2020 Seoul International Writers’ Festival One-on-One: Garden of Tomorrow’s Language

2020-11-07 / II00000544

This was the fifth session of One on One, a main event of the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020. It was held online on November 7, 2020, with a total of 146 viewers registered in advance to attend the event. One Korean writer and one writer from abroad each read from their works and had a conversation on the theme of “Garden of Tomorrow’s Language.”

Program Book for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020

2020-11-02 / II00000545

This is the program book for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020. Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020 was held online from November 2 to 8, 2020, under the theme of “Writing Tomorrow.” A total of 25 writers from Korea and abroad participated in the festival, and a total of 2,894 people signed up in advance to attend. The program book consists of a set of instructions on how to participate in the festival, a program of events, information on each event, and a list of participants.

Results Report Sourcebook for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020

2020-11-02 / II00000546

This is a sourcebook of reports on the results of the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020. Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020 was held online from November 2 to 8, 2020, under the theme of “Writing Tomorrow.” A total of 25 writers from Korea and abroad participated in the festival, and a total of 2,894 people signed up in advance to attend. The sourcebook includes the results of the festival, information on the composition and operation of the events, information on participating writers, analytical results on surveys of participating writers and the audience, Opening and Closing Keynote Speeches, and related articles.

Poetry Reading II

2020-10-30 / II00000551

Poetry Reading II was the fourth Reading session held as part of the Novel and Poetry Readings at the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2020. It was held on October 30, 2020, and writers from Korea and abroad read their own works. Five writers participated in the event, for which a total of 64 people registered in advance to attend.

Poetry Reading Ⅱ - Audio Clip from the Seoul International Writers Festival 2020

2020-10-30 / II00000561

This is an audio clip of Poetry Reading II, the fourth reading session at the Seoul International Writers Festival 2020. It was held on October 24, 2020, and writers from Korea and abroad read their own works. Seven writers participated in the event, for which a total of 39 people registered in advance to attend.

Audio Clip from the Seoul International Writers Festival 2020 – Fifth One on One Session

2020-11-07 / II00000568

This is an audio clip of the fifth One on One session at the Seoul International Writers Festival 2020. It was held online on November 7, 2020, with a total of 146 viewers registered in advance to attend the event. One Korean writer and one writer from abroad each read from their works and had a conversation on the theme of “Garden of Tomorrow’s Language.”

_List Vol.10

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The theme of _List Vol. 10 is “Poetry of Korea.” Through the three subthemes “Where the Power of the Pen Still Lives On,” “Rediscovering the Self Through Lyricism,” and the “Rise of a Modern Sensibility,” this issue introduces the social context that gave birth to Korean poetry, as well as English translations of works by poets Hwang Tong-gyu, Ra Heeduk, Moon Taejun, Chong Hyon-jong, Lee Seong-Bok, and Jang Jung-il. In addition, this issue features interviews with poet Chong Hyon-jong and novelist Lee Seung-U, Korean publishing trends, coverage of the acceptance of Korean literature overseas, author’s notes by novelist Song Sokze, a spotlight on a literary site, book reviews of fiction/nonfiction/children’s literature, and an excerpt from Oh Jung-hee’s “Garden of Childhood” and introduces steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.60

2023-06-05 / II00001203

The theme of KLN Vol. 60 is “The Face of Climate Grief.” The Cover Feature essays written by experts in different fields, including a writer, a literary critic, and a researcher, discuss climate change as a disaster. The issue also includes an interview with the Featured Writer Ra Heeduk, as well as the English translations of her poems and an essay on her works. The Bookmark section features English translations of Kim Seong Joong’s “Martian Child,” Jeong Ji A’s “The Enemy of Capitalism,” and four poems by the poets Lee Young-ju and Kim Un. The Inkstone section introduces the English translation of the Korean classic “The Tale of Choe Cheok.”

KLN Vol.60 Featured Writer's Photos

2023-06-05 / II00001205

This is the photograph of the KLN Vol. 60 Featured Writer Ra Heeduk.

Interview with Ra Heeduk: Poetry at the End of the World

2023-06-05 / II00001207

This is an interview with the KLN Vol. 60 Featured Writer Ra Heeduk. The interviewer, poet Lee Da Hee, focuses on the ecological trends evident in poet Rah Heeduk’s recent poems as a major topic of discussion and asks questions about the poet’s creative process, sources of inspiration, and the changes in her thematic consciousness. Shedding light on the poet’s attention to the humble beings who are the first to be sacrificed in the climate crisis, the interview prompts the reader to contemplate the vital role that poetry and art should undertake in the Anthropocene.