Description:
Poetry. I USED TO BE KOREAN is Jiwon Choi's second full length poetry collection. Hanging Loose Press also published Choi's earlier poetry collection, ONE DAUGHTER IS WORTH TEN SONS."These sharp-tongued poems, often levitating on their own buoyant wit, are full of Jiwon Choi's delightful 'wickedness and dirty humor.' Her work is propelled by New York immigrant energy, which of course makes it quintessentially American."--Terence Winch "'Korea is far away' from the Oyster Bar in Grand Central and many of the other sites mentioned in these poems, yet it (the mother) is ever present, whatever the poet is or 'used to be.' Choi is learned but never academic (she's too nimble and street-smart to be academic), and I love her way of seeing and thinking. I Used to Be Korean (a riddle of a title) is a beautiful book."--Linda Norton
Brief description:
Jiwon Choi is a Brooklyn poet, preschool teacher, and urban gardener, her work has been widely published in various online and print publications, including Painted Bride Quarterly, Bombay Gin, and Hanging Loose. She is the author of I USED TO BE KOREAN (Hanging Loose Press, 2021) and ONE DAUGHTER IS WORTH TEN SONS (Hanging Loose Press, 2017).