Sara Bochicchio, Kim Hyesoon’s International Success: Speaking to All the ‘Garbage’ of the World - p. 75
In the field of literature, poetry is perhaps the genre that, in our contemporary age – where everything tends to be reduced to mere consumption – seems to be most neglected. Yet within this field, a Korean poet has been gaining international recognition, winning prestigious awards in nearly every country where her work has been translated. This essay aims to understand the elements that have enabled Kim Hyesoon’s poetic language to resonate internationally, with particular attention to its reception in the English-speaking market. Debuting in 1979, Kim challenged prevailing norms of what was deemed acceptable for female writers. Employing abject, grotesque imagery and a polyphony of voices, she articulates the suffering of women under patriarchy, the exploitation of people under dictatorial regimes, and the destruction of nature and animals in consumerist society. Through her subversive and provocative language, Kim’s poetry forcefully critiques and exposes the injustices and contradictions of the world we inhabit.
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