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Ha Seung-moo

河承武　/　は・すんむ

Poet from South Korea

February 5, 1964 (age 62)　・　Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

South Gyeongsang
poet
theologian

My Take

Ha Seung-moo occupies a corner of the cultural map I find quietly fascinating: a South Korean poet who is also a Presbyterian minister, seminary professor, and theologian. I suspect the poetry and the theology feed each other rather than compete. Both are disciplines of attention, attempts to fix the invisible in language. Born in the 1960s in Sacheon and educated at Kosin University, he hasn't chased the flashy metrics of fame, and that appeals to me. Figures who spend a lifetime patiently wrestling with words tend to outlast louder contemporaries. I respect the kind of work that asks to be reread rather than merely noticed.

Overview

Ha Seung-moo (born October 13, 1963; also spelled Ha Seung moo) is a South Korean poet, Presbyterian minister, seminary professor, and theologian.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ha Seung-moo
Name (Japanese): 河承武
Reading: は・すんむ
Born: February 5, 1964 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Dragon
Origin: Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: poet / theologian

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Kosin University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%B3%E6%89%BF%E6%AD%A6

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