[KS] Re: Korean Poetry/Culture

[Yuh Ji-Yeon]

dear linda,

you might try looking at the poetry of koh junghee, who died in 1989 or so
during a trip to jiri-san. in particular, the poem "sang-han young-hon-eul
we-ha-yuh" ("for a hurt soul") speaks about the spirit's resilience and
vitality under oppression and deprivation. the volume in which that poem
came out (sorry, don't have the title) has an essay in the back that talks
about christian spirituality as  an influence in her poetry.

take care,
ji-yeon

At 10:59 PM 99-01-22 PST, you wrote:
>Dear Members,
>
>I'm doing Ph.D. work on cross cultural comparative literature looking at 
>the genre of poetry as a prophetic power for spiritual healing in 
>cultures that have experienced oppression. Can anyone recommend Korean 
>poets, in particular women who have written about their experiences? I'd 
>like to study the work of a Korean woman who has had some but not all of 
>her work translated. Does anyone know whether or not North Korean poets 
>and their works on this subject MIGHT BE accessible? I am well aware 
>that the chances of this are highly unlikely at this time. But perhaps 
>there's someone out there who has information that could be helpful.
>
>Thanks.
>Linda M. Goddard
>Hannam University
>133 Ojung-dong
>Taejon, South Korea
>        306-791
>Tel: 8242-621-4285
>E-mail: goddard_linda at hotmail.com
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