Phantom pain wings = Nalgae hwansangt'ong / Kim Hyesoon ; translated from the Korean by Don Mee Choi.
| Author/creator | Kim, Hye-sun, 1955- author. |
| Other author | Choi, Don Mee translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Nalgae hwansangt'ong. English |
| Parallel title | Nalgae hwansangt'ong |
| Series | New Directions paperbook ; NDP1563 New Directions paperbook ; 1563. ^A717302 |
| Abstract | "An iconic figure in the emergence of feminist poetry in South Korea and now internationally renowned, Kim Hyesoon pushes the poetic envelope into the farthest reaches of the lyric universe. In her new collection, Kim depicts the memory of war trauma and the collective grief of parting through what she calls an "I-do-bird-sequence," where "Bird-human is the 'I.'" Her remarkable essay "Bird Rider" explains: "I came to write Phantom Pain Wings after Daddy passed away. I called out for birds endlessly. I wanted to become a translator of bird language. Bird language that flies to places I've never been." What un- folds is an epic sequence of bird ventriloquy exploring the relentless physical and existential struggles against power and gendered violence in "the eternal void of grief" (Victoria Chang, The New York Times Magazine). Through in- tensely rhythmic lines marked by visual puns and words that crash together and then fly away as one, Kim mixes traditional folklore and mythology with contemporary psychodramatic realities as she taps into a cremation ceremony, the legacies of Rimbaud and Yi Sang, a film by Agnès Varda, Francis Bacon's portrait of Pope Innocent X, cyclones, a princess trapped in a hospital, and more. A simultaneity of voices and identities rises and falls, existing and exiting on their delayed wings of pain"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Language | In English. Translated from the Korean. |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Kim, Hye-sun, 1955- Nalgae hwansangt'ong. Phantom pain wings. New York : New Directions, [2023] 9780811231725 |
| Genre/form | poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Translations. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poésie. |
| LCCN | 2023001719 |
| ISBN | 9780811231718 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0811231712 (paperback) |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PL992.415 .H886 N3513 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |