He was jailed for a total of 10 years over two terms for his fight against dictatorship, and he wrote more than 300 of his more than 470 poems in prison. The contact is the Culture and Arts Division, Culture and Arts Team (061-530-5137).
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 · 6 photos
Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju before you go
Contact
Culture and Arts Division, Culture and Arts Team 061-530-5137+82 61-530-5137 — source 1
Full bar = straight-line 1.0 km · Within 2,000 m · straight-line distance · Korea Tourism Organization
Photos: Haenam County Culture and Tourism · KOGL Type 4 (non-commercial, no changes allowed)
Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju in detail
Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju: a guesthouse made from 3 renovated rooms
Since December 2014, 3 rooms of the birthplace have been converted for guests and used as a guesthouse, run by the Kim Nam-ju Memorial Society. The rate is 20,000 won for 1 person for 1 night, and 50,000 won when a family or group of 3 or more uses a whole room. Reservations are taken only through the Daum Cafe 'Kim Nam-ju Birthplace Guesthouse' online.
Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju: a name board and a framed work in Sin Yeong-bok's handwriting
The birthplace has a name board reading 'National Poet Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju', written by Sin Yeong-bok himself. You can also see a framed work with the phrase 'Let us go together, on this road of ours.'
What kind of poet was Kim Nam-ju of Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju?
He was a poet born in Bonghak-ri in 1945 who led the movement against dictatorship. He published poetry collections such as 'Requiem' and 'My Sword, My Blood', and he died on February 13, 1994. source 1
Can I stay at the Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju?
Yes. 3 rooms are run as a guesthouse, and reservations are taken only through the Daum Cafe 'Kim Nam-ju Saengga Guesthouse.' source 2
Who runs the guesthouse at the Birthplace of Kim Nam-ju?
Haenam Min Jeong-gi Housestraight-line 990 m