Women in Korean myths disappear after giving birth. The reason they were born is to produce sons.
Kim HyesoonWomen are foils to men in South Korea. It is hard for women to take a lead role even in NGOs for political resistance. Men think women should do trivial things on the margins. They think women should be merely a seasoning for a dish. I feel anger and sorrow seeing this.
Kim HyesoonAs a university student, I tried hard to write poems in Korean. It was at that time that I foresaw my death and the world's death. I think my poems started at that time.
Kim HyesoonWomen are foils to men. It is hard for women to take a lead role even in NGOs for political resistance.
Kim Hyesoon