Sowol Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2010) Winner
Song Jaehak
ソン・ジェハク
Song Jaehak
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-00-00 （Yeongcheon）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Yeongcheon, South Korea (birth) → Daegu, South Korea (current)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, dentist
- Active Years
- 1986-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyungpook National University | School of Dentistry | Department of Dentistry | — | — | South Korea |
Kyungpook National University
School of Dentistry
/ Department of Dentistry
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Kim Daljin Literature Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Sowol Poetry Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2011 | Geumbok Culture Award | — | literature | — | winner |
| 2012 | Yi Sang Poetry Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | Pyeon-un Literature Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Jeon Bonggeon Literary Award | — | — | — | winner |
Kim Daljin Literature Prize
1994
Result:
winner
Sowol Poetry Award
2010
Result:
winner
Geumbok Culture Award
2011
Category:
literature
Result:
winner
Yi Sang Poetry Award
2012
Result:
winner
Pyeon-un Literature Award
2014
Result:
winner
Jeon Bonggeon Literary Award
2016
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ice Poetry Collection
1988 Poetry collectionDescribes the anguish of worldly relationships and the process of overcoming it
Essence of lifeIce imagery
Black
2015 Poetry collectionProbes the nature of the world through the color black, representing death
ColorDeathSenses
Bibliography
- Ice Poetry Collection (Moonji, 1988)
- Salesius' House (Segyesa, 1992)
- Fighting Blue Light (Moonji, 1994)
- He's Touching My Face (Minumsa, 1996)
- Memories (Segyesa, 2001)
- Mud Face (Munye Joongang, 2005)
- I've Acquired the Language of Women (Munhakdongne, 2011)
- Dates (Lyric Poetry and Poetics, 2013)
- Black (Moonji, 2015)
- The Secret of Scenery (Random House Korea, 2006)
- Silk Road: The Road of Life and Dreams (Achim Chaeksang, 2013)
Translations of Works
- PO: 2010 Autumn (Japanese)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Appeals to the senses with imagery and colorSynesthesia triggered by visual cuesCompact languageTranscends contradictions of Western modernism
- Recurring Motifs
- ColorsBodily sensesBeauty of landscapesEssence of life
Legacy
A prominent South Korean contemporary poet known for winning several literary awards. His poetry is praised for combining clinical observations with imagination, emphasizing senses, imagery, and color.