{"product_id":"flatfish-poems-a-bilingual-edition-paperback","title":"Flatfish: Poems, a Bilingual Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoon Tae-Jun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrandon Joseph Park\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJae Won Edward Chung\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eFlatfish\u003c\/i\u003e, Moon Tae-jun offers an aesthetic that emphasizes the author's exploration of the inner self. At times sparse and allusive, his poems use blank space and other stylistic considerations to convey a voice and thought that ranges from the contemplative to the surreal and absurd. Moon's poems suggest Buddhist ideologies, natural images, and Korean temples, as the collection explores individual experiences within the context of a search for understanding a greater whole. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While Korea is certainly the setting of these poems, the works remain largely free of cultural-specific imagery and are, instead, naturalistic or universal. This first bilingual edition is a critical resource for students, poets, translators, and general readers alike. \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e English-Korean Bilingual Edition \u003cbr\u003e 영-한 이중언어판 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn emerging voice in South Korean literature, MOON TAE-JUN has published a number of poetry collections in Korean (\u003ci\u003eCrowded Backyard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarefeet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Shadow's Development\u003c\/i\u003e, and more). In poems that range from short, broken lines to longer prose-like forms, Moon Tae-jun evokes a sense of longing, as if searching for moments in the past that help inform the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BRANDON JOSEPH PARK is a lecturer in the Korean Program at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, and in the Writing Program at Rutgers University - Newark. He is the co-translator of \u003ci\u003eYou Call That Music?!: Korean Popular Music Through the Generations.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43506542411911,"sku":"9781978841253","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/xvJ_JNv5QC9781978841253.webp?v=1763866428","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/flatfish-poems-a-bilingual-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}