자서 ·······················3
세모 ·······················5
족두리풀 ·····················6
등잔불 ······················7
작천정에 오르다 ··················8
시골 생각 ·····················9
여름밤에 우연히 읊다 ···············11
고아하게 읊다 ··················12
또 ·······················13
산속 정자에서 더위를 피하다 ···········14
기러기 울음을 듣다 ················15
어린 종이 산도화 몇 가지를 꺾어 오기에 병에 꽂으며 그 자리에서 읊다 ···············16
치통으로 부산병원에서 진료를 받고 한가한 틈을 타 여러 노선생들과 함께하다 ············17
또 ·······················18
참령 이단우 대감의 시에 화답하다 ·········19
또 ·······················20
서천 이동연 영감에게 화답하며 ··········21
요양하며 홀로 읊다 ················23
술회 ······················25
또 ·······················26
또 ·······················28
평양 소홍의 시에 화운하다 ············29
우연히 읊다 ···················31
중양절 뒤 달밤에 읊다 ··············32
또 ·······················33
반산에서 김 선생의 수연을 축하하며 ········34
반구대에서 중양절날 포은 정 선생의 운으로 부르다 ·36
통도사 ·····················38
석남사 월하선사의 편액에 차운하다 ········39
화장암 ·····················40
아름다운 모임 ··················42
가을밤 ·····················43
우연히 읊다 ···················44
가을밤에 ····················45
봄을 보내며 ···················46
술회 ······················47
중양절에 작천정을 오르다 ·············48
작천정 편액 시 ··················49
편액을 거는 날 여러 선생과 더불어 읊다 ······51
단옷날 ·····················52
여름날 작천정에 올라 ···············53
또 ·······················54
비에 갇혀 지은 시에 화답하다 ···········55
작천정에 오르다 ·················56
새봄 ······················57
또 ·······················58
눈 ·······················59
술회 ······················60
세모 생각 ····················61
단풍을 감상하며 정자에 오르다 ··········62
승지 김추전 영감과 함께 작천정에서 읊다 ······63
또 ·······················65
또 ·······················66
또 ·······················67
또 ·······················68
문수암에서 어머니 재를 올리고 ··········69
일본 유학생에게 화답하다(추전 영감의 매형) ····70
아름다운 모임 ··················71
경성에 편지를 부치다 ··············72
4월 작천정에 올라 ················73
우연히 읊다 ···················74
박연수 어른의 80세 경사스러운 잔치 시에 차운하다 ·75
술회 ······················77
추전령은 상하이로 가시다 ·············79

부록
이봉선 육필원고 ·················87
옛 서문. 인사동 해사당 편지 ············92
≪천인재지언≫의 서문 ··············95
오병선의 서문 ··················99
종부 인동 장씨 제문 ···············102

해설 ······················107
지은이에 대해 ··················112
옮긴이에 대해 ··················118

『봉선화』는 십 대에 이미 명기로서 시명을 날리고 독립운동가 김홍조와의 열렬한 사랑으로 온 경남 지방을 떠들썩하게 했던 구소 이봉선의 시를 엮은 것이다. 이봉선의 한시를 통해 그가 김홍조와 정태균의 소실로서 각각 어떠한 삶을 살았던가를 짐작할 수 있다. 또한 이봉선이 남긴 두 편의 산문을 통해 그가 30대 이후에 식민지 시대를 거쳐 근현대를 어떻게 살아갔는지, 기생 출신 소실의 삶과 문학 환경은 어떠한 상관관계를 가지는지 등을 살펴볼 수 있다.