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내 변방은 어디 갔나
'창비시선' 332권. 한국을 대표하는 세계적인 시인 고은의 시집이다. 시인은 바람 같고 폭포 같은 목소리로 우리시대의 한복판에 서서 시대와 맞서고 시대를 넘어서는 '큰' 시인의 면모를 유감없이 보여준다. 끊임없이 이 세상에 다시 태어나 시쓰기를 꿈꾸는 시인의 모습이 중단없는 갱신과 변화로 과거와 현재와 미래를 잇는 도저한 시정신을 확인하게 한다.
고은 시인은 이미 명실상부 세계적인 시인이다. 매해 빠짐없이 노벨문학상 후보로 거론되는 시인은 최근 들어서도 "우리시대 위대한 시인들의 샤먼", "미묘하고 강렬한 목소리를 가진 세계적인 시인"이라는 상찬을 보탤 만큼 세계시단에 우뚝 서 있다. 그럼에도 시인은 기왕의 성과와 세월에 안주하는 일 없이 여든을 바라보는 나이에도 맹렬한 기세로 놀라운 창작 에너지를 선보이고 있다.
이번 시집에 실린 114편의 시 한편 한편이 모두 "고여 있지 않으려는, 낡아가지 않으려는, 어떻게든 다시 태어나려는 역동성의 증거"이자, "세월이 가도 늙지 않는, 여전히 청춘으로 사는 귀신이 있는 모양"(안도현, 추천사)이라는 생각을 절로 품게 만든다. 그만큼 힘이 넘치는 시들이다.
고은 시인은 이미 명실상부 세계적인 시인이다. 매해 빠짐없이 노벨문학상 후보로 거론되는 시인은 최근 들어서도 "우리시대 위대한 시인들의 샤먼", "미묘하고 강렬한 목소리를 가진 세계적인 시인"이라는 상찬을 보탤 만큼 세계시단에 우뚝 서 있다. 그럼에도 시인은 기왕의 성과와 세월에 안주하는 일 없이 여든을 바라보는 나이에도 맹렬한 기세로 놀라운 창작 에너지를 선보이고 있다.
이번 시집에 실린 114편의 시 한편 한편이 모두 "고여 있지 않으려는, 낡아가지 않으려는, 어떻게든 다시 태어나려는 역동성의 증거"이자, "세월이 가도 늙지 않는, 여전히 청춘으로 사는 귀신이 있는 모양"(안도현, 추천사)이라는 생각을 절로 품게 만든다. 그만큼 힘이 넘치는 시들이다.
233 pages, Paperback
Published July 11, 2011
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About the author
Ko Un
55 books71 followersIn korean: 고 은
Ko was born Ko Untae in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province in 1933. He was at Gunsan Middle School when war broke out.
The Korean War emotionally and physically traumatized Ko and caused the death of many of his relatives and friends. Ko's hearing suffered from acid that he poured into his ears during an acute crisis in this time and it was further harmed by a police beating in 1979. In 1952, before the war had ended, Ko became a Buddhist monk. After a decade of monastic life, he chose to return to the active, secular world in 1962 to become a devoted poet. From 1963 to 1966 he lived on Jejudo, where he set up a charity school, and then moved back to Seoul. His life was not calm in the outer world, and he wound up attempting suicide (a second time) in 1970.
Around the time the South Korean government attempted to curb democracy by putting forward the Yusin Constitution in late 1972, Ko became very active in the democracy movement and led efforts to improve the political situation in South Korea, while still writing prolifically and being sent to prison four times (1974, 1979, 1980 and 1989). In May 1980, during the coup d'etat led by Chun Doo-hwan, Ko was accused of treason and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. He was released in August 1982 as part of a general pardon.
After his release, his life became calmer; however, he startled his large following by revising many of his previously published poems. Ko married Sang-Wha Lee on May 5, 1983, and moved to Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, where he still lives. He resumed writing and began to travel, his many visits providing fabric for the tapestry of his poems. Since 2007, he is a visiting scholar in Seoul National University, and teaches poetics and literature.
Ko was born Ko Untae in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province in 1933. He was at Gunsan Middle School when war broke out.
The Korean War emotionally and physically traumatized Ko and caused the death of many of his relatives and friends. Ko's hearing suffered from acid that he poured into his ears during an acute crisis in this time and it was further harmed by a police beating in 1979. In 1952, before the war had ended, Ko became a Buddhist monk. After a decade of monastic life, he chose to return to the active, secular world in 1962 to become a devoted poet. From 1963 to 1966 he lived on Jejudo, where he set up a charity school, and then moved back to Seoul. His life was not calm in the outer world, and he wound up attempting suicide (a second time) in 1970.
Around the time the South Korean government attempted to curb democracy by putting forward the Yusin Constitution in late 1972, Ko became very active in the democracy movement and led efforts to improve the political situation in South Korea, while still writing prolifically and being sent to prison four times (1974, 1979, 1980 and 1989). In May 1980, during the coup d'etat led by Chun Doo-hwan, Ko was accused of treason and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. He was released in August 1982 as part of a general pardon.
After his release, his life became calmer; however, he startled his large following by revising many of his previously published poems. Ko married Sang-Wha Lee on May 5, 1983, and moved to Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, where he still lives. He resumed writing and began to travel, his many visits providing fabric for the tapestry of his poems. Since 2007, he is a visiting scholar in Seoul National University, and teaches poetics and literature.
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