Archana Madhavan

Archana Madhavan translates Korean poetry and prose into English. Her past book-length works include Kim Hyun’s Glory Hole (co-translation, 2022) and Amil’s Roadkill (2025). Her translation of Lee Jenny’s first book of poetry Pirowa Padowa was shortlisted for the Granum Translation Prize in 2023 and won the Malinda A. Markham Translation Prize in 2024. She lives in San Jose, California.

2026 Events
New Waves and Unfamiliar Sensations: A Korean-English Bilingual Reading
A World You’ve Never Seen: All About Korean Poetry Culture (Roundtable)