Distant valleys
Subtitle: poems of Chŏng Chi-Yong
By: translated by Daniel A. Kister.
Contributors: Kister, Daniel A.
Publisher: Asian Humanities Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Chŏng, Chi-yong, b.1903 -- Translations.
Description: The poems of the early twentieth-century poet Chong Chi-yong breathe the air of the village, sea and mountains of the Korean peninsula. Fresh, concise, and rich in subtle, down-to-earth imagery, they brim with human affection and love of life. They have their source in childlike wonder, closeness to nature, and affection for one's fellow human beings; and they invite us to savor truths implicit in the heart's endless longing.

With a Korean fondness for playful humor and beauty rooted in the commonplace, they draw us into picturesque local scenes whose horizons, nonetheless, know no bounds.
Notes: "The present translations are based on the revised edition of 'The collected works of Chŏng Chi-yong, I: Poetry (Seoul: Minŭmsa, July 1988)"--Pref.
Includes indexes.