Woman on the Terrace

Moon Chung-hee’s lyrical poems represent poignant self-examination, evoking moments of bewilderment and hopeful resignation to the passage of time and imprisoning conditions of her life. Her work explores the desire to escape the fetters of domesticity as a vehicle for understanding a woman’s journey and her negotiations between the desire for freedom and domestic reality.

Moon Chung-hee is one of the most celebrated poets living in South Korea today. Since her debut in 1969, Moon has publi...