Kim Sung-woo (; born 1934) is honorary poet and journalist of South Korea.
He was born in ,
Tongyeong
Tongyeong () is a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. In 2010, it had an area of and a population of 139,869 people. It is divided into 1 eup (town), 6 myeon (township) and 11 dong (neighborhood). Chungmu city and Tongyeong cou ...
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Keishōnan-dō
was one of the administrative divisions of Korea under Japanese rule, with its capital at Fuzan (present-day Busan). The province consisted of modern-day South Gyeongsang, South Korea.
Population
Number of people by nationality according ...
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Korea, Empire of Japan
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business offici ...
in 1934. He graduated from
Seoul National University
Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...
majoring in politics. He joined the
Hankook Ilbo
''Hankook Ilbo'' () is a Korean-language daily newspaper in Seoul, South Korea. As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.
It was previously published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, however following an embezzlement scandal in ...
and served as a Paris correspondent, Managing editor and standing advisor.
He is a journalist who has served in newspapers for 44 years.
He became the Korea's first
Honorary Poet (
Society of Korean Poets
The Society of Korean Poets () is a literary organization established in 1957. It is the oldest active poetry organization in South Korea.
Every year, the organization awards the Society of Korean Poets Award, and holds the National High School ...
) for popularizing poetry recitation movements. He is also South Korea's only Honorary Actor (National Theater Association of Korea Inc.). Currently, he is serving as a permanent executive director of JEI Culture Foundation.
Awards
*1991 Culture Prize in Seoul
*1992 Korean Culture & Arts Awards
*1996 Order of Merit for France
*1997 Samsung Press Awards
*2010 Tongyeong Culture Awards
*2016 The Bogwan Order of Culture Merit from the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Works list
*1991 Into the Forest of Birch(백화나무 숲으로)
*1994 The age of culture(문화의 시대)
*1997 The Literary Travels Around the World(세계의 문학기행)
*1997 The Music Travels Around the World(세계의 음악기행)
*2000 Intellect travels of Paris(파리 지성기행)
*2007 Life is a question(인생은 물음이다)
*2011 A returning ship(돌아가는 배)
[통영 욕지도에 `돌아가는 배' 문장비 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0002839178]
*2018 Beyond the horizon(수평선 너머에서)
See also
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Si-nangsong
The Si-nangsong () refers to the Korean poetry recitation style, which conveys emotions by memorizing poems.
History
In South Korea, it began to be known to the public through a festival called 'Hurrah for the Poets' in 1967. At that time, many p ...
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Korean literature
Korean literature is the body of literature produced by Koreans, mostly in the Korean language and sometimes in Classical Chinese. For much of Korea's 1,500 years of literary history, it was written in Hanja. It is commonly divided into classica ...
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List of Korean-language poets
This is a list of Korean-language poets.
Twentieth-century poets
Alphabetical list
B
* Baek Seok (1912-1996)
* Bok Koh-il (born 1946)
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* Chae Ho-ki (born 1957)
* Cheon Sang-byeong (1930-1993)
* Cheon Yang-hee (born 1942)
* Cheong Chi-yong ( ...
References
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1934 births
Korean writers
South Korean journalists
Living people
People from Tongyeong