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Twentieth-century poets


Alphabetical list

A *
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 regu ...
(born 1972)


B

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Baek Seok Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik, or Back is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dy ...
(1912–1996) * Bok Koh-il (born 1946)


C

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Chae Ho-ki Chae Ho-ki (; born 13 October 1957) is a modern South Korean poet. Biography Chae Ho-ki was born on October 13, 1957, in Daegu, South Korea and published his first poem in 1988 and since that time has been considered by South Korean critics ...
(born 1957) *
Cheon Sang-byeong Cheon Sang-byeong (; January 29, 1930 – April 28, 1993) was a South Korean writer. Life Cheon Sang-byeong was born in the Empire of Japan on January 29, 1930. He immigrated to Masan, Korea in 1945, after Korea was liberated from Japan. I ...
(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 Mina Cho (; born July 1960) is a South Korean poet, critic, lecturer, and teacher. Mina Cho was born in Seoul in July 1960. She earned Ph.D. in English Literature from Chungnam National University in February 1995. Her doctoral dissertation is ...
(born 1960) *
Cho Yongmee Cho Yongmee (born 1962) is a South Korean poet. She writes poems based on her experience of nature and landscapes through her various senses such as Visual perception, vision, Somatosensory system, touch and hearing rather than using the abstracti ...
(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 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 () ...
(1900–1979)


D

* Do Jong-hwan (born 1954)


E

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Eom Won-tae Eom Bung-hun (born 1955), known by his pen name Eom Won-tae, is a South Korean poet. While fighting against chronic renal failure for 25 years, Eom continued to write poetry that delivers his warm introspection on life and death. His poetic world ...
(born 1955)


G

* Gi Hyeong-do (1960–1989) *
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 ...
(born 1954)


H

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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 S ...
(born 1963) *
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 ...
(1879–1944) *
Heo Su-gyeong Heo Su-gyeong (; 1964 – 3 October 2018)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 B ...
(born 1966) *
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 sh ...
(born 1944) *
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, K ...
(born 1925) *
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 M ...
(born 1958) *
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 Korea ...
(born 1938) * Hwang Ji-U (born 1952)


J

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Jang Cheol-mun Jang Chealmun (; born 1966), is a South Korean poet and writer of children's literature. He was born in Jangsu, North Jeolla Province, and graduated from Yonsei University for Korean Literature, and later from its graduate school. He began his ...
(born 1966) * Jang Jeong-il (born 1962) * Jang Seok Nam (1965) * Jeong Ho-seung (born 1950) *
Jeong Ji-yong Jeong Ji-yong, often romanized in literature as Cheong Chi-yong (; 20 June 1902 – 1950), was a Korean poet and translator of English poetry who "opened a new horizon of poetic possibilities through chiselled expression, tempered sentiments, ...
often romanized in literature as Cheong Chi-yong (정지용) (1902–1950) * Jo Ki-chon (1913–1951) * Jon Kyongnin (born 1962)


K

* Kang Eun-gyo (born 1945) * Kim Chunsu (1922–2004) *
Kim Eon Kim Eon (; born 1973) is a South Korean poet. Biography Kim was born in 1973 in Busan, South Korea. He made his debut as a poet in 1998, with the publication of six poems including ''The Sunflower'' in the journal ''Poetry and Thought''. Kim i ...
(born 1973) * Kim Gi-taek (born 1957) * Kim Gu-yong (Kim Kku; 1922–2001) * Kim Haengsook (born 1970) * Kim Hu-ran (born 1934) *
Kim Hyesoon Kim Hyesoon (; born 26 October 1955) is a South Korean poet. She was the first woman poet to receive the Kim Su-yeong Literature Award, Midang Literary Award, Contemporary Poetry Award, and Daesan Literary Awards. She has also received the Gri ...
(born 1955) * Kim Jeong-hwan (born 1954) *
Kim Jong-chul Kim Jong Chul (; born 25 September 1981), sometimes spelled Kim Jong Chol, is a son of former North Korean List of leaders of North Korea, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il. His younger brother is current Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. His older half-br ...
(born 1947) * Kim Jonghae (born 1941) *
Kim Jong-gil Kim Jong-gil (; November 5, 1926 – April 1, 2017) was an early-modern South Korean poet. Life Kim Jong-gil was born on November 5, 1926, in Andong, Keishōhoku Province (North Gyeongsang Province), Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of ...
(born 1926) * Kim Kyungrin (1918–2006) * Kim Kwang-kyu (born 1941) * Kim Kwang-lim (born 1929) * Kim Kirim (1908-?) * Kim Kyung-ju (born 1976) * Kim Myeong-in (born 1946) *
Kim Myeong-sun Kim Myeong-sun (; 20 January 1896 – 22 June 1951) was a female Korean novelist and poet of the early 20th century. She wrote under the art names Tansil () and Mangyangcho (). Life Kim Myeong-sun was born in Pyongyang, Joseon in 1896. Kim a ...
(1896–1951) * Kim Nam-jo (born 1927) * Kim Nyeon-gyun (born 1942) * Kim Sa-in (born 1956) *
Kim Sang-ok Kim Sang-ok (; March 15, 1920 – October 31, 2004) was a South Korean poet."Kim Sang-ok" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Life Kim Sang-ok was born on March 15, 1920, in Ton ...
(1920–2004) * Kim Sinyong (born 1945) * Kim Seon-wu (born 1970) * Kim Seung-hee (born 1952) * Kim Soo-young (1921–1968) * Kim Sowol (1902–1934) * Kim Su-yeong (1921–1968) * Kim Yeong-hyeon (born 1955) *
Kim Young-moo Kim Young-moo (; 1944 – 26 November 2001) was a South Korean poet, literary critic and translator born in Paju near Seoul. Life Kim Young-moo did his BA and MA from Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public ...
(1944–2001) * Kim Youngtae (1936–2007)Apart from working as a poet, dance critic, and painter, Kim Youngtae also actively worked as a music and theatre critic. He first began his career as a critic as a music critic. He was enormously interested in classical music and had a collection of over 1,400 LPs. In 1967, he established a music fan club organization and actively participated in addition to writing his own collection of music criticism. In 1966, he participated in the ''Jayu geukjang'' (Freedom Theatre) collective and was active as a theatre critic for around ten years. See the Naver Encyclopedia of Korean Culture’s entry on Kim Youngtae. https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2459866&cid=46666&categoryId=46666 Lee, Junsam, and Juyeong Lee. “Kim Youngtae: A ‘Full Range Artist’ That Encompasses Diverse Genres.” ''Yonhap News'', 12 July 2007. https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0001694234 *
Kim Yeong-nang Kim Yeong-nang (January 16, 1903 – September 29, 1950) was a Koreans, Korean writer from Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, in present-day South Korea, where he spent most of his life. He participated in the Korean independence movement and ...
(1903–1950) * Kwak Jae-gu (born 1954) * Ko Chang-soo (born 1934) *
Ko Un Ko Un (; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in ...
(born 1933) * Ko Hyeong-ryeol (born 1954) *
Ku Sang Ku Sang (; September 16, 1919 – May 11, 2004) was a Korean poet, considered one of Korea's most respected and trusted poets. Life Ku Sang was born in Keijō (Seoul), Keiki Province, Korea, Empire of Japan. He was raised in Wonsan, Kankyōna ...
(1919–2004)


L

* Lee Hae-in (born 1945) * Lee Hyeonggi (1933–2005) * Lee Hye-gyeong (born 1960) * Lee Jangwook (born 1968) * Lee Jenny (born 1972) * Lee Seong-bok (born 1952) * Lee SungBoo (1942–2012) *
Lee Yuksa Yi Wŏllok (; May 18, 1904 – January 16, 1944), better known by his art name Yi Yuksa (), was a Korean poet and independence activist. As one of his country's most famous poets, he and his works symbolize the spirit of the anti-Japanese ...
(1904–1944) * Lee Yuntaek (born 1952) * Lee Ze-ha (born 1937)


M

* Ma Jonggi (born 1939) * Moon Chung-hee (born 1947) * Moh Yoon-sook (1910–1990) *
Moon Deoksu Moon Deoksu (; December 8, 1928 – March 13, 2020) was a South Korean poet. Biography Moon Deoksu was born December 8, 1928, in Haman County Keishōnan Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan. Moon graduated from Hongik U ...
(born 1928) * Moon Taejun (born 1970)


N

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Noh Cheonmyeong Noh Cheonmyeong (; September 2, 1912 – December 10, 1957) was an early-modern South Korean poet. Biography Noh Cheonmyeong was born on September 2, 1912, in Kōkai Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan. In 1934 Noh gra ...
(1912–1957)


O

* Oh Kyu Won (1947–2007) * Oh Sae-Young (born 1942) * Oh Takbeon (born 1943)


P

* Pak Tu-jin (1916–1998) * Park Hee-Jin (1931–2015) * Park In-hwan (1926–1956) *
Park Jaesam Park Jaesam (; April 10, 1933 – June 8, 1997) was a South Korean poet. Life Park Jaesam was born on April 10, 1933, in Japan. Park attended Korea University, but dropped out. He worked as a reporter for the Daehan-Ilbo and an Editor of the H ...
(1933–1997) * Park Jeong-dae (born 1965) *
Park Nam-su A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. N ...
(1918–1994) *
Park Mok-wol Pak Mok-wol (, 6 January 1916 – 24 March 1978) was an influential Korean poet and academic. Personal life He was born Pak Yeongjong on January 6, 1916, in Moryang Village, Seo-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South ...
(1916–1978) * Ynhui Park (born 1930) * Park Yong-rae (1925–1980) * Park Young-geun (1958–2006)


R

* Ra Hee-Duk (born 1966)


S

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Seo Jeong-ju Seo Jeong-ju (; May 18, 1915 – December 24, 2000) was a Korean poet and academic who wrote under the art name Midang (). He is widely considered one of the best poets in twentieth-century Korean literature and was nominated five times for t ...
(" Midang") (1915–2000) * Seung-Moo Ha (born 1964) * Shin Kyeong-nim (born 1936) * Shin Yong-Mok (born 1974) * Sung Chan-gyeong (1930–2013)


W

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Wonhyo Wŏnhyo (; ; 617 – 686, meaning: "Dawnbreak") was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism.Muller, Charles元曉 Wonhyo, ''Digital Dictionary of Buddhism'' ...
(617–686)


Y

* Yi Geun-hwa (born 1976) * Yi Ho-woo (1912–1970) *
Yi Sang Kim Haegyŏng (; September 23, 1910 – April 17, 1937), also known by his art name Yi Sang (), was a writer and poet who lived in Korea under Japanese rule. Although he was a poet, he did not receive specialized education in Korean language or ...
(1910–1937) *
Yi Sang-hwa Yi Sang-hwa (; also Lee Sang-hwa; 1901–1943) was a Korean nationalist poet active in the resistance to Japanese rule."Lee Sangwha" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Biography Yi Sang-hwa, who sometimes publis ...
(1901–1943) * Yu Anjin (born 1941) *
Yu Chi-hwan Yu Chi-hwan (; 1908–1967), also known by his art name Cheongma (), was a leading twentieth-century Korean poet.”Yoo Chi-hwan" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Biography Yu was born in South Gyeongsang Provin ...
(1908–1967) * Yoo Yeong (1917–2002) *
Yun Dong-ju Yun Dong-ju or Yoon Dong-ju (, ; 30 December 1917 – 16 February 1945) was a Korean poet. He is known for his lyric poetry, lyric poetries and for his poems dedicated to the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan. Yun was b ...
(1917–1945)


Chronological list


1970s

* Yi Geun-hwa (born 1976) * Kim Kyung-ju (born 1976) * Shin Yong-Mok (born 1974) *
Kim Eon Kim Eon (; born 1973) is a South Korean poet. Biography Kim was born in 1973 in Busan, South Korea. He made his debut as a poet in 1998, with the publication of six poems including ''The Sunflower'' in the journal ''Poetry and Thought''. Kim i ...
(born 1973) * Kim Seon-wu (born 1970) * Moon Taejun (born 1970) *
Han Kang Han Kang (; born 27 November 1970) is a South Korean writer. From 2007 to 2018, she taught creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Han rose to international prominence for her novel ''The Vegetarian'', which became the first Kore ...
(born 1970)


1960s

* Lee Jangwook (born 1968) * Ra Hee-Duk (born 1966) *
Jang Cheol-mun Jang Chealmun (; born 1966), is a South Korean poet and writer of children's literature. He was born in Jangsu, North Jeolla Province, and graduated from Yonsei University for Korean Literature, and later from its graduate school. He began his ...
(born 1966) * Park Jeong-dae (born 1965) * Jang Seok Nam (born 1965) * Seung-Moo Ha (born 1964) *
Heo Su-gyeong Heo Su-gyeong (; 1964 – 3 October 2018)Ha Seung-moo (born 1963) * Jang Jeong-il (born 1962) * Jon Kyongnin (born 1962) * Choi Young-mi (born 1961) * Gi Hyeong-do (1960–1989) * Lee Hye-gyeong (born 1960)


1950s

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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 M ...
(1958) * Park Young-geun (1958–2006) * Kim Gi-taek (born 1957) *
Chae Ho-ki Chae Ho-ki (; born 13 October 1957) is a modern South Korean poet. Biography Chae Ho-ki was born on October 13, 1957, in Daegu, South Korea and published his first poem in 1988 and since that time has been considered by South Korean critics ...
(born 1957) * Kim Sa-in (born 1956) * Kim Yeong-hyeon (born 1955) * Choi Jeong-rye (born 1955) * Do Jong-hwan (born 1954) * Kim Jeong-hwan (born 1954) * Kwak Jae-gu (born 1954) *
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 ...
(born 1954) * Lee Seong-bok (born 1952) * Hwang Ji-U (born 1952) * Kim Seung-hee (born 1952) * Lee Yuntaek (born 1952) * Jeong Ho-seung (born 1950)


1940s

* Cho Chung-kwon (born 1949) * Park Hee-Jin (born 1947) *
Kim Jong-chul Kim Jong Chul (; born 25 September 1981), sometimes spelled Kim Jong Chol, is a son of former North Korean List of leaders of North Korea, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il. His younger brother is current Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. His older half-br ...
(born 1947) * Moon Chung-hee (born 1947) * Oh Kyu Won (born 1947) * Bok Koh-il (born 1946) * Kim Myeong-in (born 1946) * Kim Sinyong (born 1945) * Kang Eun-gyo (born 1945) *
Cheon Sang-byeong Cheon Sang-byeong (; January 29, 1930 – April 28, 1993) was a South Korean writer. Life Cheon Sang-byeong was born in the Empire of Japan on January 29, 1930. He immigrated to Masan, Korea in 1945, after Korea was liberated from Japan. I ...
(born 1945) *
Kim Young-moo Kim Young-moo (; 1944 – 26 November 2001) was a South Korean poet, literary critic and translator born in Paju near Seoul. Life Kim Young-moo did his BA and MA from Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public ...
(1944–2001) * Oh Takbeon (born 1943) * Lee Garim (born 1943) * Lee SungBoo (1942–2012) * Choi Seung-ho (born 1942) * Cheon Yang-hee (born 1942) * Yu Anjin (born 1941) * Kim Jonghae (born 1941) * Kim Kwang-kyu (born 1941)


1930s

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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 Korea ...
(born 1938) * Lee Ze-ha (born 1937) * Shin Kyeong-nim (born 1936) * Kim Hu-ran (born 1934) * Ko Chang Soo (born 1934) *
Park Jaesam Park Jaesam (; April 10, 1933 – June 8, 1997) was a South Korean poet. Life Park Jaesam was born on April 10, 1933, in Japan. Park attended Korea University, but dropped out. He worked as a reporter for the Daehan-Ilbo and an Editor of the H ...
(born 1933) *
Ko Un Ko Un (; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in ...
(born 1933) * Lee Hyeonggi (born 1933) *
Cheon Sang-byeong Cheon Sang-byeong (; January 29, 1930 – April 28, 1993) was a South Korean writer. Life Cheon Sang-byeong was born in the Empire of Japan on January 29, 1930. He immigrated to Masan, Korea in 1945, after Korea was liberated from Japan. I ...
(1930–1993) * Sung Chan-gyeong (1930–2013) * Ynhui Park (born 1930)


1920s

* Kim Kwang-lim (born 1929) *
Moon Deoksu Moon Deoksu (; December 8, 1928 – March 13, 2020) was a South Korean poet. Biography Moon Deoksu was born December 8, 1928, in Haman County Keishōnan Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan. Moon graduated from Hongik U ...
(1928–2020) * Kim Nam-Jo (born 1927) * Park In-hwan (1926–1956) *
Kim Jong-Gil Kim Jong-gil (; November 5, 1926 – April 1, 2017) was an early-modern South Korean poet. Life Kim Jong-gil was born on November 5, 1926, in Andong, Keishōhoku Province (North Gyeongsang Province), Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of ...
(1926–1956) *
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, K ...
(1925–2015) * Park Yong-rae (1925–1980) * Kim Ch'un-su (1922–2004) * Kim Kyu-yong (Kim Kku) (1922–2001) * Kim Su-yŏng (1921–1968) *
Kim Sang-ok Kim Sang-ok (; March 15, 1920 – October 31, 2004) was a South Korean poet."Kim Sang-ok" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Life Kim Sang-ok was born on March 15, 1920, in Ton ...
(1920–2004) * Cho Chi-hun (1920–1968)


1910s

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Ku Sang Ku Sang (; September 16, 1919 – May 11, 2004) was a Korean poet, considered one of Korea's most respected and trusted poets. Life Ku Sang was born in Keijō (Seoul), Keiki Province, Korea, Empire of Japan. He was raised in Wonsan, Kankyōna ...
(1919–2004) *
Park Nam-su A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. N ...
(1919–1994) * Kim Kyungrin (1918–2006) * Yoo Yeong (1917–2002) *
Yun Dong-ju Yun Dong-ju or Yoon Dong-ju (, ; 30 December 1917 – 16 February 1945) was a Korean poet. He is known for his lyric poetry, lyric poetries and for his poems dedicated to the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan. Yun was b ...
(1917–1945) *
Park Mok-wol Pak Mok-wol (, 6 January 1916 – 24 March 1978) was an influential Korean poet and academic. Personal life He was born Pak Yeongjong on January 6, 1916, in Moryang Village, Seo-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South ...
(1916–1978) * Sŏ Chŏng-ju (1915–2000) *
Baek Seok Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik, or Back is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dy ...
(1912–1996) * Yi Ho-woo (1912–1970) *
Noh Cheonmyeong Noh Cheonmyeong (; September 2, 1912 – December 10, 1957) was an early-modern South Korean poet. Biography Noh Cheonmyeong was born on September 2, 1912, in Kōkai Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan. In 1934 Noh gra ...
(1912–1957) *
Yi Sang Kim Haegyŏng (; September 23, 1910 – April 17, 1937), also known by his art name Yi Sang (), was a writer and poet who lived in Korea under Japanese rule. Although he was a poet, he did not receive specialized education in Korean language or ...
(1910–1937)


1900s

* Kim Kirim (1908-?) *
Yu Chi-hwan Yu Chi-hwan (; 1908–1967), also known by his art name Cheongma (), was a leading twentieth-century Korean poet.”Yoo Chi-hwan" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Biography Yu was born in South Gyeongsang Provin ...
(1908–1967) *
Lee Yuksa Yi Wŏllok (; May 18, 1904 – January 16, 1944), better known by his art name Yi Yuksa (), was a Korean poet and independence activist. As one of his country's most famous poets, he and his works symbolize the spirit of the anti-Japanese ...
(1904–1944) *
Kim Yŏng-nang Kim Yeong-nang (January 16, 1903 – September 29, 1950) was a Korean writer from Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, in present-day South Korea, where he spent most of his life. He participated in the Korean independence movement and as a tee ...
(1903–1950) *
Jeong Ji-yong Jeong Ji-yong, often romanized in literature as Cheong Chi-yong (; 20 June 1902 – 1950), was a Korean poet and translator of English poetry who "opened a new horizon of poetic possibilities through chiselled expression, tempered sentiments, ...
, often romanized in literature as Cheong Chi-yong (정지용) (1902–1950) * Kim Sowol (1902–1934) *
Yi Sang-hwa Yi Sang-hwa (; also Lee Sang-hwa; 1901–1943) was a Korean nationalist poet active in the resistance to Japanese rule."Lee Sangwha" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Biography Yi Sang-hwa, who sometimes publis ...
(1901–1943) *
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 () ...
(1900–1979)


1890s

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Kim Myeong-sun Kim Myeong-sun (; 20 January 1896 – 22 June 1951) was a female Korean novelist and poet of the early 20th century. She wrote under the art names Tansil () and Mangyangcho (). Life Kim Myeong-sun was born in Pyongyang, Joseon in 1896. Kim a ...
(1896–1951) *
Kim Ok Kim Ok (; born 28 August 1964) is a former North Korean government employee who served as Kim Jong Il's personal secretary from the 1980s until his death in 2011. After the death of Ko Yong Hui in August 2004, she regularly met with foreign o ...
(1896-unknown) * Choi Nam-son (1890–1957)


Nineteenth-century poets

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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 ...
anhae(1879–1944)


Seventeenth-century poets

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Yun Seondo Yun may refer to: * Yǔn, Chinese name of Xionites, a nomadic tribe of Central Asia * Yun (Chinese name) (云/雲), a Chinese family name * Yun (ancient surname), an ancient Chinese surname * Yeon, or Yun, Korean (or Dutch given name) family name ...
(1587–1671) *
Heo Nanseolheon Heo Nanseolheon (1563 – 19 March 1589), was a Korean painter and poet of the mid-Joseon dynasty. She was the younger sister of Heo Bong, a politician and political writer, and elder to Heo Gyun, a prominent writer of the time and credited as t ...
(1563–1589)


Earlier poets

Note: Some or all of these poets, though Korean, wrote in Chinese. *
Heo Nanseolheon Heo Nanseolheon (1563 – 19 March 1589), was a Korean painter and poet of the mid-Joseon dynasty. She was the younger sister of Heo Bong, a politician and political writer, and elder to Heo Gyun, a prominent writer of the time and credited as t ...
(1563-1589) * Seokcheon, art name of Kim Gak (1536-1610) *
Chŏng Ch'ŏl Chŏng Ch'ŏl (; 18 December 1536 – 7 February 1594) was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham () and Songgang (), and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang. He was expelled by the Easterners. He was from the Yeonil Je ...
(1536–1594) * Hwang Jin-i (1522-1565) * Song Deokbong (1521-1578) *
Yi Saek Yi Saek (, June 17, 1328 – June 17, 1396), also known by his art name Mogŭn (), was a Korean writer and poet. His family belonged to the Hansan Yi clan. Yi Saek played a crucial role in the introduction and localisation of philosophy of Zhu ...
(1328-1395 396? *
Ch'oe Ch'ung Ch'oe Ch'ung (; 984 – October 13, 1068) was a Korean Confucian scholar and poet of the Haeju Ch'oe clan during the Goryeo period. He has been called the grandfather of the Korean educational system. Biography Ch'oe Ch'ung was born in 984, to ...
(984-1068) * Kyun Yeo (917—973) * Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn (857-915) *
Wonhyo Wŏnhyo (; ; 617 – 686, meaning: "Dawnbreak") was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism.Muller, Charles元曉 Wonhyo, ''Digital Dictionary of Buddhism'' ...
(617–686)


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Korean poetry Korean poetry is poetry performed or written in the Korean language or by Korean people. Traditional Korean poetry is often sung in performance. Until the 20th century, much of Korean poetry was written in Hanja. History The performance of oral ...


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Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...
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Poets A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...