2024 Virtual Sijo Workshop
We welcome educators, poetry enthusiasts, and aspiring poets eager to explore sijo and broaden their cultural understanding.
June 20 & 27 (Thursdays)
Click here to fill out Online Sijo Class registration form
Program
Date
Time (CDT)
Topic, speaker
Jun 20
(Thurs)
2:00 - 2:05
Moderator, Lucy Park
2:05 - 2:40
Korean Sijo: Structure and Samples, David McCann
2:40 - 3:05
Chinese Jueju, Daniel Hsieh
3:05 - 3:30
Japanese Haiku, Mark Peterson
3:30 – 3:40
Intermission
3:40 – 4:10
Teaching Sijo in High School, Elizabeth Jorgensen
4:10 – 4:30
Sijo in History Class, Deb Holland, Rush Daly
4:30 – 4:50
Sijo Class for Young Children, Jung Eun Lee
4:50 - 5:15
How to Edit and Improve Sijo, David McCann, Elizabeth Jorgensen
5:15 - 5:30
Q&A, Program Evaluation
Jun 27 (Thurs)
2:00 PM
Moderator, Lucy Park
2:00 - 2:30
Sijo in Translation, Mark Peterson
2:30 – 3:00
Comparing Sijo and Sonnet, Jinang Kim
3:00 – 3:20
Sijo Inspired Music and Art, Lucy Park
3:20 – 3:50
Korean Literature Overview, Bruce Fulton
3:50 – 4:00
Intermission
4:00 – 4:30
Group discussion: writing and teaching sijo (breakout session)
4:30 - 4:50
Report group discussion
4:50 – 5:15
Sijo reading by the winners and Commentaries
5:15 - 5:30
Q&A, Program Evaluation
Click here to download above workshop schedule (PDF)
Faculties
- Rush Daly, D'Evelyn Jr/Sr High School, Denver, CO
- Bruce Fulton, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Deborah Holland, D'Evelyn Jr/Sr High School, Denver, CO
- Daniel Hsieh, Professor, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
- Elizabeth Jorgensen, Arrowhead Union High School, Hartland, 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
- Lucy Park, Sejong Cultural Society & University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
- Mark Peterson, Professor Emeritus. Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, 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
Registration
Online Registration :https://bit.ly/43VFTIZ
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
BISCO Foundation