Enough to Say It's Far: Selected Poems of Pak Chaesam - (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation) by Chaesam Pak (Paperback)

This book of selected poems by Pak Chaesam is a masterpiece of modern Korean poetry, characterized by intimate portraits of place, nature, childhood, and human relationships, as well as indirection, nostalgia, and reflectiveness.

The translators have executed a perfect set of translations that are all of a piece and very fine, illuminating Pak's work for the first time in English.

These poems do not neglect to remind the reader of irrecoverable time, but insist on the mind's ability to bear the richness of what has been lost, captured in Pak's image of the persimmon, the deep orange fruit arriving late in the year.

The translators have made astute and effective decisions regarding words difficult to translate, filling a large gap in Korean poetry in English.

This is a welcome work that will resonate with readers who appreciate the beauty and depth of modern Korean poetry.