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Kim Hyesoon was born in Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province.She was raised by her grandmother and had tuberculous pleurisy as a child. [2] She received her Ph.D. in Korean literature from Konkuk University [3] and began her career as a poet in 1979 with the publication of the poem "Dead body Smoking a Cigarette" along with four other of her poems in the literary magazine Literature and ...
Kim So-wŏl. Kim Sowol (Korean: 김소월; 1902–1934) was a Korean language poet famous for his contributions to early modern poetry. [1] Throughout his life he wrote his poignant poetry in a style reminiscent of traditional Korean folk songs. The most prized example of this style was "Azaleas (진달래꽃)", the title poem of his sole ...
Sijo (Korean pronunciation: [ɕi.dʑo]) is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged during the Goryeo dynasty, flourished during the Joseon dynasty, and is still written today. [1] Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14–16 syllables, for a total of 42–48: theme (3, 4,4,4 ...
Lee Haein. McCune–Reischauer. Lee Haein. Website. Olivetan Benedictine Sisters. Claudia Lee Hae-in (Korean: 이해인, born 7 June 1945) is a South Korean Catholic nun, poet, and essayist. [2][3] She has sold almost two million copies of her books of poetry and been regarded as "Korea's next contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature." [4]
Gasa (Korean: 가사) or kasa was a form of poetry popular during the Joseon period in Korea. Gasas were commonly sung, and were popular among yangban women. Jeong Cheol, a poet of the 16th century, is regarded as having perfected the form, which consisted of parallel lines, each broken into two four-syllable units.
Yeo Ok. Yeo Ok is often regarded as Korea 's first woman poet. Her poem, the Gonghuin (공후인, 箜 篌 引 "A Medley for the Harp" [ 1] ), is one of only three poems from the ancient Korean kingdom, Gojoseon (approximately 1500 B.C. - 108 B.C.) and the first by a woman. One version of the poem tells how one day at day break as Yeo Ok's ...
Kim So Yeon was born in Gyeongju, South Korea in 1967.She studied Korean literature at the Catholic University of Korea, where she also earned her master's degree. [3] She has taught poetry at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Korea National University of Arts, where a number of her students have gone onto become professional poets.
Born almost a decade before the first Miss Universe contest was held in 1952, 80-year-old Choi Soon-hwa could now make history as the pageant’s oldest ever participant.