Basic Structure of Writing Sijo
The Sejong Society
The Sejong Society
David McCann, Harvard
Professor McCann Explains and Sings Sijo
Brief Explanation and Examples
Sijo Poetry Website
LESSON PLANS & PowerPoints
Middle School
Sijo: A Korean Poetry Form Lesson Plan
Middle School / High School
Korean Sijo
Sijo - Poems from Korea
Chong Ch'ol -
Korea's Most Famous Poet
The Korean poet Chong Ch’ol (1536-1593 CE) mastered two classical forms of Korean poetry—the kasa and the sijo. The sijo extracts given here reflect Chong Ch’ol's career. Some relate to his experience as an administrator in the government, as he was alternately expelled and returned to office; others deal with his experiences as an ex-administrator, exiled to the countryside. His concern for doing what was right, and his ability to get entangled in partisan politics, caused his career to alternate in this fashion.
Sijo Poetry Contests
1. 2010 Sejong Sijo Writing Competition (open to all pre-college students) from the Sejong Cultural Society in cooperation with Harvard University Korean Instiute http://www.sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/current/sijo.html
2. The Florida State Poets Association includes a sijo category in its contests. For guidelines send an SASE to Donna Dickey Guyer, 1508 22nd Ave SW, Boynton Beach, FL 33426.
3. Sijo Contest at Arizona State Poetry Society guidelines can be obtained from Genevieve Sargent, 1707 N. Sunset Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281.