Poet Kim Hyeong-yeong of 'Hwasal Sipyun' Passes Away Due to Illness

Active in poetry group 'Chilsipnyeondae' with Kang Eun-kyo, Yoon Hu-myeong, Jeong Hee-seong
Awarded Hyundai Literature Prize, Korean Poetry Association Prize, etc... Body donated for research purposes

Elder poet Kim Hyeong-yeong (Christian name Stefano) passed away on the 15th due to a long illness. He was 77 years old.

Born in 1944 in Buan, Jeonbuk, the late poet studied under Kim Dong-ri for novels and Seo Jeong-ju, Park Mok-wol, and Kim Su-young for poetry at Seorabeol Arts University’s Department of Creative Writing. He debuted in the literary world after receiving the Newcomer Award from 'Munhakchunchu' in 1966 and the New Artist Award from the Ministry of Public Information in 1967.

From 1970, he worked for over 30 years at the monthly magazine 'Saemteo'. Around the same time, he formed the poetry group 'Chilsipnyeondae' with contemporaries Kang Eun-gyo, Yoon Hu-myeong, and Jeong Hee-sung, publishing six issues of their group magazine until 1973. They resumed their group activities in 2012 under the new name 'Gorae'.

Starting with 'Patterns of Silence' in 1973, he published various poetry collections including 'Mosquitoes Cry Out Alone', 'When Another Sky Opens', 'Let Me Cry Alone', 'Arrow Psalms', 'Even on the Day Waiting Ends', 'Like the Dawn Moon', 'Low Horizon', 'Inside the Tree', and 'Flowers Opening the Earth'. During his illness, he compiled these poems into a selected works collection titled 'How Much I Dreamed of You'. His literary achievements were recognized with awards such as the Hyundai Literary Award, Korean Poets Association Award, Korean Catholic Literary Award, Yooksa Poetry Award, Gusaeng Literary Award, and Park Doo-jin Literary Award.

He is survived by his wife Jang Sun-ok and sons Sang-myeong and Sang-jo. The funeral is being held at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, with the funeral service scheduled for 8 a.m. on the 17th. His body will be donated for research and transferred to the Catholic University Medical School.

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