I See You Like I See a Flower

by Tae-joo Na, Ma. Kristina Carla Rico (Translator), Kyung-min Bae (Translator)

꽃을 보듯 너를 본다 (I see you like a flower.)
by 나 태주 (Na Tae-joo)

Copyright Ⓒ 2015 Tae-joo Na
All rights reserved.

English language copyright in the Philippines Ⓒ 2022 Adarna House, Inc. through Eric Yang Agency, Inc.

Printed in the Philippines
Published by Adarna House, Inc.

First printing of the first (Philippine) edition, 2022

ISBN 978-971-508-905-0

book "Foreword":

This book is a collection of poems I've shared on social media. In other words, even though I was the one who wrote this book, it also reflects my readers' thoughts. . . I feel sorry for the trees and sun for publishing another book with the paper produced by our terminally-ill Mother Earth, but for now, I wish for everyone's peace.


Summer, 2015
Tae-joo Na

Genres: Poetry, Love

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

The illustrations were beautiful, the poems were beautiful, this was such a great collection that was “chosen by the fans” that has made me want to read more by this author

[Gaby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t normally read poetry but I ended up reading the English translation of this because of a recommendation from Seventeen’s Xu Minghao. I was surprised because I actually quite liked it even though I’m usually not much of a poetry person. I can’t lie and say that everything was my taste but I quite liked the imagery and feelings of a good chunk. It was quite hard to find a copy in English but finally managed to get my hands on it from a library. I’m wondering if I should keep searching to find a copy I can buy so that I can try to read it beside the original Korean version. Anyways… Overall, quite good!

[Jhulian Manalo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Di ko alam kung mas maganda yung orig o yung translated kasi may napanood ako korean version tas nung trinanslate niya by her own mas maganda pakinggan tho they have the same meaning naman, its just when i hear the word poetry, i am reminded of rhyming words. Maybe as time goes on, i will appreciate the meaning over the rhyming words once i became a better person. The illustration is nice and beautiful.

[Mary Lu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Done! This book was gifted to me by my best friend💕 And as usually I love it!! However even though I don’t speak or understand Korean, the original is probably is better and beautifully written than the translated version.

[Sam Pardo · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations were beautiful. However, I did not find most of the poems good/relatable. Maybe it was just not for me. Or maybe because it was already translated to English. Maybe if I understand Korean and read the poems in Korean, it would make so much sense for me.

[Cass · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the poetry would be interesting to someone who likes it. I’m not sure if the poetry is for me tho.

[Marimar Son · Rating 3 out of 5]

I see you as a flower that blooms beautifully but will eventually leave me.

[Mei-Amadis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un recueil de poésie subtil, idéal à lire avant de se coucher. À conseiller à ceux qui aiment les textes de Rupi Kaur.