Meet Gosan Yun Seondo, the Pinnacle of Joseon Dynasty Poetry Literature

The 20th Gosan Literature Festival to be Held at Gosan Yun Seon-do Historic Site from the 22nd

Gosan Literature Award Ceremony, Poetry Song Concert, Sisi Talk Talk, Poetry Musical, and More

Haenam Gosan Nokudang Main Building Exterior (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 21st that the 20th Gosan Literature Festival will be held from the 22nd to the 24th at the Gosan Yun Seon-do Historic Site.

Gosan Yun Seon-do, a mid-Joseon Dynasty scholar-official and poet, is known as one of the three great poets of Joseon alongside Jeong Cheol and Park In-ro. He is called the pioneer of Korean literature, having played a pioneering role in the development of Korean literature by publishing beautiful and original poems in the Korean script during a time when classical Chinese literature was dominant in the literary world.

Haenam-gun has been holding the Gosan Literature Festival every autumn at the Gosan Historic Site, where Gosan Yun Seon-do's old house is located, to honor his life and literary spirit.

Especially this year, the festival was selected as a representative performing arts festival of Jeollanam-do, offering a variety of events that encompass all generations as a literary festival.

Starting at 7 p.m. on the 22nd, the fusion creative gugak (traditional Korean music) performance "Geomungo, Singing of Five Friends" will be held on the special stage at the Gosan Yun Seon-do Historic Site. On the 23rd, the Gosan Humanities Concert with the winners of the Gosan Literature Award will take place on the outdoor stage of the Ddangkkeut Pilgrimage Literature Museum.

Additionally, a poetry song concert featuring singer Jeong Tae-chun and the poetic painting group Damsso will be held on the special stage at the Gosan Historic Site, delivering a romantic atmosphere of the autumn night.

On the 24th, a youth poetry recitation contest will be held, along with the poetry song performance "Sisi Toktok" with poet Kim Jun-tae, and a poetry song play featuring Woosuyeong Dulsori and Haewon Samulnori group.

Meanwhile, this year’s Gosan Literature Award honored poet Lee Song-hee’s poetry collection "Becoming Another You Before Many of You" in the sijo category, and poet Jo Yong-mi’s poetry collection "Your Beauty" in the poetry category.

The newcomer awards went to poet Jang Su-nam’s sijo collection "Gyeongryeol Biyeoldo" and poet Kim Il-ha’s poetry collection "Dust Cloud" in the poetry category.

Chairman Hwang Ji-woo said, “I hope this event, held to inherit the life and literary spirit of Gosan Yun Seon-do, a pioneer of Korean sijo literature, will be a meaningful time for literary figures and the public to come together, share stories, and learn more about the master.”

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