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Suji Kwock Kim (also S. K. Kim) is a Korean-American-British poet-playwright.


Life

She was educated at
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, the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, Seoul National University and
Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the " SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in th ...
, where she was a Fulbright Scholar, and Stanford University, where she was a Stegner Fellow. Her work has been published in ''
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'', '' Irish Examiner'', '' Slate'', ''
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The Paris Review ''The Paris Review'' is a quarterly English-language literary magazine established in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton. In its first five years, ''The Paris Review'' published works by Jack Kerouac, Phil ...
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London Magazine ''The London Magazine'' is the title of six different publications that have appeared in succession since 1732. All six have focused on the arts, literature and miscellaneous topics. 1732–1785 ''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly I ...
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Poetry London ''Poetry London'' is a literary periodical based in London. Published three times a year, it features poems, reviews, and other articles. Profile Adopting the title of an earlier bimonthly publication which ran from 1939 to 1951, ''Poetry London' ...
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Poetry Review ''Poetry Review'' is the magazine of The Poetry Society, edited by the poet Emily Berry. Founded in 1912, shortly after the establishment of the Society, previous editors have included poets Muriel Spark, Adrian Henri, Andrew Motion and Maurice R ...
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Poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...
'', recorded for
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, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Free Genoa, and Radio Free Amsterdam, and translated into Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, and Bengali.


Music and theatre

Choral settings of her poems, composed by
Mayako Kubo Mayako Kubo (born 5 December 1947) is a Japanese pianist and composer. Biography Mayako Kubo was born in Kobe, Japan, and studied piano at Osaka College of Music. In 1972 she continued her studies in composition with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati a ...
for the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, Chorusorganisation, Koreanische Frauengruppe Berlin, and Japanische Fraueninitiative Berlin, premiered at Pablo Casals Hall, Tokyo in December 2007. Vocal settings of her work, composed by Jerome Blais, premiered at Dalhousie University in
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, and were recorded by the
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(CBC) in March 2007. It was later performed by the Solera Quartet at the Art Institute of Chicago, May 2019, and recorded by WFMT-Chicago. She is co-author of ''Private Property'', a multimedia play showcased at
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(NY), produced at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (UK), and featured on
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Awards

*
The Nation ''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper t ...
/ Discovery Award * Walt Whitman Award from the
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* Addison Metcalf Award from
the American Academy of Arts and Letters The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Its fixed number membership is elected for lifetime appointments. Its headqu ...
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Whiting Writers' Award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard ...
* Northern California Book Award/ Bay Area Book Reviewers Award * Griffin International Poetry Prize shortlistGriffin Poetry Prize biography
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* two George Bogin Memorial Awards from the Poetry Society of America * O'Donoghue Award from Munster Literature Centre, Ireland * Clore Award from Poetry London, U.K. * International Book & Pamphlet Award, U.K.


Works

* ''Notes from the Divided Country'' (Louisiana State University Press, 2003) * ''Notes from the North'' (Smith/Doorstop, U.K., 2022) * ''Private Property'' (multimedia play, Edinburgh Festival Fringe) * "hwajon," "Flight," "Looking at a Yi Dynasty Rice Bowl" (texts for choral compositions by Mayako Kubo, Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, 2007) * "Occupation," "Fragments of the Forgotten War," "Montage with Neon" (texts for compositions for voice and piano by Jerome Blais, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2007 and Art Institute of Chicago, May 2019)


Anthologies

* ''American Religious Poems'', ed. Harold Bloom. (Library of America, 2006) * ''American War Poetry: 1700-2020'', ed. Lorrie Goldensohn. (Columbia University Press, 2021) * ''Asian-American Poetry: The Next Generation.'' (University of Illinois Press, 2004) * ''Backpack Literature,'' ed. Dana Gioia. (Pearson Longman, 2021) * ''The Bedford Introduction to Literature, 13th edition'' (Macmillan, forthcoming) * ''Berliner Anthologie'' (Alexander Verlag, in association with Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, 2006) * ''Best American Poetry 2018.'' (Scribner, 2018) * ''Best American Poetry 2016.'' (Scribner, 2016) * ''Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America.'' (University of Hawaii Press, 2003) * ''Contemporary American Poetry.'' (Penguin, 2004) * ''Contemporary American Poetry in Russian Translation.'' (Dalkey Archive and OSI Publishers, Moscow, 2008, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts) * ''Crossing State Lines: An American Renga.'' (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011) * ''Echoes Upon Echoes: New Korean American Writing,'' ed. Elaine Kim. (Temple University Press, 2003) * ''The Future Dictionary of America,'' ed. Dave Eggers. (McSweeney's, 2004) * ''The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology.'' (House of Anansi Press, Toronto, 2004) * ''Inside Literature.'' (Pearson Longman, 2007) * ''An Introduction to Poetry.'' (Pearson Longman, 2012) * ''The Koreas,'' Charles Armstrong. (Routledge, 2013) * ''Language for a New Century: Contemporary Voices from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond.'' (Norton, 2008) * ''Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century.'' (Sarabande, 2006) * ''Lineas Conectadas: Nueva Poesia de los Estates Unidos.'' (Sarabande, 2006, in Spanish translation, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts) * ''Literature: A Pocket Anthology.'' (Penguin, 2017) * ''Literature: A Portable Anthology.'' (Macmillan/ Bedford St Martin's, 2020) * ''Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing.'' (Pearson Longman, 2019) * ''Love is Strong as Death.'' (Penguin Australia-New Zealand, 2019) * ''A Mingling of Waters.'' (Supernova P&D Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, India, 2008, sponsored by the Kolkata Book Fair) * ''The Paris Review Book for Planes, Trains, Elevators and Waiting Rooms.'' (Picador, 2004) * ''Places of Poetry: Mapping the Nation in Verse'' (Poetry Society/ One World, U.K., 2020) * ''Poet's Choice: Poems from the Washington Post'' (Harcourt, 2006) * ''Poetry: A Pocket Anthology.'' (Penguin, 2014) * ''Poetry For Students.'' (Thomson Gale, 2006) * ''Poetry On Record, 1888-2006: 98 Poets Read Their Work.'' (Shout Factory/ Sony Music, 2006) * ''Poetry 30.'' (University of West Virginia Press, 2005) * ''Roots and Seeds.'' (Hazel Press, U.K., 2022) * ''Staying Human.'' (Bloodaxe, U.K., 2020) * ''To Gather Your Leaving: Asian Diaspora Poetry.'' (Ethos Books, Singapore, 2019)


References


External links


Suji Kwock Kim Website

"Notes from the North"

''The Guardian'' Poem of the Week

National Public Radio interview


* ttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-08-bk-p11poem8-story.html ''Los Angeles Times'' "Drunk Metaphysics"
Profile at The Whiting Foundation

Griffin Poetry Prize biography

Griffin Poetry Prize reading, including video clip

2005 University of California at Berkeley video clip


* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Suji Kwock American poets American dramatists and playwrights of Korean descent American writers of Korean descent Living people Stanford University alumni Seoul National University alumni Yale College alumni Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni American women dramatists and playwrights American women poets Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women