Ko Un: 3 books

Ko Un has long been a living legend in Korea, both as a poet and as a person. Allen Ginsberg once wrote, 'Ko Un is a magnificent poet, combination of Buddhist cognoscente, passionate political libertarian, and naturalist historian.' When a writer has published as much as Ko Un has in the course of...

Ko Un has long been a living legend in Korea, both as a poet and as a person. Allen Ginsberg once wrote, 'Ko Un is a magnificent poet, combination of Buddhist cognoscente, passionate political libertarian, and naturalist historian.' Maninbo (Ten Thousand Lives) is the title of a remarkable collection...

Ko Un is widely regarded as Korea's unofficial poet laureate and most beloved poet. This collection features his newest short poems and is accompanied by 12 brush drawings created by the poet. Significantly, Ko Un also wrote the Introduction to this collection himself. The book will carry an afterward...