Meydan · meydanplace.com
A square called Meydan
Meydan means “square” — an open, public space. True to the name, we are building a place where anyone can walk in, lay out their thinking, and carry each other's reflections further.
Why a square
A square has no center. Instead of someone taking the stage, everyone speaks at the same height. Meydan is not a place for verdicts; it is a place where we learn, together, to ask better questions.
Four corners
People, the world, works, and original writing. The square opens in four directions: reflections on psychology, relationships and ethics; on society, history and collective phenomena; on the characters and philosophies inside films and novels; and the writing of your own that grows on top of all of it.
From inquiry to creation
It doesn't end with reading and thinking. Explore a subject you care about in depth, and then create your own writing on the ground of that inquiry. That is the movement Meydan is built around.
Who runs it
The person behind the square
Meydan is a small square planned, built and run by one person. Sung Yeon-gook writes the pieces on people, the world and works, and reads and edits the drafts members send in before they are published. AI helps with first drafts at times; choosing the subject, making the judgement and writing the last sentence stay with a person.
Contact
Feedback on a piece, corrections, contributions and partnership enquiries are welcome at the address below. Replies come as soon as they are read.