The Society of Korean Poets () is a literary organization established in 1957. It is the oldest active poetry organization in South Korea.
Every year, the organization awards the
Society of Korean Poets Award, and holds the National High School Students' Literary Prize.
Today it has 1,500 members. The current president is
Choi Dong-ho.
The current office is located at Unni-dong 65–1,
Jongno-gu
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Seoul
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The past presidents are
Yu Chi-hwan,
Cho Chi-hun,
Chang Man-yong,
Shin Seok Cho,
Park Mok-wol, Jung Han Mo,
Cho Byung-hwa,
Kim Nam-jo,
Kim Chunsu,
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 ...
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Hong Yun-suk
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Biography
Hong was born in 1925 in Chongju, Heianhoku Province, K ...
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Kim Kwang-lim,
Lee Hyeonggi,
Sung Chan-gyeong,
Chyung Jinkyu,
Huh Young-ja,
Lee Geunbae,
Kim Jong-hae,
Oh Sae-Young,
Oh Takbeon and
Kim Jong-chul
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Event activities
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Society of Korean Poets Award
* National High School Student Essay Contest
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Si-nangsong (poetry recitation) event
** JEI Poetry Recitation Contest (joint hosting:
JEI Corporation)
See also
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Honorary Poets
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Si-nangsong
References
External links
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Poetry organizations
Korean poetry
1957 establishments in South Korea
South Korean writers' organizations