Jake Levine

Jake Levine has written and translated or co-translated over a dozen books. They include collections of poems by Kim Kyung Ju, Kim Minjeong, Kim Haengsook, Hwang Yuwon, Seo Daekyung, Ha Jaeyon, and more. His co-translation of Kim Yideum’s Hysteria (Action Books, 2019) was a finalist for the Sarah Maguire prize and the first book to be awarded both the National Translation Award and the Lucien Stryk Prize. His latest full-length book of poetry, The Imagined Country, is out with Tolsun Books. He founded and currently edits the award-winning contemporary Korean poetry series, Moon Country, at Black Ocean. He has also translated other cultural content, including the artist Yun Hyong-Keun’s diaries, narration for the K-pop group ENHYPEN, and children’s stories. He lives in Daegu, South Korea, where he is a professor of creative writing at Keimyung University.