DMZ Colony

DMZ Colony
AuthorDon Mee Choi
GenrePoetry, prose poetry
PublisherWave Books
Publication date
April 7, 2020
Pages152
Award2020 National Book Award for Poetry
ISBN9781940696959
Preceded byHardly War 
Followed byMirror Nation 

DMZ Colony is a 2020 poetry collection by Korean American poet and translator Don Mee Choi, published by Wave Books. Centered around the Korean War, the book combines poetry with other forms of media, such as photographs, drawings, and oral histories. Its title refers to the Korean Demilitarized Zone between South Korea and North Korea along the 38th parallel north.[1] Choi's third book of poetry, it won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2020.[2]

  1. ^ Choi, Don Mee (April 7, 2020). DMZ Colony. Wave Books. ISBN 978-1940696959.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Don Mee Choi Wins National Book Award for Poetry". Granta. Retrieved 2024-10-27.