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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 collection of poetry.
The Sowol Poetry Prize (Korean: 소월시문학상) is one of the most prestigious literary awards in South Korea. Established by the publishing company Moonhaksasangsa (문학사상사) in 1986, [1] the prize aims to commemorate the soul of the poetry of Kim Sowol. The awardees are selected through a two-round process.
Even then, he had outstanding language skills. He was good at English, Japanese, classical Chinese, and, particularly, Esperanto. When his father passed away, he quit his studies and returned home to teach at Osan School. While teaching there, he met Kim Sowol as his student and maintained a close relationship until Kim Sowol died. [3]
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The poems were sung to musical accompaniments chiefly by women entertainers, known as kisaeng. There are two distinct forms: dallyeonche (단련체)and yeonjanche (연잔체). The former is a shorter form in which the entire poem was put into a single stanza, whereas the latter is a more extended form in which the poem is put into several stanzas.
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 ...
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The use of traditional rhythms, furthermore, endows Kim's poetry with the power to engender tension, rage, and laughter. [5] Kim has won several awards in 1986 the Kim Su-yeong Literature Award, in 1997 the Sowol Poetry Prize, in 2002 the 소충사선문화상 Award and in 2012 the 윤동주 문학대상 Award. [6]