I love it when one of my favorite poets writes about another favorite!
photo by Joey Rositano
This week’s post features a poem by Daniel Paul Marshall. Marshall writes about the Haenyeo, female divers from the Korean province of Jeju. The Hangul for the word, (해녀)roughly translates to sea women, and serves as the title for this poem.
When I informed Marshall I planned on featuring this particular poem, he was kind enough to share the following:
The tradition of the Haenyo, the lady divers of Jeju, sometimes mythologized as the mermaids of Jeju, dates back some 1500 years.Their tools, other than their updated wet suits, have not changed. They dive as a group, for safety & socializing. They dive in all weather, all seasons. Their strength & endurance to the elements is astonishing.Their shamanic traditions are dwindling from what i gather, their mean ages is 70 odd & the younger generation is not being trained in this ancient custom.
This poem…
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I did pop over to read Mr. Rositano’s story and poem. It blew me away. Thank you for sharing.
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You’re very welcome. I was happy to share this.
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Thank you for sharing, Robert!
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I was so pleased to be able to share this!
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This is fascinating Robert, links well worth sharing (though unfortunately I couldn’t get Daniel Paul Marshall’s site to load). Thanks for the inspiration!
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I, too, had problems loading the site. If this continues I’ll contact Daniel. Perhaps there’s something he can do at his end.
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Very cool!
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I thought so, too!!!!!!
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Thank you Robert. I lived in Korea ffrom 1974 to 1976 but never got to Jeju. Even then I saw traditions slipping away. The poem was lovely and the whole post was wonderful.
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Daniel has great insight, and his poetry is superb.
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Article and poem both fascinating ! Thank you.
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I’ve been following Jose’s blog for quite some time, and Daniel certainly has an eye for detail and a way with lines. Jeju sounds like a fascinating place to visit.
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I read and commented on Jose’s blog! Wow! Thank you for reporting this, so I could be graced with it, too! 🐚🐟
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*re-posting… autocorrect hasn’t caught up with wordpress yet!
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I admire the way Jose breaks down and examines poems. He’s very insightful.
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I didn’t realize you re blogged this. Thank you as always Bob. Thank you for your interest everyone. Please follow Joey as he doesn’t get much time to blog. He is currently preparing himself for a Tedx talk on Jeju shamanism but after this he told me he’ll be setting time aside to blog. He has some intense stories & a wealth of knowledge about Jeju. Thanks again everyone.
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Thanks for the original post, Daniel. I intend to follow Joey. Much fascinating stuff.
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he’s a cool guy & knows his stuff. i wish i could do more for him.
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