What resides in the words of poetry
While words are a means of communication, the "language of poetry" reveals aspects of the world in ways that differ from the ones we normally use. In an information-saturated society where even culture is treated as an object of consumption, what exactly is it that resides in the act of reading and writing poetry, and the very words of poetry? This book explores the potential of the "language of poetry" to transform our world from a variety of perspectives, including poets, philosophers, folklorists, and architects. It includes an interview with Jin Eun-young, a leading figure in the Korean contemporary poetry scene who has been a sympathetic supporter of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster; film director Mika Sasaki's account of her stay in Bengal, the beloved land of the poetic saint Tagore; an essay and new poem by poet Sayaka Osaki about poets in leprosy sanatoriums; and philosopher Tetsuya Furuta's discussion of Wittgenstein's theory of language and the understanding of language. (Published by Kokuyo, distributed by Gakugei Publishing, with production cooperation from Kurotorisha)
Table of Contents ■
◉ Introduction: Hope will not come to a world that has lost its poetry Text by Shotaro Yamashita (Editor-in-Chief of WORKSIGHT)
◉ Flowers, stars, sinking ships, and the pain of individuals: Jin Eun-young, a leading figure in the Korean poetry world, talks about the "power of poetry"
◉ A guide to contemporary Korean poetry by Yoo Hee-kyung from the poetry ecosystem in Seoul
◉ Korean culture is so passionate about poetry because it is a land of words. Narrator: Satomi Harada
◉Rain in Bengal, Songs of the Land Mika Sasaki Sketches of the Poet Tagore
◉ The word "words" is also a poem and essay by Sayaka Osaki
◉ Two Poems of Life by Ishigaki Rin and Yoshioka Minoru Text by Hatanaka Akihiro
◉Poetics of Paper: A collection of poems from the perspective of architect and poet Genro Asano
◉ 77 books that poets translate, edit, and interpret to explore words and the world
◉ Searching for the Right Words: A Dialogue with Tetsuya Furuta: Wittgenstein and Understanding Poetry
■Book details ■
Title: "WORKSIGHT No. 21 Words of Poetry"
Edited by: WORKSIGHT Editorial Department (Yoko Research Institute + Kurotorisha)
Art direction: Hiromi Fujita
Issue date: Friday, October 20, 2023
Publisher: Kokuyo
Publisher: Gakugei Publishing
Format: A5 variant / 128 pages
Price: 1,800 yen + tax
ISBN: 978-4-7615-0928-6
Photos by Hiroyuki Takenouchi