Silly woman writes Of murderous prince husband, Thinks she'll be believed. Original photo by: Story-grapher(sang hun kim) (CC) (Can't find a pic, so you get her tomb) Lady Hyegyeong of Korea (1735—1816) was the unfortunate wife of Crown Prince Sado and less unfortunate mother of King Jeongjo. She came from a family that was close, … Continue reading Lady Hyegyeong Haiku
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Korean War Haiku
Flubbing relations With locals won't have bad cons- Boom! Goodbye to Seoul. The Korean War began 68 years ago today when North Korean forces invaded the South. And thanks to Dear Leader Trump, peace has finally returned! Hurray! Why did the war happen to begin with? Well, it's complicated. The abrupt end of the Japanese … Continue reading Korean War Haiku
Park Chung-hee Haiku
"Sure, this cell's dank, but Damn, this economy's hot!" Says jailed student. Today is the 57th anniversary of Park Chung-hee's coup. It was weird going into certain South Korean museums, because there was always a noticeable gap in the political history spanning from the end of the Korean War until the Nineties. It's like the … Continue reading Park Chung-hee Haiku
Kelsey Ehler, AKA The Great Kelsini 