A LIFE TO EXPLORE
Yun Dong-ju
Begin with the Great Heritage performance “Your Night,” the film Dongju, or a poem, then follow Yun Dong-ju’s life through lectures, handwritten manuscripts, and poetry collections.
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- Variety shows
Your Night — Hwang Kwang-hee & Gaeko (feat. Oh Hyuk)
The Yun Dong-ju performance in MBC’s Great Heritage concert compilation, starting at 3:43. Hwang Kwang-hee and Gaeko perform Your Night with Oh Hyuk. A musical route into the poet’s writing and life, distinct from historical evidence.
Creative work · Music performance
- Movies
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet — official trailer
Plus M Entertainment’s official trailer for Lee Joon-ik’s film about Yun Dong-ju and Song Mong-gyu, added at the owner’s suggestion. A dramatised portrayal, not the full film or historical footage.
Creative work · Official film trailer
- Historical references
Yun Dong-ju: life and writing
A scholarly entry in the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture introduces his life, poetry, and further references.
Historical reference
- YouTube
The books that introduced Yun Dong-ju
Yonsei’s public lecture page explores the books that introduced Yun Dong-ju to readers. Follow the question of how books brought the poet’s writing to a wider audience.
Literary lecture
- Books
Yun Dong-ju’s handwritten poetry and prose — manuscript facsimiles
Minumsa’s publisher page describes a facsimile collection of Yun Dong-ju’s handwritten poetry and prose. For readers interested in the manuscripts as well as the poems; this is a Korean book listing, not a free digital edition.
Poetry & manuscript facsimiles
- Books
Sky, wind, and stars — English poetry translation
LTI Korea identifies the English translation by Kyung-Nyun Kim Richards and Steffen F. Richards, published by Jain Publishing Company in 2003. A route into the poetry in English; lending and e-book access follow the library’s conditions.
Poetry translation · Library catalogue
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