Korea boasts two poetry traditions, one in Chinese and the other in the vernacular. This little book tries to give the reader the flavor of both traditions: it ranges from the vernacular hyangga and Koryo kayo of Shilla and Koryo, to the Chinese hanshi and the vernacular shijo of Koryo and Choson, and concludes with a selection of modern Korean poems. The poems are presented in chronological order so that the reader can see the two traditions side by side. This book makes no claim to being a comprehensive anthology; it is aimed at the general reader rather than at the scholar. The objective is to give the general reader the flavor of a vast tradition in two languages, to entice him or her to dig into the unplumbed depths of Korea’s rich poetry tradition.