Kim Sowol
Kim So -WOL ( born August 6, 1902 in Kusong, P'yŏngan - pukto; † 24 December 1934 in Gwaksan, P'yŏngan - pukto ) was a Korean poet.
- 2.2.1 English
- 2.2.2 French
Life
Kim So -WOL was born on August 6, 1902 in Kusong, P'yŏngan - pukto. He completed his schooling at the Paichai High School in Seoul now and 1923, he enrolled at the Tokyo University of Commerce, but exmatrikulierte again in September of the same year, after the big earthquake in the Kanto region. His career as a poet began officially in 1920, when he published five poems. He was heavily influenced by Kim Ok, leaving behind a life's work, consisting of about 270 poems, 17 of which have been translated. He died on 24 December 1934 in Gwaksan, the homeland of his ancestors.
Kim has contributed greatly to the founding of the early Korean poetry. In the twenties, experienced the Korean literary circle, which were based on the individual publications of its members, the introduction of European literature and the birth of ' modern poetry ' of the three - verse tradition. During this fertile period of modern literature, Kim produced poems that were inspired by folk songs and rooted in traditional rhythms and a unique Korean sensibility. His style was similar to his predecessor Kim Ok and Chu Yo- han, although the poet unique paved the way to new dimension, in poetic content and technology during his long and fruitful career.
Working
Korean
Poetry
- 낭인 의 봄 The spring of unemployment (1920 )
- 엄마야 누나 야 Mama! , Sister! (1922 )
- 가는 길 On the way (1923 )
- 산유화 (山 有 花) Sanyuhwa (1924 )
- 진달래 꽃 Azalie (1925 )
- 초혼 (招魂) War Fallen (1925 )
- 개 여울 rapids ( 1922)
Translations
English
- The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry ( 한국 현대 시선집 ), Columbia University Press ( 2004) ISBN 978-0231111294
- Fleurs d' azalée ( 진달래 꽃 ), AUTRES TEMPS, ISBN 978-2911873676
- Grammar coréenne contemporaine ( 한국 현대 시 ), Comité d'Europe (1991 ) ISBN 978-2908805154