Sowol Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1987) Winner
Song Sugwon
ソング・スグォン
Song Sugwon
Aliases:
Song Soo-Kwon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-03-15 （Goheung County, South Jeolla Province）
- Died
- 2016-04-04 （South Jeolla Province） age 76
- Nationality
- 韓国, South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- South Jeolla Province
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, teacher, educational researcher
- Active Years
- 1980-2016
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncheon Normal School | — | — | — | — | Korea |
| Goheung Junior High School | — | — | — | — | Korea |
| Sorabol Arts College | — | Creative Writing | 創作文学学位 | — | Korea |
Suncheon Normal School
Country:
Korea
Goheung Junior High School
Country:
Korea
Sorabol Arts College
Creative Writing
Degree:
創作文学学位
Country:
Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ministry of Culture and Information Arts Award | — | — | Ministry of Culture and Information | 受賞 |
| — | Geumho Cultural Foundation Arts award | — | — | Geumho Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Jeollanam-do Culture award | — | — | Jeollanam-do | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Sowol Poetry Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Ministry of Culture and Information Arts Award
Organization:
Ministry of Culture and Information
Result:
受賞
Geumho Cultural Foundation Arts award
Organization:
Geumho Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Jeollanam-do Culture award
Organization:
Jeollanam-do
Result:
受賞
Sowol Poetry Prize
1987
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
At the Temple Gate
1980 Poetry
bitternesssouthern dialects
Dreaming Island
1982 Poetry
regional differenceshistory
Once Again At the Temple Gate
1985 Prose
common people
Bibliography
- At the Temple Gate (1980), Dreaming Island (1982), Mute Porcelain (1984), Bird! Bird! O Bluebird! (1986), Our Land (1988), Even in Sleep I Smile at the Thought of You (1991), Watchman on a Starry Night (1992), Wildflower World (1999), Green Prison (1999), Pacheonmu (2001), Planting a Joseon Plum Tree in the Frozen Ground (2005), A Country Road or a Liquor-Barrel (2007), Magpie food, Once Again At the Temple Gate (1985), Love Folds Its Huge Wings (1989), Journey to the South (1990), Indigo World (1998), Mandala Sea (2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Bitterness as salient sentimentpreserving southern dialects flavordignified masculine identity
- Recurring Motifs
- lives of common peopleregional cultureconsciousness of history
Legacy
Modern South Korean poet emphasizing bitterness, regional dialects, and lives of common people in classical Korean lyricism style.
Quotes
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Bitterness is the most salient sentiment in this Song Sugweon's work; but his poetry emphasizes not the typical sentiment of a weak bitterness giving rise to self-contempt, but rather, within that bitterness, a dignified masculine identity of immanent intimacy and power. He has published many works that succeed in preserving the flavor and style of the southern dialects, designed to inspire the people through a consciousness of history and regional differences.
Source: Korea Literature Translation Institute