Pillar of Books
Although Moon Bo Young is one of the youngest and most exciting writers in South Korea, she has had little work translated and publicjed in the United States. "Pillar of Books" won the highlight prestigeous "Kim Soo-young Literary Award" in South Korea, and now American readers will have an opportunity to discover the cutting edge of contemporary Korean poetry.
Moon Bo Young is a poet who has a hard time waiting for her nail polish to dry. She was born on Jeju Island, South Korea, in 1992. When it got windy on Jeju Island, she put a flat rock on top of her hat. She likes pizza more than poems, and she likes journaling more than pizza, and she loves her friends more than journaling. She has two books of poetry, Pillar of Books and Battle Ground, and a book of essays, The Many Ways to Hate People.
Hedgie Choi is a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas. She is the co-translator of Hysteria by Kim Yi Deum, and her poems have appeared in Washington Square Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, West Branch, The Journal, and elsewhere.
