Franz Kafka
Oh Kyu Won (1947-2007)
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Sitting by my crazy student
who wants to study poetry,
I drink
the cheapest coffee,
Franz Kafka
1987
(Translated by Jido Ahn. June 2017)
Learn more about the poet: Oh Kyu Won
프란츠 카프카
오규원 (1947~2007)
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프란츠 카프카
1987
It was a pretty straight-forward translation. But I remember being positively shocked when I first saw this poem as an early teen, so when I came across this poem again today, I decided to share the poem on my blog.
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I wonder what Jeremy Rifkin means to Koreans…
Hmm, good question. I got curious after seeing your comment so I searched Naver to see what people say about him, but I couldn’t find anything else than brief summaries of his books.