An Empty House: Korean-American Poetry

by Dr. Yearn Hong Choi, Yun Whi Chung, Monica Sohn

A sequel to Fragrance of Poetry, a much acclaimed poetry collection, An Empty House contains ninety-four poems by twelve Korean-American poets. It is a work that represents significant thought, effort, and collaboration. Poems in this volume show the breadth and depth of Korean-American poets homesickness, grief, pain, and joy of life in lyricism. With nostalgia at the heart of their poetry, the poets sing the praise of the dailyness of lifesmall, sparkling moments that pass every day. They also share sorrows of the victims families of the Virginia Tech rampage in April 2007 and the tragedy of the on-going war against terror.

133 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[(Mir)ella 미레야 · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Empty House was wonderful, I loved most of the poems. The anthology has 93 poems from 12 poets. Some themes that stood out to me were family, nature, homesickness, Virginia Tech shooting, and their love for their homeland South Korea.

Yearn Hong Choi
Foggy
Rain Russia
December
From the Idaho Potato Field
An Empty House
Prayer in the Summer Woods
Mother
War against Terror
Retiree's Last Words
To Koh Choong-suk
Will of a Comfort Woman
Virginia Rhapsody

Yung Whi Chung
A Stream of Light
While Packing for a Move
Mortgage Payments
Autumn Mountain
I Want to Be a Tree
One Room Studio Apartment
Age Rings

Insuk Kang
Moving
In the Autumn
New Zealand
Chestnut
Mr. Yi Hwang and Mother
One Summer Night's Dream
Regret
A Sad Day

Haeng Ja Kim
A Day of Awakening
Arirang
Fog
May the Day of Unification Come
My Daughter 's Piano
Only When I Am Near a Tree
The Homeless
Large Snowflakes
Love
Snow Storm Warning
To My Loving Daughter

Chong Cha Lee
The Poem Living Within Me
When September Comes
Father
The Red Brick House on a Hilltop
A Pocketful of Spring Rain

Sook Young Lim
Elderly Couple
Clouds on the Ground
At the Sunwoon Temple
In the Forest
First Day of Spring
Paper Dolls
In the Cluster of Flowers I Am

Soon Paik
Lake Ann
White Snow
Pomegranate
A Spring Rain
A Raindrop
Mother
To My Son

Anne Park
Autumn Snake
Wailing
Daffodil
Three Fruits
Self Portrait
Evening Mass
Grandfather's Rice

Yang Ja Park
My Mother
Father's Scar
Winter, the River of Dawn
Kaffir Lily
Spider
River Rock Clay Pot
Two Walnuts
An Old Album

Se Woong Ro
The Longest Day
Paradise on Earth
Nothing Is Free!
Sunflower At the Mall
Sweet Home

Monica Sohn
Full Moon at Christmas
Dandelion A Duck's Lonely Love
The Reeds
Autumn 2

Chun U Yi
The Immigrants
Candlelight Demonstration
Time Father Choi Ki-sik, the Beggar
A Neighbor
A Plum Tree
The Waves
Virginia Tech
The Unforgettable