Midang (미당) (未堂) is the pen name of twentieth-century Korean poet Seo Jeong-ju (서정주) (徐廷柱) (May 18, 1915 - December 24, 2000 ). He was born in Gochang County, Jeollanam-do, and received his primary education in the village seodang. He began publishing in the late 1930s. His influence on Korean poetry stems in part from the anthology The Early Lyrics 1941-1960. According to translator Brother Anthony, he is the founding father of modern Korean poetry. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature.

He was a professor at Dongguk University and was given many literary awards. His works have been translated into a number of languages, including English, French, Spanish, and German.

[edit] Works in English

• Early Lyrics 1941-1960, The Poems by SO Chong-Ju (Midang) (bilingual) Translated and Introduced by Brother Anthony of Taize. 1998. (all the translations in this book are viewable at http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/Sojngju.htm.)
• Poems of a Wanderer by Midang So Chong-Ju, Chongju So, Kevin O'Rourke (Translator), Chong-Ju So. 1995.
• The Early Lyrics of So Chong Ju by Midang, Anthony of Taize (Translator). 1993.

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