Books by H.C. Kim

Life is all about transitions. Changes. We encounter experiences and peoples, and our life is never the same after that. In his new volume of poems, TRANSITIONS: POEMS, dedicated to three Cambridge University graduates, the poet H. C. Kim beautifully explores wonders in human experiences. Kim's artful skill as a poet is the Impressionistic way in which he is able to capture events, people, experiences, and life. The reader is guided through a life's journey as if in a cinematic experience. Poems come alive and invite the reader into the world of fantasy and poetic empathy. Kim's poems are good for reading at the beach for relaxation as well as for more intense analysis into metaphor, symbolism, and socio-cultural significance. H. C. Kim is quickly becoming not only a commentator on modern life and experiences but also a poetic muse-prophet of possibilities and hope. Those who have enjoyed his other poetry volumes, such as GOING THE DISTANCE: A POETRY COLLECTION and TOTAL DEPRAVITY: POEMS, will particularly appreciate his artful addition to "poetry-in-motion" that is quickly becoming a genre in its own right.

TOTAL DEPRAVITY: POEMS bring together poems that explore love, passion, and human sensuality. The poems highlight sensual beauty in the mundane patterns of daily life and celebrate the beauty inherent in the feminine form. The collection contains metaphoric poems exploring feminine beauty and sensual expression in today's technological devices, such as the USB cord. The following stanzas are from "The Printer on the Table": ---- As wet ink flows Inside her wide-open entrance Buzzing her being The wooden board underneath her shaking in excitement My paper goes into her Deeper and deeper As her finely oiled machinery turns and turns In her constant lubricated state I do it again As she certainly requires more paper I feed my paper into her back Pressing gently ---- TOTAL DEPRAVITY: POEMS guides the reader through a sensual journey to the heights of the seventh heaven and into the depths of total depravity of human experience in aesthetic transparency.

BAT YAM by H. C. Kim is a masterpiece. Adventure fiction with heart and soul. Samuel from America and Pierre from France are joined together in an adventure of a life time as they live in Israel for one year, participating in foreign exchange study. Samuel and Pierre decide that they will experience Israeli culture to the fullest and meet as many Israelis as possible. How can a couple of foreigners who just arrived in Israel who do not have much knowledge of the local language or customs go about doing this? A special operation that involves courage and commitment. Thus, Operation Food Know is born. Samuel and Pierre decide to go out aggressively and invite Israeli women for dinner at their place. It is a complicated operation and Samuel and Pierre work out all the details very carefully. Not without pitfalls, Operation Food Know achieves more than what Samuel and Pierre bargained for. Follow Samuel and Pierre as they seek to break away from their cultural confines and all that they have known in life and dive in head first to experience Israeli culture. Meet the beautiful Israeli soldiers whom Samuel and Pierre meet and try to woo. Experience the exotic foods that Samuel and Pierre have the pleasure of tasting. Become a part of a great cultural experience and social adventure.

Jewish identity. Perhaps, no other socio-psychological phenomena has gone through so many shifts, tribulations, elation, and changes. Jewish identity and experiences have been a source of much intellectual interest and discussion for philosophers and literary geniuses in the history of humanity, such as Hillel, St. Paul, Ibn Ezra, Maimonides, Calvin, Mann, Levinas, Herzl, etc. In this fine tradition and in the class of such geniuses, H. C. Kim has produced a volume of literature that will certainly rank among the most elite in the genre. In JEWISH AND INDIAN AND OTHER STORIES, H. C. Kim explores the complexity of Jewish identities and experiences as someone who has expert knowledge and years of research experience. Kim has held some of the most prestigious scholarships and fellowships in Israel, such as the Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship and the Lady Davis Fellowship, to investigate Jewish experiences, history, identity, and culture. Writing as an informed expert of Jewish studies, Kim proves that he is an expert storyteller as well. Kim interweaves difficult concepts and ideas into the flow of stories and makes the whole reading experience interesting and enjoyable for the reader. The reader will be drawn into the world of the short stories and will vicariously experience them. After reading the book, the reader will certainly understand the diversity and the complexity of Jewish identities around the world far better. And these enjoyable-to-read stories will bring laughter and empathetic sympathy to every reader. Reading the short stories in JEWISH AND INDIAN AND OTHER STORIES will be memorable experiences to treasure. The reader will be sure to read the stories over and over again and be initiated into deeper mysteries of symbolism, metaphor, history, and the psyche of the self.

THE KOREAN SOUL: A COLLECTION OF POEMS by H. C. Kim explores themes and ideas that are of importance to Koreans around the world, such as the current stand-off between South Korea and North Korea. By reading H. C. Kim's poems, the reader will be able to see through the soul of Koreans. These poems are powerful testimonies to collective experiences of a people who boast 5,000+ years of history. There were happy moments, sad moments, tragic moments - but they were all memorable experiences. Powerful ideas explored in the poems include the Korean encounter with colonialism. Insightful verses on power and powerlessness make an important contribution to the spirit of human rights and make the reader a believer in the human potential and will. Those who are suffering will find empathy and sympathy in the common human experience of suffering, captured amazingly in poetry. In 1995, the poet, H. C. Kim, was selected as one of ten Raoul Wallenberg Scholars in a nationwide competition in the United States. The ten scholars spent a year in Israel at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to explore the spirit of human rights and democracy and their importance in the modern world. Kim's poems exhibit a deep social consciousness that stems from that experience.

THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT: A POETIC REFLECTION ON PHILIPPIANS is a poetic commentary on the Biblical book of Philippians. This is fourth in the series: Poetic Reflections on the Bible. In this book, H. C. Kim, the poet-theologian, explores the inner workings of the theology of St. Paul, the Apostle-Missionary. His analysis is insightful, and he makes complex theology accessible to even those who have never taken a course on the Bible. Paul's words and experiences come alive in insightful poems in ways that are relevant to the 21st century. Those from all walks of life and different cultural, social, racial backgrounds will find poems relevant and meaningful for their lives. This poetry book is perfect for personal devotion/meditation or for reading and discussing in a small group study setting in your church or school. The author has been a visiting professor at Asia Evangelical College and Seminary in Bangalore, India, and at Cebu Bible College in the Philippines. And he has given guest lectures in Russia and Indonesia.

BAT YAM by H. C. Kim is a masterpiece. Adventure fiction with heart and soul. Samuel from America and Pierre from France are joined together in an adventure of a life time as they live in Israel for one year, participating in foreign exchange study. Samuel and Pierre decide that they will experience Israeli culture to the fullest and meet as many Israelis as possible. How can a couple of foreigners who just arrived in Israel who do not have much knowledge of the local language or customs go about doing this? A special operation that involves courage and commitment. Thus, Operation Food Know is born. Samuel and Pierre decide to go out aggressively and invite Israeli women for dinner at their place. It is a complicated operation and Samuel and Pierre work out all the details very carefully. Not without pitfalls, Operation Food Know achieves more than what Samuel and Pierre bargained for. Follow Samuel and Pierre as they seek to break away from their cultural confines and all that they have known in life and dive in head first to experience Israeli culture. Meet the beautiful Israeli soldiers whom Samuel and Pierre meet and try to woo. Experience the exotic foods that Samuel and Peirre have the pleasure of tasting. Become a part of a great cultural experience and social adventure.