서울대학교 미주동창회 Seoul National University Alumni Association in the USA
Sijo: Korea’s Poetry form (Sejong Cultural Society) by Lucy Park, et. el.
“Winner of the 2023 Buchanan Prize” for outstanding instructional or curriculum publication on Asia (from the Association for Asian Studies)
With only three lines, and 45 syllables, how much can a poet fit within its confines?
The answer is a world of story and emotion.
Sijo, a 700-year-old Korean poetry form, is flourishing in modern-day poetry circles. Writers around the world are composing and publishing sijo, teaching it to classes, and competing with it for prizes.
In SIJO: Korea’s Poetry Form, Sejong Cultural Society’s executive director Lucy Park and writer and educator Elizabeth Jorgensen create a primer for the poet. Written in three sections, their book presents the history of sijo, sample lessons for those teaching sijo, and a chapter of modern award-winning poems with critiques by the experts.
With artwork by Wonsook Kim and contributions from sijo experts including David McCann, Mark Peterson, Seong-Kon Kim, Linda Sue Park, and Kwan-ho Seo, SIJO: Korea’s Poetry Form offers unparalleled instruction and advice on studying, teaching and writing sijo.
About the author Lucy Park
Lucy Park (박종희 의대 69) is one of the founding members of the Sejong Cultural Society, a non-profit organization founded in 2004. As Executive Director, she oversees all programs including the Sejong Music Competition, Sejong Writing Competition, and sijo education programs. She has been very active in teaching about sijo to teachers, students, and adults throughout the US for over ten years. She developed and compiled extensive reference materials on the basics of English sijo writing, sijo samples, and teaching sijo on the Sejong Cultural Society’s website and YouTube Channel. She pioneered the Sejong Cultural Society’s Sijo and Music program, organizing concerts and commissioning composers and songwriters to write sijo music in a variety of musical genres. Dr. Park has been a faculty member of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine for over thirty years. She specializes in pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology and received her M.D. from Seoul National University in Korea.