Kim Sookhee, Poetry Reciter... Reborn as a Poetry Recitation Performing Artist

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Poet reciter Kim Sookhee announced on the 19th that she officially received a certificate as a certified poetry recitation artist from the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation on the 17th.

After being officially registered as an artist on Naver last August, she achieved successive successes and passed certification not in literature but in the field of poetry recitation performing arts, becoming an officially recognized "poetry recitation performing artist" acknowledged by the government foundation.

This certification was achieved through a three-month evaluation process by the final committee, reviewing her internet and media recognition, her experience as the head judge of three national recitation competitions, a 10-minute recitation promotional interview on MBC TV nationwide broadcast, and her performance records at various events.

Ms. Kim holds the Korea Highest Record Certification Award (1st place multi-award winner in national poetry recitation competitions), the Proud Korean Person Award hosted by the Press Association, and the Korea Character Education Award, and she served as the president of the Seoul Kim Sowol Recitation Association.

Also, as an eight-time national poetry recitation competition champion, she won the grand prize at last year's National English Poetry Recitation Competition, covering a wide range of recitation fields.

The significance of this certification lies in the recognition of Ms. Kim’s pioneering role in the transformation of recitation from a literary event to various performing arts.

Poet reciter Kim Sookhee works as an English teacher at the public Haenam Technical High School (Principal Jo Youngcheon) and is active as a star reciter in Korea. She has completed her doctoral coursework in literary creation and is currently writing a thesis on the works of poet Song Sugwon.

Ms. Kim stated, “I dream of the day when recitation will be separated into recitation studies and established as a formal curriculum. I will continue to approach recitation academically and maintain a research-oriented attitude.”

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