A Warm Family: Poems

In this collection of poems, Kim Hu-Ran explores the intimate relations between individuals and groups, from lovers and families to the whole of the world, and between man and nature. Sung in a compassionate voice, these poems affirm that Love is the cure and remedy for the deeply fractured modern world. A Warm Family, Kim’s latest work, woven in highly personal style and lyric tenderness, makes us see light and hear music in it.

In addition to her work as a poet, Kim Hu-Ran has worked as a journalist and as an advocate for women’s rights, serving as director of the Korea Women’s Development Institute and as a member of the Women’s Policy Assembly. Currently she is Vice-President of the Korean Center of PEN International. This is her eleventh volume of poetry, and the first to be translated into English.

Cho Young-Shil is a retired English teacher and now works as a translator and writes poetry for young adults.