Sowol Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2009) Winner
Pak Hyeongjun
パク・ヒョンジュン
Bak Hyeongjun
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966 （Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province → Incheon
Career
- Occupations
- poet, university professor
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- Dongguk University
- Influenced By
- Oh Kyu-won, Choe Ha-rin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul Institute of the Arts | — | creative writing | — | — | South Korea |
| Myongji University | — | graduate school | Master's degree, Doctorate | — | South Korea |
Seoul Institute of the Arts
creative writing
Country:
South Korea
Myongji University
graduate school
Degree:
Master's degree, Doctorate
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Korea Times New Writer's Award | The Strength of Furniture | poem | The Korea Times | winner |
| 1996 | Dream and Poetry Literary Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2002 | Dongsuh Literary Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Contemporary Poetics Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2009 | Sowol Poetry Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | Yuksa Poetry Award | — | — | — | winner |
Korea Times New Writer's Award
1991
Work:
The Strength of Furniture
Category:
poem
Organization:
The Korea Times
Result:
winner
Dream and Poetry Literary Award
1996
Result:
winner
Dongsuh Literary Award
2002
Result:
winner
Contemporary Poetics Award
2005
Result:
winner
Sowol Poetry Prize
2009
Result:
winner
Yuksa Poetry Award
2012
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Would Now Like To Talk About the Disappearance
1994 poetry collection
timememoryloss
A Mirror with a Scent of Bread
1997 poetry collection
timememoryloss
The Leaves Have Blossomed into the Water
2002 poetry collection
timememoryloss
Dance
2005 poetry collection
timememoryloss
I Cried at Every Thought of It
2011 poetry collection
timememoryloss
The Burned House
2013 poetry collection
timememoryloss
Bibliography
- I Would Now Like To Talk About the Disappearance (1994)
- A Mirror with a Scent of Bread (1997)
- The Leaves Have Blossomed into the Water (2002)
- Dance (2005)
- I Cried at Every Thought of It (2011)
- The Burned House (2013)
- The Pattern of the Evening (2003)
- Hungry for Beauty (2007)
- A Poem for You (2013)
- The Note of Silence (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reinterpreting the tradition of Korean lyric poetry in the most modern way
- Recurring Motifs
- timepast, present, and futurememory and loss of memory
Legacy
Pak Hyeongjun is a prominent South Korean poet and university professor known for reinterpreting the tradition of Korean lyric poetry in the most modern way, with themes centered on time, memory, and loss.
Quotes
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while I was living in Incheon, I felt often as if I was stagnant even though I was endlessly drifting. But I think that was what drove me to write poetry.
Source: Interview (2011)