Writing
Poetry
- “Introductions: The Korean Way” forthcoming in Arcana Poetry Press
- “MV Sewol” forthcoming in Choa Magazine
- “Point” and “The Korean Word for Pocket” forthcoming in Cosmic Daffodil Journal
- “
SushiKimbap” forthcoming in West Trestle Review - “Istanbul Airport” in Among Worlds Magazine
- “Leaf Boat, A Haibun” in The Haiku Shack
- “Mahindi” in Bread & Butter Press (print)
- “An Apple as Apology” in Yellow Arrow Publishing
- “Saying Goodbye to My Parents” in Among Worlds Magazine
- “Traveler’s Guilt” in Di Biase Poetry
- “Obituary 2024” in Serpentine Lit Zine (print)
- “A Compliment” and “Island Baby” in Culture Cult Magazine
- “My grandma is the cause of my body dysmorphia” and “korea said, japan said” in AL at DiziBooks
- “Passing Notes” in Sapiens Magazine
- “Fluent in Worlds” and “3 30 AM, Jetlag Thoughts” in Flora Fiction
- “Learning the 가나다s” in Barahm Press
- “Korea and Japan: The Differences”, “Statue of Peace”, “When Whales Fight”, and “The Korean Word for “Again”” in Arteidolia
- “Banff”, “Johnston Canyon”, “Queen’s Cup”, and “Zenith” in East Ridge Review
- “Delonix regia” in Wingless Dreamer (print)
- “Homes I Cannot Return to” in Transients Magazine
- “Dance Dance Evolution” and “Babel’s Legacy” in Aloka Magazine
- “Roots” in Eclectica Press
- “Invisible” in Nothing Much Poetry Magazine (print)
- “Let Us Possess One World”, “Minari”, and “Tightrope” in Nothing Much Poetry Magazine (print)
- “엄마 grew up by the water” in Hanok Review
- “Project as a Poem” in University of Surrey Doctoral College
- “Windy Hill” in Lacuna Festivals
- “The Release” in The MockingOwl Roost
- “Again and Again” in Nevermore Journal
- “April 2, 2015” in Stripes Magazine
- “My ex came to me in a dream last night” in Lacuna Festivals
- “Abecedarian in 한글 (Hangul)” in Feral: A Journal of Poetry and Art
- “Tumaini” in Among Worlds Magazine
- “Korean Survivors of the Japanese “Comfort Women” System” in Valiant Scribe
- “please don't refuse me” in Peach Velvet Mag (print)
- “Happy Bi(rth)day” in Serpentine Lit Zine
- “9” in Mason Street Review
- “A Necessary Choice” in Constellations
- “traditions” in Constellations
- “and you told me” in The Lake
- “Unrealistic” in Anti-Heroin Chic
- “Tell Me 사랑해” in Vita Poetica
- “there were reasons” in Flora Fiction
- “Morogoro, Tanzania” in Fathom Mag
- “About Acacias” in Thimble Magazine
- “To Miss Tranquist” in And So Yeah
- “Ukombozi Hospital” in The Blue Nib
- “Can I Roll, Slice, Stack Memories” and “My Childhood Alphabet” in Among Worlds Magazine
- “Holding On” in Anti-Heroin Chic
- “Goodbye, Raven, Goodbye” in Chachalaca Review
- “You had spent your entire life in one home” in Red Planet Magazine
- “But this is a pain I enjoy” in Flora Fiction
- “Onslaught” in Valiant Scribe
- “Language Miracle” in Culture Miks
- “Dar es Salaam Delicacies” in Noggy Bloggy
- “Fertilized Love Giggles” in Noggy Bloggy
- “Exponential” in Global Poemic
Fiction &
Nonfiction
- “A Quest for Conversation” in Gladstone’s Library Blog
- “Tumaini La Maisha” in Marrow Magazine
- “My Dear Yeast: Embracing and Appreciating Language as Identity” in Tint Journal
- “Letters to You” in Ruminate Magazine
- “Corona, Corona: In the Cycle of Grief” in Erraticus
- “One Liners Abound” in Ponder Savant
- “Finding Home in Chinatown” in Boston in 100 Words
Reviews &
Interviews
- “Echoes of Resilience” in Jottings Tangents Misc. (print)
- “Pier-Glass Spotlight” in Pier-Glass Poetry
- “Fragments of Inspiration: Interview with Melanie Hyo-In Han” in MockingOwl Roost
- “On Global Anti-Asian Sentiment and Hate-Crimes” in Valiant Scribe
- “Dispatch from the Morning Calm” in Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo
- “Destinations and Directions to Two Worlds: A Review of Moisés Park’s Y el verso cae al aula” in EcoTheo
- “Review of Shrapnel Maps by Philip Metres” in Entropy Mag
- “Featured Poet Interview” in The Blue Nib
- “My Dear Yeast: Q&A” in Tint Journal
Translations
- “Hasta marearme de su aroma a paraíso” in Hebel Ediciones (Spanish → English and Korean)
- “Sabios delitos” in Hebel Ediciones (Spanish → English)
Awards &
Nominations
- “Tomorrow 만약에…” – Sundress Publications
Finalist (2024/5 Broadside Contest) - “Triptych: Comfort Women” – The International Human Rights Art Movement
1st Place Winner (Art of Creative Unity) - “Reframing Public Memory” – The Arts in Society
Emerging Scholar Award Recipient - “Letters to You” – Between These Shores
Pushcart Prize Nomination - “Abecedarian in 한글 (Hangul)” – Feral: A Journal of Poetry and Art
Pushcart Prize Nomination - “Dar es Salaam Delicacies” – The Lyric Magazine
1st Place Winner - “Finding Home in Chinatown” – Boston in 100 Words
2nd Place Winner - “Korean Survivors of Japanese Comfort Women” – Valiant Scribe
2nd Place Winner - “An Exponential Function” – Constellations
2nd Place Winner - “Tumaini Wa Maisha” – Emerson College
Fiction Honorable Mention