Myung Mi Kim (born December 6, 1957) is a Korean Americanpoet noted for her postmodern writings. Kim and her family immigrated to the United States when she was nine years old. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and lectured for some years on creative writing at the San Francisco State University. She is currently Professor of English at the University at Buffalo.
Timothy Yu places Kim in a group of Asian American poets at the close of the 20th century (also including John Yau and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge) who focused on "fragmentation, linguistic exploration, and cultural hybridity". Her work has been described as having the strongest influence on the direction of Asian American poetry throughout the 2000s.[1]
When asked about her relationship with the English language, she responded, "Language acquisition [...] has put on alert for me the way practices of language may contribute to producing hegemonic, normative cultural practices. As a poet I am constantly thinking about this intrinsic problem and exploring modes of relating to and generating language that pluralize sense-making."[2]
According to Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Kim's literary method is driven by the idea that "the forces that have displaced and moved bodies across the globe become legible when we track the traces of the lives they touched." Lee also says that Dura, and much of Kim's work, demonstrates the motivated and partial nature of totalizing knowledge. Lee implies that Kim wants humans' actual relations to history and time recognized as more complex than notions like progress suggest.[3]
Reviewsedit
Edgar C. Knowlton, Jr. reviewed Dura positively in World Literature Today, claiming that "the poet has mastered the intricacies of English".[4] In a review of Josephine Nock-Hee Park's Apparitions of Asia, Timothy Yu referred to Kim as one of the most challenging writers in the Asian American canon but also as a "major writer".[5] Steven G. Yao of Hamilton College notes, however, that Asian American writers such as Li-Young Lee, Marilyn Chin, David Mura, Kimiko Hahn, and Timothy Liu have received more popular and scholarly attention than Kim.[6]
In a review of Dura, Sueyeun Juliette Lee called her poetry "beautiful in its percussive, incisively unflinching attention to language, and also in its gentle envelopment of the slightest sentiments."[3] A Publishers Weekly reviewer described Commons (2002) as her best book up to that point, saying the poems "[articulate] our often hidden and difficult ties to each other".[7] Yu favorably compared Commons and Penury (2009) with her first collection Under Flag (1991), writing that "Kim has sharpened and broadened her political critiques in response to an evolving landscape of global capitalism, disaster, terror, and violence."[1]
Worksedit
Under Flag - Kelsey St. Press, 1991, reprinted. 1998 and 2008
The Bounty - Chax Press, 1996, reprinted. 2000
Dura- Sun & Moon Press, 1999
Spelt (with Susan Gevirtz) - a+bend press, 2000
Commons - Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002
River Antes - Buffalo: Atticus/Finch, 2006
Penury - Omnidawn Publishing, 2009
Civil Bound - Omnidawn Publishing, 2019
Further readingedit
VICTOR, Divya. "Eight discourses between Myung Mi Kim and Divya Victor". Jacket2.
Art and Culture. Myung Mi Kim
BRINK Dean. Review: "Myung Mi Kim's The Bounty." in Interpoetics 1(1), Summer 1997.
JEON Joseph Jonghyun. "Speaking in tongues: Myung Mi Kim's stylized mouths. (Critical Essay)". Studies in the Literary Imagination, Spring 2004 v37 i1 p125a (24).
LEE James Kyung-Jin. "Myung Mi Kim." Interview in Words Matter: Conversations with Asian American Writers. edited by King-Kok CHEUNG. Honolulu, University of Hawai'i Press, 2000. pp 92–104.
MORRISON Yedda. "Generosity as Method: Excerpts from a Conversation with Myung Mi Kim." Interview in Tripwire: A Journal of Poetics, n°1. Fall 2000. pp 75–85.
PARK Josephine Nock-Hee. "Composed of Many Lengths of Bone: Myung Mi Kim's Reimagination of Image and Epic." Transnational Asian American Literature: Sites and Transits. Editors: Shirley Geok-lin LIM, John Blair GAMBER, Stephen Hong SOHN, and Gina VALENTINO. Philadelphia, PA, Temple University Press, 2006. pp 235–256.
SCHARF Michael and Jeff ZALESKI. "Forecasts: Poetry: Review of Myung Mi Kim's book Commons" Publishers Weekly, v 249, Issue 3, 21 January 2002, p 86.
External linksedit
Podcast-conversation between Myung Mi Kim and Kathryn Yusoff for Radio Web MACBA, 2022
Interview and recital with Kim in 2000
EPC Home Page
UC Berkeley Lunch Poems Webcast
Catalina CARIAGA's article "Desire and Predicament" from Poetry Flash, n°233, Aug. 1992 now available online at: [1]
Ed PARK's "Sound Bitten: Commons by Myung Mi Kim" from the Village Voice Literary Supplement, New York, May 2002, at: [2]
Jocelyn SAIDENBERG's "Review: Myung Mi Kim. The Bounty." ZERO: Writing Arts: [3]
Zhou XIAOJING's article "Possibilities Out of an Impossible Position: Myung Mi Kim's Under Flag". at: [4]
Karl YOUNG's "Myung Mi Kim & Maureen Owen as of 1993". American Book Review 1993. at: [5]
Referencesedit
^ abYU, TIMOTHY (2011). "Asian American Poetry in the First Decade of the 2000s". Contemporary Literature. 52 (4): 819–826. doi:10.1353/cli.2011.0040. ISSN 0010-7484. JSTOR 41472495. S2CID 162194692 – via JSTOR.
^Kaufman, Marian (2016-12-31). "Interview with Myung Mi Kim". Bayou Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
^ abLee, Sueyeun Juliette (2008). ""shaped like relation suggested like progress": Celebrating Myung Mi Kim's Dura". In Cross, Michael; Rippeon, Andrew (eds.). Building is a Process / Light Is an Element: Essays and Excursions for Myung Mi Kim(PDF). Buffalo: P-Queue / Queue Books. pp. 9–15.
^Knowlton, Edgar C. (1999). "Review of Dura". World Literature Today. 73 (2): 397. doi:10.2307/40154852. ISSN 0196-3570. JSTOR 40154852 – via JSTOR.
^Yu, Timothy (2008). "Review of Apparitions of Asia: Modernist Form and Asian American Poetics". MELUS. 33 (4): 219–221. doi:10.1093/melus/33.4.219. ISSN 0163-755X. JSTOR 20343516 – via JSTOR.
^Yao, Steven G. (2007). "Review of The Ethics and Poetics of Alterity in Asian American Poetry". MELUS. 32 (4): 139–141. doi:10.1093/melus/32.4.139. ISSN 0163-755X. JSTOR 30029836.
^"Nonfiction Book Review: COMMONS by Myung Mi Kim, Author . Univ. of California Press $14.95 (112p) ISBN 0-520-23144-9 ISBN 978-0-520-23144-3". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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The native form of this personal name is Kim Myung mi This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Myung Mi Kim born December 6 1957 is a Korean American poet noted for her postmodern writings Kim and her family immigrated to the United States when she was nine years old She holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and lectured for some years on creative writing at the San Francisco State University She is currently Professor of English at the University at Buffalo Myung Mi KimHangul김명미Revised RomanizationGim MyeongmiMcCune ReischauerKim Myǒngmi Timothy Yu places Kim in a group of Asian American poets at the close of the 20th century also including John Yau and Mei mei Berssenbrugge who focused on fragmentation linguistic exploration and cultural hybridity Her work has been described as having the strongest influence on the direction of Asian American poetry throughout the 2000s 1 When asked about her relationship with the English language she responded Language acquisition has put on alert for me the way practices of language may contribute to producing hegemonic normative cultural practices As a poet I am constantly thinking about this intrinsic problem and exploring modes of relating to and generating language that pluralize sense making 2 Contents 1 Themes 2 Reviews 3 Works 4 Further reading 5 External links 6 ReferencesThemes editAccording to Sueyeun Juliette Lee Kim s literary method is driven by the idea that the forces that have displaced and moved bodies across the globe become legible when we track the traces of the lives they touched Lee also says that Dura and much of Kim s work demonstrates the motivated and partial nature of totalizing knowledge Lee implies that Kim wants humans actual relations to history and time recognized as more complex than notions like progress suggest 3 Reviews editEdgar C Knowlton Jr reviewed Dura positively in World Literature Today claiming that the poet has mastered the intricacies of English 4 In a review of Josephine Nock Hee Park s Apparitions of Asia Timothy Yu referred to Kim as one of the most challenging writers in the Asian American canon but also as a major writer 5 Steven G Yao of Hamilton College notes however that Asian American writers such as Li Young Lee Marilyn Chin David Mura Kimiko Hahn and Timothy Liu have received more popular and scholarly attention than Kim 6 In a review of Dura Sueyeun Juliette Lee called her poetry beautiful in its percussive incisively unflinching attention to language and also in its gentle envelopment of the slightest sentiments 3 A Publishers Weekly reviewer described Commons 2002 as her best book up to that point saying the poems articulate our often hidden and difficult ties to each other 7 Yu favorably compared Commons and Penury 2009 with her first collection Under Flag 1991 writing that Kim has sharpened and broadened her political critiques in response to an evolving landscape of global capitalism disaster terror and violence 1 Works editUnder Flag Kelsey St Press 1991 reprinted 1998 and 2008 The Bounty Chax Press 1996 reprinted 2000 Dura Sun amp Moon Press 1999 Spelt with Susan Gevirtz a bend press 2000 Commons Berkeley University of California Press 2002 River Antes Buffalo Atticus Finch 2006 Penury Omnidawn Publishing 2009 Civil Bound Omnidawn Publishing 2019Further reading editVICTOR Divya Eight discourses between Myung Mi Kim and Divya Victor Jacket2 Art and Culture Myung Mi Kim BRINK Dean Review Myung Mi Kim s The Bounty in Interpoetics 1 1 Summer 1997 JEON Joseph Jonghyun Speaking in tongues Myung Mi Kim s stylized mouths Critical Essay Studies in the Literary Imagination Spring 2004 v37 i1 p125a 24 LEE James Kyung Jin Myung Mi Kim Interview in Words Matter Conversations with Asian American Writers edited by King Kok CHEUNG Honolulu University of Hawai i Press 2000 pp 92 104 MORRISON Yedda Generosity as Method Excerpts from a Conversation with Myung Mi Kim Interview in Tripwire A Journal of Poetics n 1 Fall 2000 pp 75 85 PARK Josephine Nock Hee Composed of Many Lengths of Bone Myung Mi Kim s Reimagination of Image and Epic Transnational Asian American Literature Sites and Transits Editors Shirley Geok lin LIM John Blair GAMBER Stephen Hong SOHN and Gina VALENTINO Philadelphia PA Temple University Press 2006 pp 235 256 SCHARF Michael and Jeff ZALESKI Forecasts Poetry Review of Myung Mi Kim s book Commons Publishers Weekly v 249 Issue 3 21 January 2002 p 86 External links editPodcast conversation between Myung Mi Kim and Kathryn Yusoff for Radio Web MACBA 2022 Interview and recital with Kim in 2000 EPC Home Page UC Berkeley Lunch Poems Webcast Catalina CARIAGA s article Desire and Predicament from Poetry Flash n 233 Aug 1992 now available online at 1 Ed PARK s Sound Bitten Commons by Myung Mi Kim from the Village Voice Literary Supplement New York May 2002 at 2 Jocelyn SAIDENBERG s Review Myung Mi Kim The Bounty ZERO Writing Arts 3 Zhou XIAOJING s article Possibilities Out of an Impossible Position Myung Mi Kim s Under Flag at 4 Karl YOUNG s Myung Mi Kim amp Maureen Owen as of 1993 American Book Review 1993 at 5 References edit a b YU TIMOTHY 2011 Asian American Poetry in the First Decade of the 2000s Contemporary Literature 52 4 819 826 doi 10 1353 cli 2011 0040 ISSN 0010 7484 JSTOR 41472495 S2CID 162194692 via JSTOR Kaufman Marian 2016 12 31 Interview with Myung Mi Kim Bayou Magazine Retrieved 2021 06 08 a b Lee Sueyeun Juliette 2008 shaped like relation suggested like progress Celebrating Myung Mi Kim s Dura In Cross Michael Rippeon Andrew eds Building is a Process Light Is an Element Essays and Excursions for Myung Mi Kim PDF Buffalo P Queue Queue Books pp 9 15 Knowlton Edgar C 1999 Review of Dura World Literature Today 73 2 397 doi 10 2307 40154852 ISSN 0196 3570 JSTOR 40154852 via JSTOR Yu Timothy 2008 Review of Apparitions of Asia Modernist Form and Asian American Poetics MELUS 33 4 219 221 doi 10 1093 melus 33 4 219 ISSN 0163 755X JSTOR 20343516 via JSTOR Yao Steven G 2007 Review of The Ethics and Poetics of Alterity in Asian American Poetry MELUS 32 4 139 141 doi 10 1093 melus 32 4 139 ISSN 0163 755X JSTOR 30029836 Nonfiction Book Review COMMONS by Myung Mi Kim Author Univ of California Press 14 95 112p ISBN 0 520 23144 9 ISBN 978 0 520 23144 3 Publishers Weekly Retrieved 2021 06 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myung Mi Kim amp oldid 1219607327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
