The Sowol Poetry Prize () is one of the most prestigious

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...

s in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. Established by the publishing company Moonhaksasangsa () in 1986, the prize aims to commemorate the soul of the poetry of

Kim Sowol Kim Sowol ( ko, 김소월; 1902–1934) was a Korean language poet famous for his contributions to early modern poetry. Throughout his life he wrote his poignant poetry in a style reminiscent of traditional Korean folk songs. The most prized ex ...

. The awardees are selected through a two-round process. During the first round various published poems are chosen and evaluated by a selected university professors, poets, literary critics, and editors-in-chief of ''Literary Thought'' (, the literary magazine published by Moonhaksasangsa); readers of the magazine are also polled on their opinions. The selected entries then progress to the second round, in which ten works of poetry are ultimately chosen through rigorous discussion by the judges; the author of the winning poem will receive the grand prize, while the remaining nine poems are listed as runners-up. Every year Moonhaksasangsa publishes a collection of that year's winning poems.

Winners

List of recipients and the poem titles in chronological order.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sowol Poetry Prize, The South Korean literary awards Poetry awards Awards established in 1986