Also, I don't know if I mentioned this earlier but one of my poems about Korea was recently 'published' on an ex-pat poetry website. (doesn't the word ex-pat make you cringe a little?) Anyways, if you want to read it the url is: http://uspoetsabroad.wordpress. ( Read more... )

Woke up to the news this morning that Namdaemun gate in Seoul has burned down. This is would be the Korean equivalent of losing the Forbidden City to the Chinese or the Statue of Liberty for Americans. So sad because so many of Korea's landmarks were destroyed during the Japanese occupation. I feel so sad for Korea today.


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