Glory Hole

South Korean author Kim Hyun has published four volumes of poems and six essay collections, and he has co-authored several queer novels and anthologies. Suhyun J. Ahn is a PhD candidate studying East Asian philosophy and politics. By day, Archana Madhavan is a technical writer helping people to make data-driven decisions. By night, she is a fitful writer and a budding translator of Korean literature and comics.

• ForewordTranslator's NoteInhumaneWhat Do Angels Do at Silent and Holy Night;Lone Wood's Retirement PartyGalaxy Express 999RewindQueer; a Story That Is Always ToldA Meeting with the WriterWith the Dead OnesWrite the Novel, the Novel; "Please Find My Shoes. They're Sandals, Blue Sandals" by Madame Novel CabbageNine Years on JupiterBlow JobA Tribute to a Replicant about Which Gary MumbledGreengrass DisappearedA World History of MidwivesCobweb CarpetEyes and Ears, Look for Vanished WordsMr Withers of Withering WoodsWhen They Were High on DrugsNightswimmingReal BoyLong-tailed DarlinBig AnimalA CathedralSirius SomewhereDear Old Miss Lonelyhearts* of "Dear Old Miss Lonelyhearts"Old Baby HomoDeathDylanWhat Do Angels Do on Silent and Holy Nights; Tale of the Qishi Girl (????)Ashes of TimesAn Illustration of Time by the Merry PrankstersWrite the Novel, the Novel; Those DaysFirst of the Gang to DieThe Last BlotchPolonaise(cont.)THE FUTURERegarding Cate Blanchett's DreamBorderThe Last Person on Space Ferris Wheel No. 12Write the Novel, the Novel; in the Final Days of the Novel, Blake With the Blue GlovesThe Tale of ChoMansionSusan Boreman's Retirement PartyWhat Do Angels Do on Silent and Holy Nights;Sad VaginaA Mechanic of the NightMontgomery CliftEarth

"As a whole [these poems] showcase a singular creative mastery. With as little interference as possible, the translators facilitated a smooth transition from Korean to English, maintaining the richness of the original. The point and the goal of the pieces that make up Glory Hole is to invite the impenetrable and the subversive into the light."