In Konglish

Love, Heewone 17.04.2024 33:50 ↓

Heewone revists some old letters from the pandemic.

"Not the saddest thing in the world" 17.04.2024 33:50 ↓

Heewone discusses high school and reads an Ada Limon poem this week.

잊힌 도토리의 숲 / The forgotten acorn woods (pt. 1) 23.02.2024 29:56 ↓

Continuing with "Anyway, Guesthouse", Heewone reads aloud the second vignette.

우울과 게스트하우스 / Depression and the Guesthouse 14.02.2024 32:50 ↓

Host Heewone is back with a new season of "In Konglish"! Topics range from her winter break trip to South Korea to Korean Literature.

별/김남주 Stars by Kim Nam-ju 10.01.2024 33:52 ↓

Heewone reads another poem from Kim Namju’s collection, which he wrote while incarcerated.

창살에 햇살이/Sunlight On Prison Bars 12.11.2023 28:58 ↓

This week, Heewone reads another Kim Namju poem and a surprise English language poem.

“Flowing Like Water”/“물 따라 흘러 가면서” 16.10.2023 32:03 ↓

This week, we’re diving into poetry from the iconic Korean Resistance poet of the 70s and 80s, 김남주/Kim Namju. Heewone also shares some family lore relevant to this week’s poem.

“Who says that they’ve seen the sky"/“누가 하늘을 보았다 하는가/신동엽” 16.10.2023 27:32 ↓

Heewone revises her translation of last week’s poem, “Her lips are warm and yours are cold”/“그녀의 입술은 따스하고 당신의 것은 차거든”. She discusses the 추석/Chuseok foods she ate (or lack thereof) and reads a new poem, “Who says that they’ve seen the sky?"/“누가 하늘을 보았다하는가/신동엽”.

“Her lips are warm and yours are cold”/“그녀의 입술은 따스하고 당신의 것은 차거든” 09.10.2023 30:37 ↓

Host Heewone Lim translates 그녀의 입술은 따스하고 당신의 것은 차거든 and shares her gap year epiphanies.

“Nameless Woman”/“이름 없는 여인이 되어” and Thoughts On Love/사랑에 대한 생각 18.09.2023 30:25 ↓

This week, Heewone shares her thoughts on the translation of the poem “Nameless Woman”/“이름 없는 여인이 되어” and her revelations after listening to Mitski’s newest album.