고현혜(타냐고) Rattle 에 시 "DEAR YEOBO" 발표.
2015.03.27 10:20
Today on Rattle: “Dear Yeobo,” by Tanya Hyonhye Ko |
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“Dear Yeobo,” by Tanya Hyonhye Ko Posted: 27 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT Download audio file (KoDear.mp3) Tanya Hyonhye Ko DEAR YEOBO, When you say ramen then I am ramen. When you say tea I am tea. When you take off your clothes then I take off my clothes. If I could leave my senses I would be no trouble. You don’t give food to the fish you’ve caught. You no longer need to hold me— please drink your tea. Yeobo: “darling” or “honey,” a Korean term of endearment —from Rattle #46, Winter 2014 __________ Tanya Hyonhye Ko: “I was asking myself, why do I write? I think my answer will be different every time I ask this question. I have an image of releasing black blood from the thumb. It’s painful but it is healing. When I was growing up in Korea, whenever we had a stomach ache, grandmother or mother or aunts would wind our thumb with white cotton thread and push the sewing needle in to release black blood. I don’t know if modern medicine would approve, but it works for us. When aunt pushed her needle into my thumb, it was painful, but when I saw black blood coming out, I felt better and I could breathe again. There are so many emotions in my heart, I hope to share them with you in poems.” (website)
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