Sowol Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1997) Winner
Kim Yongtaek
キム・ヨンテク
Gim Yongtaek
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-09-28 （Imsil, Jeollabuk-do）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Residence History
- Imsil, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Career
- Occupations
- poet, elementary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1982-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunchang Agricultural High School | — | — | — | — | South Korea |
Sunchang Agricultural High School
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kim Suyeong Literary Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 1997 | Sowol Poetry Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2002 | Sochung Sasun Munhwa Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | Yun Dongju Literature Award | — | — | — | winner |
Kim Suyeong Literary Award
1986
Result:
winner
Sowol Poetry Prize
1997
Result:
winner
Sochung Sasun Munhwa Award
2002
Result:
winner
Yun Dongju Literature Award
2012
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Seomjingang River
1985 poetry collectionA poetry collection depicting rural landscapes forgotten in modern bustle.
rural everyday lifenaturerural community
A Clear Day
1986 poetry collectionGently depicts clear rural days.
everyday lifenature
Sister, the Day is Fading
1988 poetry collectionThe Road to Flower Mountain
1988 poetry collectionLonging for a Flower Letter
1989 poetry collectionYour Daring Love
1993 poetry collectionHowever Crooked the Stage, Let's Play the Drum Right
1996 poetry collectionDepicts the voice of farmers beating protest drums.
protestfarmerspolitical critique
Bibliography
- Seomjingang River (1985)
- A Clear Day (1986)
- Sister, the Day is Fading (1988)
- The Road to Flower Mountain (1988)
- Longing for a Flower Letter (1989)
- Your Daring Love (1993)
- However Crooked the Stage, Let's Play the Drum Right (1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of Jeolla-do dialectTraditional rhythms of Gasa, Taryeong, and PansoriProverbs and colloquialisms
- Recurring Motifs
- CountrysideA leaf of grassMother's hair scentFarmers' everyday lifeForgotten nature
Legacy
His poetry starts from the forgotten in modern life—the countryside, a blade of grass, the smell of mother's hair—offering dignity to rural communities through dialect and traditional forms, with stern censure of urban politicians.
Trivia
- South Korean Buddhist