(1)Poet Lee Moon-jae’s Memorial Poem for the Itaewon Disaster
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(2)I don’t have a name
(3)I couldn’t hold the flowers because I didn’t know the name
(4)I didn’t smoke because I couldn’t see your face
(5)Who covered your name
(6)What hides your face and why
(7)Who prevented mourning in the name of mourning
(8)We don’t need anyone to tell us
(9)If I could call your name
(10)I met you guys and it was all about the future
(11)If you could share your life and dreams
(12)Our mourning time must have been deep, wide, and high
(13)I’ve finally found a place to put flowers
(14)Our anger should not wither away easily
(15)Now that I’ve got time to burn a incense
(16)Our resolve must not be burned down easily
(17)The first marriage 招魂 should resonate in all directions
(18)Life has to be different, death has to be different
(19)Together, we’re different from here
(20)This is a true child
(21)Praying for mourning, anger into creative practice
(22)This is a true child
(23)I wish you good bye
(24)to raise flowers while calling your name
(25)I hope you live well
(26)I hold flowers for you
(27)Please, I need to live well
(28)I want to make today better and pass it on to future generations
(29)Raise flowers for all of us who have rights and obligations
(30)Lee Moon-jae is a poet who celebrates his 40th anniversary this year. This is the first book of poetry. He is a professor at Kyung Hee University’s Humanitas College
(31)20221113 Yonhap News Agency
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