Song Jaehak
Song Jaehak (the romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea) (Hangul 송재학; born 1955) is a South Korean poet and dentist. Life Song Jaehak was born in Yeongcheon, South Korea in 1955. He studied dentistry at Kyungpook National University and currently works as a dentist in the city of Daegu. He began writing in his teens when he joined a literary club at his middle school and high school. He continued to write and debuted as a poet when the journal World Literature published his poem Eodueun naljjareul seucheoseo (어두운 날짜를 스쳐서 Brushing Past the Dark Days) in 1986. Song's poetry was noted for its emphasis on thought over sentiment. It combined clinical observations of objects and the world with the subjectivity of imagination. He published his first poetry collection Eoreum sijip (얼음시집 Ice Poetry Collection) in 1988, followed by Pureunbitgwa ssauda (푸른빛과 싸우다 Fighting Blue Light) in 1994, Geuga nae ulgureul manjine (그가 내 얼굴을 만지네 He's Touching My Face) in 1997, Gieokdeul (기억들 Memories) in 2001, Jinheukeolgul (진흙얼굴 Mud Face) in 2005, Naeganchereul eotda (내간체를 얻다 I've Acquired the Language of Women) in 2011, Naljjadeul (날짜들 Dates) in 2013, and Geomeunsaek (검은색 Black) in 2015. He