjo

by Namjo Kim, Yunsik Kim (Afterword), David R. McCann (Translator)

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.

152 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1993

About the author

Kim Namjo (25 September 1927 – 10 October 2023) was a South Korean poet.