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Sijo is a Korean verse form that contains three lines of 14 to 16 syllables each. Each line is broken in the middle with a caesura, and each half line should contain no less than five syllables. A situation or problem is presented in line 1, followed by a development or turn in line 2 and a resolution in line 3.

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Sijo - An explanation with examples by Larry Gross. Includes links to other sijo sites. Korean Sijo Masters in Translation - Translations into English of Korean sijo from poets of the Classical period. Sejong Cultural Society - Sijo Writing Competition - An annual competition. Includes links to sijo sites, sample sijo poems, and an explanation of the form with two .pdf files on sijo by Larry Gross and David McCann. The Sijo - An introductory page by Larry Gross, a leading proponent of writing sijo in English, with some of his poems and links to his several pages on the subject, and an e-mail discussion list on the subject. An Introduction to Sijo - An overview of sijo in the Korean tradition and North American poets' response, by Elizabeth St Jacques, with links to her online sijo magazine, Sijo Blossoms, and other articles. SIJO: A Korean Lyric Poetic Tradition - A Yahoo group that "encourages the writing, discussion and translation of traditional sijo in English." SHIJO - Korean Poetry - A collection of links to Sijo websites, lesson plans, power points, and contests. Some of the links are useful, but many are no longer working. Sijo Structures and Samples - A slide presentation in .pdf format on the structure of Sijo, with examples of classical Sijo and extensive commentary.

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