Do Jong Hwan

Do Jong Hwan
Hangeul	도종환
Hanja	都 鍾 煥
Revised Romanization	Do Jong-hwan
McCune- Reischauer	To Chong-hwan
See also : Korean name

Do Jong Hwan (born September 27, 1954 in Ch'ŏngju , Ch'ungch'ŏngbuk-do ) is a South Korean poet and member of parliament .

Life

Do Jong Hwan was born in Ch'ŏngju on September 27, 1954 . Do was a teacher and leisure lyric poet until his wife's death, two years after their wedding, which led him to compose the work You, like a mallow blossom ; a book of poetry filled with heart-rending love poems that earned him critical acclaim and instant fame. After the death of his wife, he realized that life had to go on, even if it was more arduous than death, and therefore tried to enjoy his life more. He acted as chairman of a regional organization of the teachers' union, which had the goal of improving training standards, and he was also a member of an organization that campaigned for democracy . Although he lost his post as a teacher as a result and was even imprisoned, he continued his struggle for justice and a better future.

Do also addresses the problem of the division of Korea by presenting the problems of a single individual in a divided country. With his view of things, he opened up new perspectives for the reunification of North and South Korea.

Work

Korean

Poetry collections

• 고 두미 마을 에서 In Kodumi Village (1985)
• 접시꽃 당신 You, like a mallow blossom (1986)
• 내가 사랑하는 당신 은 You, who I love so much (1988)
• 몸 은 비록 떠나지 만 Even if the body disappears (1989)
• 지금 비록 너희 곁 을 떠나지 만 Even if I leave your side now (1989)
• 당신 은 누구 십니까 Who are you? (1993)
• 사람 의 마을 에 꽃 이 진다 The flowers wither in the village of the people (1994)
• 부드러운 직선 The Soft Line (1998)
• 슬픔 의 뿌리 The Root of Sorrow (2005)
• 해인 으로 가는 길 The way to Haein (2006)
• 세 시 에서 다섯 시 사이 Between three and five o'clock (2011)

Essay collections

• 지금 은 묻어 둔 그리움 The Buried Longing Now (1990)
• 그대 가슴 에 뜨는 나뭇잎 배 The boat made of leaves that floats in your heart (1994)
• 그때 그 도마뱀 은 무슨 표정 을 지었 을까 What expression did the lizard have then? (1998)
• 모과 medlar (2000)
• 마지막 한 번 을 더 용서 하는 마음 The heart that forgives one last time (2000)
• 사람 은 누구나 꽃 이다 All people are flowers (2004)

Children's books

• 바다 유리 Sea Glass (2002)
• 나무 야 안녕 Hello Tree (2007)

Awards

• 2012 - 제 20 회 공초 문학상 ( Kongch'o Literature Prize )
• 2011 - 제 13 회 백석 문학상 ( Paek-Sŏk Literature Prize )
• 2010 - 제 05 회 윤동주 상 문학 부문 대상 ( Yun-Tong-ju Literature Prize )
• 2009 - 제 21 회 정지용 문학상 ( Chŏng Chi yong Literature Prize )
• 2008 - 제 02 회 제비꽃 시 인상 ( Violet Poetry Prize )
• 2006 - 거창 평화 인권 문학상 ( Kŏch'ang Literature Prize for Peace and Human Rights )
• 2006 - 현대 문학 부문 충북 예술상 ( Ch'ungbuk Art Prize in the category of modern literature )
• 2000 - 제 02 회 KBS 바른 언어 상 ( KBS price for correct language )
• 1997 - 제 07 회 민족 예술상 ( National Art Prize )
• 1990 - 제 08 회 신동엽 창작 기금 ( Sin-Tong-yŏp author's grant )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The spelling of the name preferred by the author according to the Korean Literature Authors Name Authority Database: 도종환 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 11, 2014 
2. ↑ 네이버 인물 검색: 도종환 Retrieved August 11, 2014 (Korean)
3. ↑ Author Database of LTI Korea: Thu, Jong Hwan ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 13, 2014 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Do is the family name here, Jong Hwan is the first name.