Ian Haight is a writer, educator, and consultant to students, professionals in education, and schools. As writer, Ian was a co-organizer and translator for the United Nations' Dialogue on Poetry series in Pusan, Korea; was given a Citation for Translation Excellence from the Korea Literary Translation Institute (KLTI); and has won five grants from KLTI, the Daesan Foundation, and the Baroboin Buddhist Foundation to translate, publish, and edit classical Korean poetry and Buddhist literature.Ian is the editor of Garden Chrysanthemums and First Mountain Snow: Zen Questions and Answers from Korea. With T’ae-yŏng Hŏ, Ian is the co-translator of Borderland Roads: Selected Poems of Hŏ Kyun and Magnolia and Lotus: Selected Poems of Hyesim. All his books have been published by White Pine Press.
Ian's own poetry has placed in or won several award contests, including the SLS and Pavel Strut Fellowships, and Atlanta Review and River Styx competitions. His essays, poetry, interviews, and translations have appeared in literary journals and periodicals both in Korea and the United States, including Writer's Chronicle, Barrow Street, Hyundae Buddhist News, JoongAng Daily News, and Prairie Schooner.
Visit Ian's website at: http://www.ianhaight.com/
Hwajin Kang is a
senior at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. Born and raised in Pusan,
Korea, Hwajin came to Bolles as a middle school student for the 7th
grade, and has continued to attend ever since. She is a member of the National
Honors Society; won 2nd place in the state of Florida for Japan’s
national language proficiency exam; earned superior marks in speaking, reading,
and writing for Florida’s statewide Chinese language competition; earned a Gold Certificate in America’s national-level
Chinese Essay writing competition; is a member of Bolles’ Chinese Language National
Honors Society and Japanese Language National Honors Society; and is President
of the Chinese Language Club at Bolles. Hwajin hopes to begin her university studies next year and major in
International Studies, (East) Asian Studies, or (East) Asian Languages. 