Kim Seunghui (; born March 1, 1952) is a South Korean poet,

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Biography

Kim was born in

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

on March 1, 1952. She graduated from Chon-nam Girls' High School. She majored in English Literature at Sogang University in Seoul, Korea from which she later received a doctorate in Korean Literature. In 1973, she made her official literary debut with her poem "Geu-rim sog-ui mul" (The Water in the Painting) when it won an entry in the Annual Contest for new writers held by Kyung-hyang Shin-mun (Kyung-Hyang Daily)."김승희" LTI Korea Datasheet: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Kim is currently a professor of Korean Literature at Sogang University.

Work

The early work of Kim Seunghui is marked by a penchant for formalism, or 'art for art sake' and the poet's utilization of fierce, unabashed language. Her later poetry, however, evolved towards the exploration of quotidian reality and questions of perennial existence in freedom.

Awards

Sowol Poetry Prize The Sowol Poetry Prize () is one of the most prestigious literary awards in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and border ...

(1991)

Works in Translation

* Walking on a Washing Line: Poems by Kim Seung-hee () * I want to Hijack an Airplane ()

Works in Korean (Partial)

Poetry * Tae-yang Mi-sa / Mass for the Sun (1979) * Oen-son-eul wi-han hyeop-ju-gok / Concerto for the Left Hand (1983) * Mi-wan-seong-eul wi-han Yeon-ga / Love Song for the Unfinished (1983) * Dal-gyal sog-ui Saeng / Life Within an Egg (1989) * Eot-teo-ke bakk-eu-ro na-gal-kka / How Can I Get Out (1991) * Bit-jaru-reul Ta-go Dal-li-neun Us-eum / Laughter Flying on a Broomstick (2002) Essays * Sam-sip-sam-se-ui pang-se / Pensée at the Age of thirty-three (1985) * Go-dog-ul ga-ri-ki-neun si-gye-ba-neul / Clock Hands that Point to Loneliness (1986). * Sip-sam-in-ui a-hae-ga wi-heom-ha-o / Thirteen Children are in Danger (1982) Novels * San-ta-pe-ro Ga-neun Saram / The One Who is Leaving for Santa Fe (1997) * Oen-jjok Nal-gae-ga Yak-kan Mu-geo-un Sae / The Bird with a slightly Heavier Left Wing (1999)

References

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