A Hut in a Grove

A Hut in a Grove - Ji-Hyang Kim

A Hut in a Grove by Ji-Hyang Kim is a collection of 34 poems in English translation, published as volume 35 in the Poet's Anthology series. The poems are largely selected from the poet's eighteenth book of poetry, Night, Watched by Lone Star.

In this book A Hut in a Grove, the selection was made with an eye to easier appreciation and translation, which makes the collection accessible to readers who are new to this poetry. The result is a quiet, contemplative bundle that invites the reader to slow down and read with attention.

The image in the title has a long history in East Asian poetry. For centuries, poets in Korea, China and Japan wrote about the simple hut in the woods or mountains: a place of retreat from the busy world, where the poet lives close to nature and finds peace in solitude. Seasons, moonlight, wind and trees often become mirrors of the inner life in this tradition. Reading such poems in translation offers a rare window onto a poetic world that is still relatively unknown to Western readers.

A special collection for lovers of poetry, Korean literature, poetry in translation and quiet, contemplative verse.

ISBN 89-7734-064-0