Try Your Hand Writing Sijo

A Well-Liked Korean Form of Poetry

By Nadia Giordana - Image by DreamStudio

I mostly write free verse, but when winter drags on for me, I sometimes pass the time writing sijo. It’s a Korean form of poetry (originally meant to be lyrical songs) related to haiku. Another similarity to haiku, sijo is often about spirituality, nature, and love. It usually consists of three parts, 1) an idea…