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Lim Yeong-jo

イム・ヨンジョ

Im Yeongjo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-10-19 (Boryeong-si, Jusan-myeon, Hwangyul-ri, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea)
Died
2003-05-28 age 59
Nationality
South Korea
Languages
Korean
Residence History
Jusan-myeon, Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea → Daedong Commercial High School, Seoul → Biraesa Temple near Daejeon → Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
1970-2003
Affiliations
Korea Poets Association
Memberships
Korea Poets Association, Yukseong Dongin
Influenced By
Shin Dong-yeop, Seo Jeong-ju, Park Mok-wol, Kim Gu-yong, Kim Su-young, Lee Hyung-ki, Ham Dong-seon, Kim Dong-ri, Son So-hee

Education

Jusan Elementary School
Country: South Korea
Jusan Middle School
Country: South Korea
Noted by poet Shin Dong-yeop during school
Seoul Daedong Commercial High School
Country: South Korea
Sera Art University, Department of Creative Writing
Creative Writing / Department of Creative Writing
Period: 1965年入学
Country: South Korea
Studied under Seo Jeong-ju, Park Mok-wol, etc.

Awards

Monthly Literature 6th Newcomer Award
1970
Work: Departure
Organization: Monthly Literature
Result: 受賞
JoongAng Ilbo New Year Literary Contest
1971
Work: Song of the Wooden Hand
Organization: JoongAng Ilbo
Result: 入選
23rd Magazine Press Award (Corporate Newsletter Category)
1989
Result: 受賞
1st Sera Art Literature Award
1991
Organization: Sera Art University
Result: 受賞
38th Modern Literature Award
1993
Result: 受賞
9th Sowol Poetry Literature Award
1994
Work: For the High Place
Result: 受賞
Sowol Poetry Literature Award Special Prize
2003
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Silver Eel Left by the Wind

1985 Poetry Collection

First poetry collection

Erasing the Shadow

1988 Poetry Collection

Reeds Have No Backup

1992 Poetry Collection

House Laughing with Ears

1997 Poetry Collection

Knowing One Island Not on the Map

2000 Poetry Collection

Poet's Hat

2003 Poetry Collection

Shaking Barley Field

1996 Selected Poems

Health

  • Sudden illness
    2003年
    Led to death

Legacy

Recognized as an important poet in modern Korean poetry