Tuesday, May 06, 2008

News at Eleven: Sijo and gasa (two four-syllable

semantic units of Korean lyric verse) were developed toward the end of the Goryeo Kingdom in the 14th century. The Sijo became increasingly popular as a medium for expressing the sentiments of the people. I present two sijo poems by Yoon Sundo and Hwang Jhini in this space:

from The Korea Times: Traditional Korean Poetry Has Rich History

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