Publication of Pyeongchang-gun Seniors' Creative Children's Poetry Collection 'Jjille Gashido Nundaraekki Nana'

Creative Poetry Class 'Siwon (詩苑) Stories' with 15 Participants Including an 89-Year-Old Elder
Pyeongchang-gun Health Support Center Operated Elderly Poetry Class Releases Fifth Creative Poetry Collection

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Pyeongchang-gun (Governor Shim Jae-guk) announced that the creative poetry class "Siwon(詩苑)han Iyagi" operated by the Pyeongchang-gun Health Living Support Center held its 5th publication celebration on the 22nd.

The cover of the creative children's poetry collection "Jjille Gasido Nundaraekki Nana" published by the creative poetry class "Siwon (詩苑)han Iyagi" operated by the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Pyeongchang-gun Health Life Support Center. Photo by Pyeongchang-gun Office

Pyeongchang-gun's creative poetry class "Siwonhan Iyagi" consists of 15 members ranging from the eldest elder at 89 years old to middle-aged participants at 54 years old. The poetry collection "Jjille Gasido Nundaraekki Nana," composed of 58 poems by the 15 members of the poetry class, is the fifth poetry collection of the class.

The phrase "Jjille Gasido Nundaraekki Nana," which is also the title of the poetry collection, expresses the love of Kim Gi-seon’s mother, who repeatedly chanted a spell to the elder’s eye afflicted with a stye during Kim Gi-seon’s childhood, a time when he frequently suffered from minor illnesses. This phrase comes from the poem "White Jjille Flower."

Poet Jo Doo-hyun, who runs the poetry creation class, shared his thoughts: “Was there anyone who wasn’t a literary boy or girl during their school days? We grew up nurturing our emotions like that, but the world we faced after graduation was harsh. We were hurt knowingly or unknowingly and experienced pains we couldn’t tell anyone about. Living like that, calluses formed on our hearts.” He added, “I support the beautiful lives shared with poems of my poetry friends, the siwoo (詩友), who are on a journey to find their lost childhood.”