Giving Voice to the Korean American Community
The Sejong Cultural Society will hold a concert of Korean-themed music on Sunday, February 4 at 2 p.m. with a 4 p.m. reception, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The […]
The Sejong Book Club is a Zoom-based free series designed for the average adult reader to learn more about Korean literature in translation. The next meeting will be a discussion of Sky, Wind, Stars, and Poems (by Don-Ju Yun with translation by Jongho Park) on Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m. (Central), moderated by Sarah Petrovic […]
A day-long virtual workshop on Korean traditional poetry, targeted to teachers of poetry and literature, will be held by the Sejong Cultural Society on Thursday, June 25. Entitled Virtual Sijo Workshop: Verses from Korea, China, and Japan, registration for the free workshop (required) will be open until June 20. Upon registration, participants will receive a […]
The Sejong Book Club is a Zoom-based free series designed for the average adult reader to learn more about Korean literature in translation. The upcoming meeting will be a discussion of Un-Su Kim's novel The Plotters (translated by Sora Kim-Russell) to be held Thursday, July 23, 7 p.m. (Central). The novel describes a dystopian Seoul […]
The Sejong Cultural Society has announced a call for submissions to its annual Korean traditional poetry (sijo) contest. The contest is open to all poets, regardless of age or nationality, and the submission deadline is September 30. Contestants compete for cash prizes. A sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form with a specific structure and syllabic […]
The Sejong Book Club is a Zoom-based free series designed for the average adult reader to learn more about Korean literature in translation. The upcoming meeting will be a discussion of Han Kang's novel The Vegetarian, to be held Thursday, September 24, 7 p.m. (Central). Originally published in 2007, The Vegetarian was translated by British […]
