Bøger af Je-Chun Park

Park Je-chun is a major poet in Korea today. His works are marked by a poetic imagination and a sensibility which draw largely on Korean Buddhist and Taoist traditions, as well as Korean classical literature. Though he is widely read in the Oriental classics and Western poetry, Park's emotions, imagery, and metaphors are uniquely Korean. This volume contains a wide selection of the poems which translate effectively into the English language. Park has published several other books of poems, and has won prestigious literary distinctions, including the Modern Literature Prize.

SF-Consensus is a poetry collection of 80 poems by Park Je-chun. In reading Park's poetry one often gets the impression that he communicates intimately and intensely with nature and the transcendent realm as well as everyday human reality. His poetic prowess often creates esoteric yet gripping imagery, stories and episodes, demonstrating a transcendental spirit which ventures and journeys beyond the temporal. In his poetic work, one finds similarities to magic realist literature.Whatever he imagines and conceives poetically he seems able to embody or evoke in vigorous Korean imagery, sounds and emotions. His poetry is largely marked by far-reaching poetic and metaphysical imagination and contemplation. Also, one can easily perceive how deeply he is involved with and immersed and steeped in poetry-writing.