Join us on Tuesday, March 31, at 8:00 PM ET for a virtual reading celebrating the six finalists for the 2026 New England Review Award for Emerging Writers. Featuring Michael Carson, Joel Cuthbertson, Tom DeBeauchamp, Abigail Dembo, Maja Lukic, & Paul S. Ukrainets.

Suphil Lee Park reads her translation of Lee Okbong‘s poem “Verse of Snow” in both Korean and English. “Verse of Snow” was first published in English as part of the Homage to Korean Women Poets feature in NER 43.3 (2022). English text available here.

Listen to the poem in Korean:

Listen to the poem in English:

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