SijoKorean Poetry
Korea Sijo Association 지음, Mark Arlen Peterson 옮김이 도서는 우리나라 대표시를 영어로 번역한 시집이다. As a gift that we would like to give to everyone in the world who love Sijo, we are truly grateful and happy that the Korea Sijo Association has compiled a collection of Sijo in Korean and English. We will present a great enlightenment to those who have not yet known how deep history Sijo has brought to us, how ysterious a poem that touches their heart it is, and how beautiful a literary work written in Hangeul. We, the Korean Sijo Association, have their roots in a poem called Hyangga in the Shilla Dynasty, about 1,400 years ago, and have properly inherited the legitimacy passed down 700 years ago in the same Sijo form as today. It is the 10th anniversary of the founding of a group of Sijo writers, formed to make efforts to globalize Sijo in the new era of the global village. We are publishing a collection of Sijo in English so that people can read and learn Sijo widely. Our hope is that this book will be widely used so that more people will know 'Sijo' correctly and use it effectively. Of course, we would like to continue to provide a space for people studying Sijo for foreigners. After hearing the news that the Sejong Cultural Society in Chicago, USA, has held the Sijo Contest every year since 2008, and it is developing into a successful contest with over 1,500 participants from all over the United States, our association also had great hopes. We feel infinitely grateful that professor D. McCann, professor M. Peterson, and members of the Sejong Cultural Society are working harder to teach and spread Sijo. To the members of the Korean Sijo Association, who contributed good works to the publication of this book of Sijo and paid a contribution to the publication, Professor Peterson who translated Sijo into English, and the Sejong Cultural Society for helping Americans participate. We hope that this publication of the Korean-English Sijo Collection will fulfill the role of a valuable seed for Sijo to expand its position into a new world culture. We hope that all those who learn and love Sijo will enjoy greater happiness. Thank you.
