Ko Un is paying one of his regular visits to the UK in July, with a reading at the KCC on 15 July which follows his appearance at the Ledbury Poetry Festival: A Poetry Evening with Ko Un Ko Un with Brother Anthony of Taizé reading in Korean and English Wednesday 15 July 2015, 7pm … [Read More]
Author: Br Anthony (page 2)
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Selected publications by Br Anthony
- Brief Encounters: Early Reports of Korea by Westerners, Seoul Selection 2016
- The Korean Way of Tea, Seoul Selection 2007
Selected translations by Br Anthony
- Jeong You-jeong: Bonobo, Honford Star 2026
- Choe Yang-eop, St Andrew Kim Dae-geon: Martyr of Blood, Martyr of Sweat: The Letters of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon and Venerable Father Thomas Choe Yang-eop, Arx Publishing 2026
- Kim Yeong-nang: A thing of beauty is a joy for ever, Hajun Books 2025
- Jeong Ho-seung: Seeking You, Trio House Press 2025
- Jieun Kiaer: Have you had your rice?, Jakga 2025
- Song Kyung-dong: I Am Not Korean, Parlor Press 2025
- Park Nohae: Dawn of Labor, University of Hawai'i Press 2024
- Song Kyung-dong: I’ll write again tomorrow, Asia Publishers 2023
- Kim Byung-ho: Love Songs Sung with the Body, Asia Publishers 2023
- Im Seong-sun: The Consultant, Bloomsbury 2023
- Lee Geum-yi: Can’t I go instead?, Forge, Scribe 2023
- Sin Yong-mok: Concealed Words, Black Ocean 2023
- Choe Yang-eop: The Letters of the Venerable Father Thomas Choe Yang-eop, Research Foundation of Korean Church History 2022
- Lee Geum-yi: The Picture Bride, Forge 2022
- Park Jang-ho: A Morning with only Writing Left (K-Poet 28), Asia Publishers 2022
- JM Lee: Broken Summer, Amazon Crossing 2022
- Moon Dong-man: Thinking Less about Sad Things (K-Poet 26), Asia Publishers 2022
- Ko Un: Ten Thousand Lives: Maninbo, Volumes 21–25, Green Integer 2021
- Lee Sul-ya: Cave Boys (K-Poet 22), Asia Publishers 2021
- St Andrew Kim Dae-geon: The Letters of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon, Research Foundation of Korean Church History 2021
- Kim Soo-yeol: Homo Maskus (K-Poet 18), Asia Publishers 2020
- Kim Seung-hee: Hope is Lonely, Arc Publications 2020
- Jeong Ho-seung: Loving, Seoul Selection 2020
- Jeong Ho-seung: Lonesome Jar, Seoul Selection 2020
- Ahn Joo-cheol: Feeling Never Stops (K-Poet 16), Asia Publishers 2020
- Yoo Anjin: As I Walk Alone, Merwin Asia 2020
- An Hyeon-mi: Deep Work (K-Poet 11), Asia Publishers 2020
- Kim Sa-in: Liking in Silence, White Pine Press 2019
- Park Duk-kyu: The Rabbit’s Tale 2020, Homa + Sekey 2019
- Anthology: Silvery World and Other Stories ed Michael J Pettid, Cornell East Asia Series 2019
- Ahn Sang-hak: Poems by Ahn Sang-hak (K-Poet 05), Asia Publishers 2018
- Kim Jong-gil: A Black Kite, University of Hawai'i Press 2018
- J.M.G. Le Clézio: Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul, Seoul Selection 2018
- Ahn Do-hyun: Poems by Ahn Do-Hyun (K-Poet 02), Asia Publishers 2017
- Ko Un: Poems by Ko Un (K-Poet 01), Asia Publishers 2017
- Lee Seong-bok: Ah, Mouthless Things, Green Integer 2017
- Kim Soo-bok: Beating on Iron, Green Integer 2017
- Ko Hyeong-ryeol: Grasshoppers’ Eyes, Parlor Press 2017
- Do Jong-hwan: No Flower Blooms Without Wavering, Seoul Selection 2017
- Jeong Ho-seung: Though flowers fall I have never forgotten you, Seoul Selection 2016
- Jeong Ho-seung: A Letter Not Sent, Seoul Selection 2016
- Shim Bo-seon: Fifteen Seconds without Sorrow, Parlor Press 2016
- Oh Sae-young: Night-Sky Checkerboard, Deep Vellum 2016
- Anthology: The Colors of Dawn: Twentieth-Century Korean Poetry ed Brother Anthony of Taizé and Chung Eun-Gwi, University of Hawai'i Press 2016
- Yi Mun-yol: Son of Man, Dalkey Archive 2015
- Ko Un: Maninbo: Peace & War, Bloodaxe 2015
- Lee Si-young: Patterns, Green Integer 2015
- Park Ynhui: Shadows of the Void, Seoul Selection 2014
- Bang Hyeon-seok: Off to Battle at Dawn (Bi-lingual, Vol 20 – Liberty), Asia Publishers 2013
- Ko Un: First Person Sorrowful, Bloodaxe 2012
- Ko Un: Himalaya Poems, Green Integer 2011
- Anthology: Korean Tea Classics by Hanjae Yi Mok and the Venerable Cho-ui, Seoul Selection 2011
- Midang So Chong-ju: The Early Lyrics, 1941–1960, Cornell East Asia Series 2011
- Ko Un: ChaRyong’s Kiss, Bawoosol 2011
- Kim Yeong-nang: Until Peonies Bloom: the complete poems of Kim Yeong-nang, Merwin Asia 2010
- Ko Un: Songs for Tomorrow: A Collection of Poems 1960-2002, Green Integer 2010
- Cheon Sang-byeong: Back to Heaven: Selected Poems of Ch’on Sang Pyong, Cornell East Asia Series 2010
- Kim Seung-hee: Walking on the Washing Line, Cornell East Asia Series 2010
- Ko Un: What?: 108 ZEN Poems, Parallax 2008
- Mah Chonggi: Eyes of Dew, White Pine Press 2006
- Ko Un: Flowers of a Moment, BOA Editions 2006
- Anthology: Literature from the “Axis of Evil” ed Words Without Borders, The New Press 2006
- Ko Un: Ten Thousand Lives, Green Integer 2006
- Kim Kwang-kyu: Journey to Seoul, DapGae 2006
- Kim Kwang-kyu: The Depths of a Clam, White Pine Press 2006
- Mok Sun-ok: My husband the poet, Seoul Selection 2006
- Ko Un: Little Pilgrim, Parallax 2005
- Ku Sang: Eternity Today, Seoul Selection 2005
- Kim Young-moo: Virtual Reality, DapGae 2005
- Anthology: Daughters of the Bear: An Anthology of Korean Women’s Stories ed Maite Diez and Jennifer Mathews, University Press of America 2004
- Ku Sang: Even the Knots on Quince Trees Tell Tales, DapGae 2004
- Lee Oyoung: The General’s Beard: Two Novellas, Homa + Sekey 2002
- Anthology: Variations: Three Korean Poets ed Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Cornell East Asia Series 2001
- Ko Un: Beyond Self: 108 Korean Zen Poems, Parallax 1997
- Ko Un: The Sound of My Waves, Cornell East Asia Series 1996
- Yi Mun-yol: The Poet, Harvill 1995
- Shin Chang-ho: Invisible Mountains, Universal Press 1994
- Ku Sang: A Korean Century: River and Fields, Forest Books 1991
- Kim Kwang-kyu: Faint Shadows of Love, Forest Books 1991
- Ku Sang: Infant Splendor, Samseong Publishing 1990
- Ku Sang: Wastelands of Fire, Forest Books 1989
Ko Un and Brother Anthony at the Ledbury Poetry Festival
Ko Un will be appearing at the Ledbury Poetry Festival with Brother Anthony this month, before coming to London: Ko Un and Brother Anthony 12 July 2015, 4.15pm–5.15pm Burgage Hall | Church Lane | Ledbury | Herefordshire HR8 1DW Box office 01531 636 232 | £9 Andrew Motion, in his introduction to First Person Sorrowful, … [Read More]
A Poem I Didn’t Name: Ko Un on the Sewol tragedy
In this month’s edition of Words Without Borders, a translation by Brother Anthony of Taizé and Lee Sang-Wha of a new poem by Ko Un on the Korean ferry disaster. Here’s one stanza: A floodtide of sorrow has risen in every corner of this country, everyone feeling indignant, fists clenched. Not only anger, not only … [Read More]
Interview with Brother Anthony
Great interview with Brother Anthony of Taizé at Asymptote http://bit.ly/ossoht # [Read More]
Mountain walking, Tea Classics and a thriller: three new books
ROK Drop Book Review: Yin Yang Tattoo By Ron McMillan. Looks like a good novel for summer holiday reading. http://bit.ly/9hxn6M # Walk the Baekdu-Daegan: Korea’s mountain backbone: new book on the hiking trail. http://bit.ly/b9cmsu # An article about Brother Anthony (brilliant translator, says KTLit.com) and his new book about tea (not my cuppa!): http://www.ktlit.com/?p=1377 [Read More]
Brother Anthony translates Until Peonies Bloom
UNTIL PEONIES BLOOM: Brother Anthony brings the complete poems of Kim Yeong-Nang to an English-speaking audience. http://bit.ly/d1TdT0 # [Read More]
A meeting with Brother Anthony
LKL talks to Brother Anthony on poetry, tea, temple stays and romanisation Wednesday 22 July 2009 On the twelfth floor of an anonymous building in the Sincheon area of Seoul there’s an overcrowded study. From a cassette player in the corner wafts the soothing sounds of kayageum and daegeum sanjo. Books line every available inch … [Read More]
Che Guevara in Korean poetry (part 2)
Thanks to daeguowl for researching this interesting question, and for coming up with some additional poems to consider. And a special thanks to Brother Anthony of Taize for giving of his time, and providing translations for the two key poems which our visitor was interested in. Here they are: Memoirs by Ko Un Translated by … [Read More]
Yi Mun-yol: the Poet
A novel based on the life of a 19th century poet, Kim Sakkat, exploring his development as an artist against the backdrop of the insurrection by Hong Kyong-rae in the north-west. I was reminded of this book when watching the Im Kwon-taek film Chihwaseon because of its storyline of a wandering artist. See also review … [Read More]