像看花一樣看著你

by 나태주, 羅泰柱, 柳亨奎 (Translator)

　　當你徬徨、孤單、忘了如何去愛的時候，
　　他的詩像一個大大的擁抱，療癒你心上的傷，帶你看見幸福的可能。

　　《像看花一樣看著你》這本詩集從IG、推特、部落格等網路平台上，收羅年輕讀者喜愛的羅泰柱詩作精選115首。寫詩60載的羅泰柱爺爺，是韓國國民詩人，又因常寫花草入詩，被稱為草花詩人。羅泰柱在小學任教40餘年，與孩子每天的一來一往，讓他的文字始終真誠，充滿溫暖的人生智慧。最有名的〈草花〉一詩曾獲選為韓國全民最愛的一首詩，收進國小及國中教材，深受讀者的愛戴。羅泰柱2007年離開教職後，重病被醫生宣告不治後痊癒，他重新感受到人生的珍貴與無常，進而在家鄉創建草花文學館，並開辦多項文學獎鼓勵創作人，成為韓國文壇一束溫暖曙光。

　　「我想成為一個有用的詩人。我想為那些在生活中掙扎、疲倦的人，當他們的手帕，當他們的花，當那隻靜靜放在他們肩膀上的手。」──羅泰柱

Genres: Poetry

184 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2015

Reviews

[Miyeonjeong · Rating 5 out of 5]

곱다!

[Magnolia11 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first book that i've read from 나태주. The blue cover is the first edition and then continued by white cover. I read the blue cover, in korean language. Also, i think i've seen this book in some movie scenes, made it quite popular.
There are 3 chapter of poetry, 183 pages in total. Also it has beautiful illustration of nature and people on some pages.
The words on poetry are so beautiful and mostly represent by flowers. Some poetry are about relationship, one's self and life.

One of my favorite poem is:
풀꽃 . 3
기죽지 말고 살아봐
꽃 피워봐
참 좋아

Which i translated for my self as:
"Dont be discouraged and live your life.
Bloom.
That's nice."

I think if you understand korean well, you can get a better understanding of the meaning of this poetry, which could be different if translated. Overall, i enjoyed this book.

[Lan Reynilda · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's really easy to digest for a new korean learner like me. great poems too!

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

(read in korean)

Obviously I am limited by my own language capabilities, and reading a more advanced poetry collection probably would’ve been a catastrophe, but I can’t help but wish there was a little more depth in these poems. I think it is incredibly difficult to write a poem that has equal parts brevity and impact and sadly Na Tae-ju falls slightly short of achieving that.

[gizelle ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book even tho I haven't mastered the language yet. The pieces resonated a lot with me and it also added a lot to my vocabulary. This book holds a special place in my heart as not only was it given as a gift, it is also my first Korean book. Someday I will reread this book without the help of papago.

[Lisa Shin · Rating 4 out of 5]

귀엽고 예쁜 시집.
어린아이들부터 어른들까지 쉽게 읽을 수 있을 것 같다.

이 책의 시들은 연인간의 사랑고백에 쓰이기에 알맞지만, 그 외의 가족, 친구, 자녀들에게 들려주기에도 좋다.

나태주 시인이 초등학교 교사였다는 얘기를 들었다. 그 때문일까,이 책에는 티없이 맑고 순수한, 때론 짖궂고 때론 사랑스러운 어린이들에게 말해주는 듯한 시가 많이 실려있다.

[Liyana Yamin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally finished reading this, a translated Mandarin version of short collection of love poetry. Picked this book up just because I wanted to progress in the Mandarin language. Enjoyed learning the poetry words.

[Ellen TO · Rating 5 out of 5]

文句雖精簡，但確實地能打動人

[patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

“이 가을에” 너무 좋아. Its shortness and simplicity just gives me taylor swift's "all too well 10 min version" vibes.