Kim Chunsu (; November 25, 1922 – November 29, 2004) was one of the leading South Korean poets of the late twentieth century. He won numerous literary awards and was a professor of Korean Literature. His works have been translated into English, German and Spanish.

Biography

Kim was born in Chungmu (present-day Tongyeong) on November 25, 1922. He studied literature at Nihon University in Japan from 1940 to 1943, at which time he was expelled and jailed for speaking against the Japanese Empire. After his release seven months later, he returned to Korea and taught in middle and high schools. He began to publish poetry in 1946. He joined the faculty of Kyungpook National University in 1965, and became Dean of the Department of Literature at Yeungnam University in 1978. In 1981, he was elected to the National Assembly. Kim died on November 29, 2004.

Works in translation

English

  • The Snow Falling on Chagall's Village (김춘수 시선 <샤갈의 마을에 내리는 눈>)

Spanish

  • Poemas ()
  • Razón de las sinrazones ()

German

  • Blätter des Indong (김춘수 시선집 <인동초>)

French

  • Prélude au poème pour une fleur ()

Japanese

  • 韓国三人詩選 ()
  • 鏡の中の天使 ()

Works in Korean (partial)

Poetry Collections

  • The Swamp (Neup)
  • Flag (Gi)
  • Sketch of a Flower (Kkochui somyo
  • Death of a Girl in Budapest (Budapeseuteueseoui sonyeoui jugeum)
  • Ballad Tone and Others (Tareongjo gita), Cheoyong
  • Selected Poems of Kim Chunsu, Namcheon
  • A Rain-Soaked Moon
  • After Cheoyong
  • The Heartbreak of Cheoyong (Cheoyong danjang)
  • The Sleep Standing Forest (Seoseo jamdeuneun sup)

Academic Works

  • The Morphology of Modern Korean Poetry
  • Understanding Poetry
  • Meaning and Meaninglessness
  • The Countenance of Poetry (Siui Pyojeong)

Awards

  • Second Korean Poets' Association Prize
  • Seventh Asia Freedom Literature Prize
  • Art Academy Prize
  • Culture Medal
  • Inchon Award

Bibliography

Kim Ch'un-Su,

The Snow Falling on Chagall's Village: Selected Poems.

Translated from Korean into English by Kim Jong-Gil. Cornell East Asia Series, 93. Ithaca, NY: East Asia Program, Cornell University, 1998.

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See also

  • List of Korean-language poets
  • Korean poetry
  • Korean culture
  • Society of Korean Poets

References

  • [http://www.peperkorn.de/27info.htm]
  • [http://www.peperkorn.de/27nachw.htm]
  • Translation of two Kim Chun-su poems
  • Essay and additional translations
  • Hughes, Theodore, Review of The Snow Falling on Chagall's Village
  • Obituary from the Korea Times
  • Top Ten Korean Modern Poets Selected from the Korea Times
  • Exhibition Hall (Tongyeong)