Authors
Hwang Gyu-gwan Poet South Korea
Hwang Gyu-gwan was born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do in 1968. He graduated from Pohang Jecheol Technical High School and debuted as a writer in 1993 by winning the Jeon Tae-il Literary Award for “At Jirisan” and eight other poems. He is known for the deep resonance of his poetry in which he displays an attitude of building a worthy life through objects we encounter in our daily lives without resorting to tricks of language. His poetry collections include Cheolsan-dong Post Office, Water Runs its Course, Failure is My Strength, Time to Wait for the Storm, Noon is Coming, Let’s Take the Next One, and the essay collection Living in a World That Has Abandoned the River. He runs the publishing company ‘Samchang(Window to a Life)’
Participation Program
[Writers in Conversation] The Age of Rage
ⓒ Alexander Belov
ⓒ Athul Prasad
ⓒ Francesca Mantovanil
ⓒ Jen Cunnion
ⓒ Pierrick Delobelle
Opening Ceremony