Gwangju Dong-gu Hosts Poem Concert Commemorating the 7th Anniversary of Poet Moon Byung-ran's Passing

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, will hold a poem concert titled "Ripening Loneliness" at 7 p.m. on the 24th at the Dong-gu Humanities Hall to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the passing of the national poet Moon Byung-ran.

This performance, part of the project to discover and document local figures, was prepared to highlight the life and career of national poet Moon Byung-ran and to share his literary world with residents.

Following poet Lee Seong-bu in June, this performance will feature 12 poems by national poet Moon Byung-ran, including "Heonsi," set to music by musician Han Bo-ri, along with video poetry presentations. Musician Han Bo-ri, along with Lee Jin-jin and Oh Young-mook, who have long collaborated on poem concerts, will also perform on stage.

A discussion session exploring the poet's literary world will be held with poet Park Gwan-seo (Secretary General of the Korean Writers' Association) and Professor Lee Dong-soon of Chosun University. For more details, inquiries can be made to the Humanities City Policy Division, Humanities City Planning Department.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "Dong-gu has been continuously conducting projects to share the stories of figures discovered through the Humanities City documentation project with residents," and added, "We hope many residents will show interest and participate in this concert where they can experience the literary world of Moon Byung-ran, who lived in Jisan-dong for a long time and devoted himself to the national literary movement and the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement."

Meanwhile, poet Moon was born in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, and debuted in 1960 with poems such as "Garosu" recommended by Kim Hyun-seung in "Hyundae Munhak" (Modern Literature). Reflecting the times, he devoted himself to national and people's literature based on resistance and critical consciousness, and was imprisoned on charges of inciting rebellion during the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement. His works include "Moon Byung-ran Poetry Collection," "In the Bamboo Shoot Field," and "Theory of Fate."

Dong-gu has been steadily carrying out commemorative projects, including purchasing the house in Jisan-dong where Moon Byung-ran lived during his lifetime and opening it as the "Poet Moon Byung-ran's House" to honor his life and literary world.

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