Poets/Ha Jin

Ha Jin

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You must hold your quiet center, …

Ha Jin

When we were leaving home for the army …

Ha Jin

You are so poor that all you have is a country. …

Ha Jin

We sat in the neon light …

Ha Jin

Once I have the freedom to say …

Ha Jin

I sing of an old land …

Ha Jin

I was told that I was a sad man. …

Ha Jin

My notebook has remained blank for months …

Ha Jin

So let misunderstanding spread. …

Ha Jin

On the morning of the 20th National Day …

Ha Jin

My friend came and spent a weekend here. …

Ha Jin

It is no use to beg anymore. …

Ha Jin

I saw how they lived with restrictions. …

Ha Jin

Sometimes when you’re walking in the street, …

Ha Jin

We used to like talking about grief …

Ha Jin

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