Origin Story Poems

with prompts inspired by Korea's shaman origin story & poetry by Diamond Forde, Tiana Clark & others

This week, I’ve been considering the origin story as a way into poetry. I’ve been deep in research about my current manuscript-in-progress—this week, it includes reading and excerpting the translation of and commentary on Budoji, a lesser-known, sometimes controversial, Korean origin story written by Park Jesang (363-419 CE) during the Silla dynasty. It includes the earliest known origin tales/beliefs of Koreans from 2333 BCE, many of which are rooted in shamanism.

I highly suggest buying & reading Budoji if you are interested in Korean shamanism and/or origin stories. Seo Choi also offers other services and products which you may check out HERE (disclaimer: I have not used any of these services; just sharing for information!).

I’ve included two origin story poems by writers that I love below:

Origin Story: The Father by Diamond Forde

Sonnet for My New Name by Seamus Fey

So, “where are you from?” How did you begin?

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*two more origin poems, several writing prompts based on the poems included here as well as prompts inspired by Budoji.*

Okay! Ready to write?

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