I lived from 1489-1546. I was from North Korea, and am in the Asian category.
So Kyongdok (1489-1546) lived in or near Kaesong, the capital city of Choson (Korea). He was a scholar who managed to avoid political life, not an easy thing to do in those days. A gifted scholar, he spent his life studying and writing in the areas of literature, phonetics and Confucian philosophy. One of his pupils was Korea's most famous female sijo poet, Hwang Chini, a kaesang entertainer (similar to a geisha) in Kaesong. Unfortunately, only two of his sijo have come down to us.
My poetry
- Mind, I have a question for you — How is it you stay so young?
As the years pile up on my body, you too should grow old.3 lines, 2 comments
