2026 Virtual Sijo Workshop

Korea, China, Japan: A Shared Legacy of Poetry

We welcome educators, poetry enthusiasts, and aspiring poets eager to explore sijo and broaden their cultural understanding.


Thursday, June 25, 2026

     9AM - 5 PM CDT via zoom

REGISTRATION

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• We welcome educators, poetry enthusiasts, and aspiring poets eager to explore sijo and deepen their cultural understanding.
• Current K–12 educators in the U.S. who attend all sessions and submit all required assignments (a sijo lesson plan and one original sijo written in English) by July 5, 2026, will receive a $100 stipend and a complimentary copy of SIJO: Korea’s Poetry Form.
• Event is free but registration is required to receive the Zoom link and reference reading materials in advance by email.

 

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PROGRAM

PROGRAM

Date Time (CDT) Topic, speaker
Jun 25
(Thurs)		 9:00 AM Welcome & Introduction – Lucy Park
9:15 AM Korean Sijo – David McCann
9:45 AM Chinese Jueju – Daniel Hsieh
10:15 AM Japanese Haiku – Regina Harris Baiocchi
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Sijo in Translation – Mark Peterson
11:30 AM Teaching Sijo in High School – Elizabeth Jorgensen
12:00 PM Lunch
12:45 PM Comparing Sijo & Sonnet – Jinang Kim
1:05 PM Sijo in Elementary School – Jung Eun Lee
1:25 PM Expanding Haiku into Sijo – Chuck Newell
1:45 PM Multilingual Sijo – Lucy Park
2:00 PM Sijo-Inspired Music and Art – Lucy Park
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Editing a Student’s Sijo – Elizabeth Jorgensen
2:45 PM Editing My Sijo – David McCann
3:00 PM Korean History through Literature – Lucy Park
3:30 PM Break
3:45 PM Group Discussion: Writing and Teaching Sijo (Breakout Session)
4:10 PM Group Reports
4:40 PM Q&A and Program Evaluation

Faculties

  • Regina Harris Baiocchi, Haiku Festival, Director, Chicago, IL
  • Daniel Hsieh, Professor Emeritus, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
  • Elizabeth Jorgensen, Kettle Moraine Global School, Wales, WI
  • Jinang Kim, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
  • Jung Eun Lee, MacDowell Montessori School, Milwaukee, WI
  • David McCann, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • Chuck Newell, Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN
  • Lucy Park, Sejong Cultural Society, Glenview, IL
  • Mark Peterson, Professor Emeritus, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT


Participants’ Benefit (Must attend both sessions and submit homework) :

  • Receive reference books
  • Current K-12 teachers in the USA are eligible for a $100 stipend & 6 professional development hours. 

 

Poster

Sponsors and Organizers:

• Illinois Arts Council. Chicago, IL
• Indiana University, National Consortium for Teaching About Asia Coordinating Center, IN
• DB Kim Jun Ki Cultural Society
• Bisco Foundation
• Sejong Cultural Society, IL

 

 

 


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