{"product_id":"i-am-not-korean","title":"I Am Not Korean","description":"Free Verse Editions\nEdited by Jon Thompson\n\nSong Kyeong-dong is a social activist and a poet. He is surely the only Korean poet capable of writing a poem denying that he is Korean, being filled with shame on reading of the way Korean companies, having relocated their factories to Southeast Asia to profit from cheap labor, systematically exploit and abuse their underpaid workers, with sometimes tragic consequences. For decades, Song was a construction worker and at the same time a leading figure in all the great social protest movements of recent Korean history. This collection evokes many heroic protests and some tragic incidents, but the poet never loses his sense of humor and never loses sight of what is worthy of truly human sympathy. He can write a poem evoking the agonies of severe constipation with a wry smile, while other poems quietly evoke the suicides of workers in despair. Song's poems are records of a heroic commitment to social justice.\nAbout the Author\nSong Kyeong-dong has published five poetry collections: Honey Sleep, Answers to Small Questions, I Am Not Korean, I Will Write Again Tomorrow, and I Made a Dreaming Sound and Fell Asleep. He has also published a prose collection The Dreamer Is Arrested. He has received numerous literary awards, including the Shin Dong-yeop Literary Award, the Gosan Literary Award, the Cheon Sang-byeong Literary Award, and the Jo Tae-il Literary Award.\nAbout the Translator\nBrother Anthony of Taizé is Emeritus Professor in the English Department at Sogang University. He has published over seventy volumes of English translations of modern Korean literature.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1643175076\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1643175076.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kyeong-Dong, Song|Brother Anthony of Taizé\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254629990461,"sku":"BVV.1643175076.G","price":13.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1643175076-0.jpg?v=1780694533","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/i-am-not-korean","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}