Ha Sangwook
{{short description|South Korean poet}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Ha Sangwook
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1981|03|21}} (age 40)
| language = Korean
| nationality = South Korean
| occupation = Poet
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
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Ha Sangwook (born 1981 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean poet. He writes short poems based on daily lives. He calls himself "Sipari", an acronym meaning a person who sells poems. He published the bestseller poetry collection Seoul Si (서울 시, Seoul Poetry) in 2013.
Life
Ha was born in Seoul in 1981. He graduated from Konkuk University with a degree in Communication Design in 2009. He started working for Ridibooks, an e-book distribution company, and began posting his poems on Facebook in 2012.Lim, Juha, "He Is Special Just As Much As an Ordinary Person Is : Social Media Empathy Poet Ha Sangwook", the October 2015 issue of Saemteo (샘터), p.15 He sent out his poems through group emails, and received advice to publish them as an e-book.
Ha self-published an e-book poetry collection Seoul Si that was downloaded 30,000 times and owned by more than 100,000 readers in ten days.Eom, Jihye, "You Need to loosen it up a little to follow your dream. – Ha Sangwook, Seoul Si", Webzine Channel Yes http://ch.yes24.com/Article/View/21498 Seoul Si 1 and 2 were published in print in 2003 and became bestsellers.https://book.naver.com/bookdb/book_detail.nhn?bid=15258566
He was also a judge on a Twitter poetry writing competition.Kim, Youngju, "The Status Quo And Possibility of Twitter Poetry, Focusing on Ha Sangwook’s Seoul Poetry, Seoul Poetry 2" "Eomunhak", the 127th issue, Hankukeomunhakhoe (Korean literary society), 2015, p.294 His poems have appeared on cigarette packsKim, Sunghun, "KT&G Time triplicate set renewal" Halla News, (Sept. 21, 2013) http://www.ihalla.com/read.php3?aid=1384959600447476010 and textbooks.Lee, Hyemi, "Finding Genius"-"I am worried if my poems in a textbook become a material for interpretational problems", said Ha Sangwook. TV Report, January 23, 2019. https://www.tvreport.co.kr/1104872
Ha has many nicknames, such as "empathy poet",Jeong, Sangrae, "Culture Day "Jipkon", Empathy Poet Ha Sangwook’s Jipsi Story.", Money S, June 18, 2015) "sense machine", "si (poetry)-pop singer",Lim Juha, ibid p.15 not to mention the most well-known "Anipang poet".Kim, Sung Yun, "Anipang" poet’s poetry went viral online." : "Thanks to the poem "From Anipang", Ha became known as Anipang poet or social-media poet: "It’s been a while/ since we’ve talked, thanks to it, I hear of you". Hankyoreh March, 08, 2013 http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/culture_general/577238.html#csidx62481bee3d4972e97b418c16192db7e)Jeong, Sangrae, "Culture Day "Jipkon", Empathy Poet Ha Sangwook’s Jipsi Story." Money S June 18, 2015, http://moneys.mt.co.kr/news/mwView.php?type=1&no=2015061810008099425&outlink=1#close_kova He calls himself "sipari", an acronym meaning a person who sells poems. He introduces himself as a singer songwriter who writes songs with poems out of superfluousness, and he names his music genre "si (poetry)-pop". He also released his single album "Hoesaneun gayaji (회사는 가야지/ But You’ve Gotta Go to Work)" in 2014.Kim, Hyeongyeong, "Superfluous man who writes and sings : Writer Ha Sangwook", HIM February edition, 2016, p.76)
Writing style
Ha communicates with others through social media by writing short poems based on daily lives including relationships, love, and work.Lim, Juha, ibid. p.15
He became known after his one column poem with 16 characters about a mobile game "Anipang" (Seoroga/ Soholhaennendae/ Deokbune/ Sosikdeukkedwae/ 서로가/ 소홀했는데/ 덕분에/ 소식듣게 돼/ It's been a while/ since we’ve talked, thanks to it, I hear of you) was released. He writes poems that people can read comfortably on the screen of a phone.Kim, Eon, "Seoul Poetry review", Written: In the name of the literature (쓺: 문학의 이름으로) September issue, 2016, p.147
He arranges words in a manner that allows smartphone users to feel comfortable reading his poems and catch them at a glance. "Gomin/ hagedwae/ uri/ dulsai (고민/ 하게돼/ 우리/둘사이/Doubting/ Iam/ about/ youandme)" Congratulatory money: He used wrong spacing of words on purpose for design.Yang, Minyoung,"Don’t Predetermine Your Dream: Ha Sangwook", Science and Creativity (과학창의) November edition, 2016, pp.8–10
His short poems are considered to resemble Haiku.Eom, Jihye, "You Need to Loosen It Up a Little More to Follow Your Dream. Ha Sangwook, Seoul Poetry", Webzine Channel Yes
http://ch.yes24.com/Article/View/21498 For the ‘writer introduction (jakkasogae in Korean)’ section of his book Ha put the photos of him (jakka, the author), a cow (so), and a dog (gae). And for the table of contents (mokcha in Korean), he put a photo of a person kicking (cha) someone else's neck (mok). He also places the title of a poem in the form of "from XX of Ha Sangwook’s short collection of poems" at the end of a poem instead of the front, arousing readers’ curiosity.
Representative works
In his collection of poetry Seoul Si 1 & 2 (2013), Ha gave titles to his poems in the form of "from XX", proving that his poems were about life, based on his own experiences. In the collection, he wrote short poems expressing everyday life, disregarding age, values, religion, regions so that anyone can read and enjoy.http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/product/detailViewKor.laf?mallGb=KOR&ejkGb=KOR&linkClass=&barcode=9788927804093
Hand-drawn pictures of the author are also found in the collection.{{cite web | last=하 | first=상욱 | title=서울 시 | website=aladin | date=January 2, 2013| url=https://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ItemId=23002856 | language=ko | access-date=October 9, 2020}} Si ingneun bam: Si bam (시 읽는 밤 : 시 밤, Night of Reading Poems, 2015) received favorable reviews as it is written about love with a sense of humor, and easily relatable to many. Eoseolpeun wirobatgi : Siro (어설픈 위로받기 : 시로/ Lame Comfort : by Poetry, 2018) is known as a collection of poetry comforting those who are tired of work, relationships, and life.{{cite web | title=대한민국 대표 인터넷서점 | website=YES24 | url=http://www.yes24.com/Cooperate/Naver/welcomeNaver.aspx?pageNo=1&goodsNo=67463833 | language=ko | access-date=October 9, 2020}}
Works
= Poetry collections =
- Seoul Si 1 (서울 시 1 Seoul Poetry 1), Joongang Books, 2013
- Seoul Si 2 (서울 시 Seoul Poetry 2), Joongang Books, 2013
- Si ingneun bam : Si bam, (시 읽는 밤 Night of reading poems) Yedam, 2015
- Eoseolpeun wirobatgi: Siro, (어설픈 위로받기: 시로, Lame Comfort : by Poetry) Wisdom House, 2018
= Essay collections =
- Tube, Himnaelji maljineun naega gyeoljeonghae (튜브, 힘낼지 말지는 내가 결정해. Tube, It's Me Who Decides Whether to Keep the Steam Up or Not., Arte, 2019)
Awards
- Interpark Rookie Award (인터파크 루키상, 2013) Yun, Bitna, Interpark Books, 2013 The Best Book by Segments – Rookie Award announced" Dokseo Newspaper(독서신문) [2013.12.05.http://www.readersnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=44713]
- A Man of the Hour – To Move the Modern Heart – Social Media Poet Ha Sangwook_#001, EBS Culture{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He8WRqW6Bq8 |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=October 9, 2020}}
- "Interview: Unfailing Comfort Given by "Sipari" Ha Sangwook" SBS News, May 3, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005247457|title=[인터뷰]'시(詩)팔이' 하상욱이 전하는 확실한 위로|date=May 3, 2019|website=SBS NEWS}}
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