Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Romanization, Translation, and Glossary ix
4. PART I Our Love, Our Unrelenting Life
5. Heaven 1
6. No Way to Stop 5
7. A Newlywed’s Diary 7
8. Made for Each Other 9
9. While I Mend the Bedding 12
10. How Much? 14
11. Where Will We Go? 16
12. The Han River 18
13. Longing 19
14. The Bar Wagon 20
15. Garibong Market 23
16. Calling for Fingerprints 25
17. English Conversation 27
18. Off to Rot 30
19. Record of My Journey with Men 33
20. Incomprehensible Tales 36
21. Becoming Wise 38
22. PART II Dawn of Labor
23. Bargain Sale 43
24. The Dream of an Apprentice 45
25. Spring 47
26. Sleepiness 49
27. Working on Sunday 51
28. A Hand Grave 53
29. Maybe 56
30. When I Give You Up 58
31. A Real Worker 60
32. For a Peaceful Evening 62
33. Dawn of Labor 64
34. No Other Way 66
35. Sunset 68
36. PART III For a New Land
37. Love 73
38. The Wind to the Stones 74
39. Searching for Food 75
40. Confrontation 78
41. A Song about Leaving 80
42. Am I Drifting? 82
43. Samcheong Reeducation Camp I 84
44. Mother 89
45. A Beautiful Confession 92
46. I Am Nothing Special 95
47. Walls 97
48. Illusions 99
49. Dawn of Labor in Korean 101
50. Glossary 231
51. The Worker-Poet in Mass Culture 241
52. Poet Militant, Poet Inspirational 249
53. About Park Nohae 261
54. About the Translators and Contributor 267