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List Of Korean-language Poets
This is a list of Korean-language poets. Twentieth-century poets Alphabetical list A * An Heon-mi (born 1972) B * Baek Seok (1912–1996) * Bok Koh-il (born 1946) C * Chae Ho-ki (born 1957) * Cheon Sang-byeong (1930–1993) * Cheon Yang-hee (born 1942) * Cheong Chi-yong (1902–1950) * Cho Byung-hwa (1921–2003) * Cho Chi-hun (1920–1968) * Cho Chung-kwon (born 1949) * Cho Mina (born 1960) * Cho Yongmee (born 1962) * Ch'oe Hae (1901–1932) * Choi Jeong-rye (1955–2021) * Choi Nam-son (1890–1957) * Choi Seung-ho (born 1954) * Choi Young-mi (born 1961) * Chu Yo-han (1900–1979) D * Do Jong-hwan (born 1954) E * Eom Won-tae (born 1955) G * Gi Hyeong-do (1960–1989) * Go Hyeong-ryeol (born 1954) H * Ha Seung-moo (born 1963) * Han Yong-un (1879–1944) * Heo Su-gyeong (born 1964) * Heo Yeon (born 1966) * Hong Shin-seon (born 1944) * Hong Yun-suk (born 1925) * Hwang In-suk (born 1958) * Hwang Tong-gyu (born 1938) * Hwang Ji-U (born 1952) J * Jang Cheol-mun (born 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Heon-mi
An Heon-mi (; born 1972) is a South Korean poet. She won the in 2010 for her second poetry collection, ''Ibyeorui jaeguseong''. Biography An was born in Taebaek, South Korea. Due to poverty, she attended vocational high school rather than regular high school. During high school days, she was an active member of the school's literature club, but upon graduation, she had to work as an office clerk for a major company. Then in her late 20s, she attended college by taking evening classes, majoring in creative writing at Seoul National University of Science and Technology. Working by day and writing poems by night, she debuted in 2001 as poet by publishing "Gomgom" (곰곰 Bear Bear), "Hasisi" (하시시 Hashish) and other poems. An's first poetry collection, ''곰곰'' (Bear Bear; 2006), is mainly about her own experiences and daily life. Poems "Oktapbang" (옥탑방 The Rooftop Room) and "Telegraph Lies" () reflect upon her own experience of living in a shabby rooftop room in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chu Yo-han
Chu Yo-han (; 5 December 1900 – 17 November 1979) was a twentieth-century Korean poet, journalist, businessman and politician."Joo Yohan" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: He came from the Shinan Chu clan (). Biography Early life Chu Yo-han was born in Pyongyang, under what was then the Joseon period. He attended elementary school in Pyongyang, and then middle school at the Meiji Academy and Dai-ichi High School in Japan. At that time, his father, Chu Gong-sam, was dispatched to Tokyo as a missionary toward Korean students studying in Japan. Taking this opportunity, he learned European poets and their poetry, and wrote many poems actively in a group with other Korean poets. He was the editor of ''The Creation'' (), the first literary magazine in Korea and was one of the leading figures of the New Poetry movement. When the independence movement staged by Chu and other Korean students in Tokyo failed in 1919, he fled in exile to Shanghai in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Tong-gyu
Hwang Donggyu (; born April 9, 1938) is a South Korea poet, academic professor, and critic, and the eldest son of novelist Hwang Sun-won. Life Hwang Donggyu was born in South P'yŏngan, Sukchon County, Korea, Empire of Japan. During the Korean War he moved to Seoul, South Korea, where he earned a degree in English literature from Seoul National University and completed his graduate studies. His literary career began with the publication of works such as "''October''" (Si-wol) and "''A Letter of Delight''" (Jeulgeo-un pyeonji) in the journal ''Contemporary Literature'' (Hyundae Munhak). Hwang Donggyu is currently a professor of English literature at Seoul National University."김채원 " LTI Korea Datasheet: He has received several Korean literary prizes. Work Hwang Donggyu's early poetry often addresses themes of longing and introspection, incorporating melancholic imagery. His works, such as ''"October" (Si-wol)'' and ''"A Letter of Delight" (Jeulgeo-un pyeonji)'', depict em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang In-suk
Hwang In-suk (; born December 21, 1958) is a South Korean poet."Hwang In-suk " LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Life Hwang In-suk was born December 21, 1958, in Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ..., South Korea. She debuted in 1984 with the poem I'll Be Born as a Cat. As the title of her debut poem suggests, Hwang is deeply interest in society's "alley cats", the lonely, isolated existences of the city, both human and feline. In fact, Hwang admits that she still sets out water and food for the stray cats in her neighborhood. She says that although she never sees the cats she feeds, she enjoys the feeling of returning and finding the dishes empty."Hwang In-suk" Biographical PDF, LTI Korea, p. 1 available at LTI Korea Library or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Yun-suk
Hong Yun-Sook (; 1925 – 12 October 2015) was considered one of the leading Korean female poets of her generation. She is also known by her pen name YeoSa (Beautiful Story). Biography Hong was born in 1925 in Chongju, Heianhoku Province, Korea, Empire of Japan. She lived in Seoul most of her life. Upon graduating from DongDuk Girls' School and Seoul Women's Teachers College (경성 여자 사범학교, 1944), she worked as a teacher for a few years before beginning her studies at the Seoul National University College of Education. She was an active member of the Theater Club at the college, acted as the first secretary, and played many roles on stage as well as writing plays. She was unable to finish her education, however, due to the outbreak of the Korean War.Source-attribution, "Hong Yunsuk" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Hong Yunsuk later served as president of Korean Women Writers' Association (Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Shin-seon
Hong Shin-seon (; born 1944) is a Korean poet. His writing career dates back to the 1960s, when he was active as a modernist poet. During the 1970–80s, his poetry engaged critically with the politics of the time. From the 1990s, Hong's focus shifted to Buddhist thought, and the serial poem ''Maeumgyung'' (마음경 The Book of the Mind), which was written over a period over twenty years, is considered his major work. Biography Hong was born in 1944 in Hwaseong, Gyunggi Province. From a young age he studied Chinese literary classics under the guidance of his great-uncle, and grew up reading classical texts such as ''Samgukji '' (삼국지 Records of the Three Kingdoms). As a middle-school student, he read Kim Naesung's popular detective story ''Main'' (마인 Fiend) and began to dream of becoming a novelist. Throughout his years at high school he read the literary journals ''Jayumunhak'' and ''Hakwon'' and wrote his own stories. Hong has spoken about how this period improved a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heo Yeon
Heo Yeon (; born August 8, 1966) is a South Korean poet and journalist. He made his literary debut in 1991 when his work was published in ''Modern Poetry World''. His poetry collections include ''Buronhan geomeun pi'' (불온한 검은 피 Unruly Black Blood), ''Nappeun sonyeoni seo itda'' (나쁜 소년이 서 있다 A Bad Boy Is Standing), ''Naega wonaneun cheonsa'' (내가 원하는 천사 The Angel I Want), and ''Oship meter'' (오십 미터 Fifty Meters). He also wrote several essay collections, including ''Geu namjaui bibliophily'' (그 남자의 비블리오필리 That Man's Bibliophily) and ''Gojeontamnik'' (고전탐닉 Classics Obsession). He is the winner of the Korea Academic Title Award, Sijak Literary Award, and Hyundae Munhak Award. He has been writing for '' Maeil Business News Korea'' since 2016. Biography Heo Yeon was born in Seoul, South Korea on August 8, 1966. He grew up reading classics in his attic and the local library. He was born to Catholic parents who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heo Su-gyeong
Heo Su-gyeong (; 1964 – 3 October 2018)독일서 눈 감은 허수경 시인…향년 54세(종합2보) was a South Korean poet. Life Heo Su-gyeong was born in 1964 in , South Korea. She majored in Korean literature in Gyeongsang National University. Heo made her literary debut at the age of twenty-three in 1987 at the magazine ' with her poetry, and published her first volume of poetry ''There's Not A Fodder Like Sorrow'' (). In 1992, She published her second volume o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Yong-un
Han Yong-un (; August 29, 1879 – June 29, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. This name was his religious name, given by his meditation instructor in 1905, and Manhae (만해) was his art name; his birth name was Han Yu-cheon. Life Manhae was born in Yucheon in Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province, Joseon. During his childhood, he studied the Chinese classics in a '' seodang''; schools that were widespread during the Joseon period. Prior to being ordained, he was involved in resistance to Japanese influence in the country, which culminated in the Japanese occupation from 1905 to 1945. He lived in seclusion at Ose-am in the Baekdam Temple from 1896. During this period, he studied Buddhist sacred texts and several books of modern philosophy. In 1905 he received the robes of the Jogye Order of monks and in 1908 he went to Japan and visited several temples to study Buddhism and Eastern philosophy for six months. In 1919 he was one of the patriot sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ha Seung-moo
Ha Seung-moo (born October 13, 1963; also spelled Ha Seung moo) is a South Korean poet, Presbyterian minister, seminary professor, and theologian. Early life Ha was born on February 5, 1964, in Sacheon, South Korea. Ha is the grandson of Sir Ha Yeon, who is the twenty-first grandson of Joseon's most notable Yŏngŭijŏng (prime minister). After his basic education, Ha began to read modern literature. He was motivated by a bookseller who visited the school and purchased a series of books on modern Korean literature. Thereafter, readings of Korean literature sparked his interest in writing and philosophy. In this process, Ha began to question humanity and thing-in-itself. During the high school years, Ha's spiritual journey continued. He pursued truth, the meaning of life and humanity in Buddhism, Hinduism and other major religions. In this spiritual journey, he read many western philosophical classics. Ha was influenced by the works of Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung, Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Hyeong-ryeol
Ko Hyeong-ryeol (The romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea) born 1954 is a modern Korean poet. Life Ko Hyeong-ryeol was born in the town of Haenam at the southern tip of Korean Peninsula and grew up in Sokcho, Gangwon Province. After high school, Go passed an exam to become a government employee and worked as a clerk in his township. He made his literary debut in 1979 with "Zhuangzi" which was published in ''Contemporary Literature''. Work Ko is a poet of “peculiar” voice. Calm even as it discusses the history of Korean national division or the author's wish for Korean reunification, his poetic language carries the halting tone of a soliloquy muttered or a conversation initiated with difficulty. Though never exertive, Ko's poetry exudes the strength of compassion and warmth grounded in the poet's own perspective toward the world, which is not that of a distant observer but rather that of a close neighbor who meditates on things as though they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
