[One Sip of a Book] 'You' Who Made 'Me'... 171 Poems by Na Taeju

by Seo Miteum

Published 26 Aug.2023 09:00(KST)

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This is a collection of poems by the wildflower poet Nataju. It gathers 171 poems containing the word 'you,' which have moved many readers. A confession for the 'you's that make up the 'I.' The poet calmly recommends the poems, saying, "What was I really to you? How should I exist? My poems often linger before such questions and answers."

[One Sip of a Book] 'You' Who Made 'Me'... 171 Poems by Na Taeju

All day long, thinking of you

I will say I embraced

the purest heart in this world.

Today, loving you

I will say I loved

and understood the whole world.

- From "Confession"

In the bright and radiant sunlight

Only beauty without shame

and pride

Is it you, or your heart? I wonder.

- From "Neighbor's House Gatehouse"

You and I, in the same world

living under the same sky,

thankful, thankful is this moment of mine.

Starting from you,

breathing life into

a single green breeze, this promise.

- From "Worn Person"

Every day is the first day

Every day is the last day

Every day, thus we are

people of miracles.

You, always before me,

are the first person and also

the last person.

- From "Every Day"

Collapsing, breaking apart,

slipping sand mountains,

somewhere in the sand field,

reflecting the sky's blue,

nurturing thirsty life,

a surreal scene.

In our lives, too,

were there such moments of fortune,

amazing reversals?

If that was me to you,

and you to me!

- From "Oasis"

You to Me | Written by Nataju | Yeollimwon | 264 pages | 15,000 KRW