Would you like to read a poem?
Due to record-breaking heat waves and heavy rain, many people took their summer vacation somewhere local or stayed home. During vacation, we often find ourselves making plans to read a poetry book that seems thin and easy. But these plans rather make us experience the ‘paradox’ of finding ourselves immersed in a poem throughout the day. Poems are written based on colorful thoughts and emotions from keen observation with extraordinary eyes to give comfort and empathy to readers to enrich their lives. We can easily find ‘nature and ecology’ as frequently used materials from most influenced poets. Today, we would like to introduce two poems that reflect concerns about the environment and coexisting with other living creatures on this earth and criticisms of the selfishness of humans. “Farewell” by Jeongrok Lee First of all, let’s read a poem by one of the most influenced poets in Korea, Jeongrok Lee, called ‘Farewell,’ which is included in the 11th collection of the poet, ‘There ar...