Ko Hyeong-ryeol (The romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea) born 1954 is a modern Korean poet.
Life
Ko Hyeong-ryeol was born in the town of
Haenam
Haenam (''Haenam-gun'') is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
The capital of Haenam-gun is Haenam-eup (Haenam town).
The economy of the county is based mainly on agriculture, with rice and Kore ...
at the southern tip of Korean Peninsula and grew up in
Sokcho
Sokcho (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city and major tourist hub located in the northeast of Gangwon Province, South Korea.
History
From around the 3rd century to the early 5th century AD, Sokcho was part of Eastern Ye, Do ...
,
Gangwon Province. After high school, Go passed an exam to become a government employee and worked as a clerk in his township. He made his literary debut in 1979 with "Zhuangzi" which was published in ''Contemporary Literature''.
Work
Ko is a poet of “peculiar” voice. Calm even as it discusses the
history of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
The earl ...
n national division or the author's wish for
Korean reunification
Korean reunification is the hypothetical unification of North Korea and South Korea into a singular Korean sovereign state. The process towards reunification of the peninsula while still maintaining two opposing regimes was started by the Ju ...
, his poetic language carries the halting tone of a soliloquy muttered or a conversation initiated with difficulty. Though never exertive, Ko's poetry exudes the strength of compassion and warmth grounded in the poet's own perspective toward the world, which is not that of a distant observer but rather that of a close neighbor who meditates on things as though they are an immediate part of his life. As Ko has aged his work has become even more humble and pure in tone. Ko as often describes the world as full of sorrow and suffering, but his poetry also expresses life with compassion and understanding.
Awards
* 2003 Jihun Literature Award
* 2006 Ilyeon Literature Award
* 2006 Baekseok Literature Prize
* 2006 Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award
* 2009
Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award
Major works
* ''Zhuangzi'' (1979)
* ''Watermelon Field at Daecheongbong'' (''Daecheongbong subakbat'' 1985)(대청봉 수박밭)
* ''Haecheong'' (1987)
* ''How is Seoul'' (''Seoul-eun Annyeonghan-ga'' 1991)
* ''Heavy Snow in Sajinri'' (''Sajinri Daeseol'' 1993)(사진리 대설)
* ''Little Boy'' (''Liteul boi'' 1995)
* ''I Miss a Garden Meal'' (''Madang siksa-ga geuripda'' 1995)
* ''Frost Flower and Snow Buddha'' (''Seong-ekkot nunbucheo'' 1998)
* ''A Sleeping Sister with a Slice of Bread in Her Hands'' (''Ppang deul-go janeun eonni'' 2001)
* ''At Unho Garden Restaurant in
Gimpo
Gimpo (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River (Korea), Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities o ...
'' (''Gimpo Unhogadeunjib-eseo'' 2001)
Essay Collections
* ''A Flower Bloomed in the Poems'' (''Si sog-e kkot-i pieonne'' 2002)
* ''Silver-colored Fish'' (''Eunbit mulgogi'', 2003)
* ''Very Old Poems and Love Stories'' (''Aju oraedoen si-wa sarang iyagi'' 2005)
See also
*
List of Korean-language poets
This is a list of Korean-language poets.
Twentieth-century poets
Alphabetical list
A
* An Heon-mi (born 1972)
B
* Baek Seok (1912–1996)
* Bok Koh-il (born 1946)
C
* Chae Ho-ki (born 1957)
* Cheon Sang-byeong (1930–1993)
* Cheon Yang-hee ( ...
*
Korean Literature
References
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1954 births
Korean writers
Living people
People from Haenam County
People from Sokcho