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Heewone revists some old letters from the pandemic.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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”.

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

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.