List of Korean language poets
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- Cho Chi-hunCho Chi-hunCho Chi-hun was a Korean poet, critic, and activist. He was born in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, during the period of Japanese rule. He graduated from Hyehwa College in 1941, with a major in the liberal arts....
(1920-1968) - Cho Chung-kwonCho Chung-kwonCho Chung-kwon is a South Korean poet and critic, known for the strict purity of his writing and his interest in metaphysical themes. He received his BA in English education from Chung-Ang University...
(born 1949) - Ch'ŏn Sang-pyŏng (1930-1993)
- Cheong Chi-yong (1903-?)
- Choi Nam-sonChoi Nam-sonChoi Nam-son was a Korean poet early in the twentieth century. According to the authority on Korean poetry, Brother Anthony, Choi's 1908 poem, From the Sea to a Boy, ushered in a new, vernacular form, starting a trend that is designated the new poetry.-References:Brother Anthony, "Korean...
(1890 -1957) - Choi Seung-hoChoi Seung-hoChoi Seung-ho is a South Korean poet. The environment and modern society's impact on it are features in a number of his poems, e.g., "Industrial Complex." His publications include a children's poetry book....
(born 1942) - Chu Yo-hanChu Yo-hanChu Yo-han was a twentieth-century Korean poet. He was born in Pyongyang, under what was then the Joseon Dynasty. He attended elementary school in Pyongyang, and then middle school at the Meiji Academy in Japan. He graduated from Hogang College in Shanghai in 1925.Chu began publishing his poems...
(1900-1980) - Gi Hyeong-doGi Hyeong-doGi Hyeong-do is one of the most highly recognized names in modern Korean poetry...
(1960-1989) - Ha Seung-moo (born 1963)
- Hong Yun-sukHong Yun-sukHong Yun-suk is considered one of the leading Korean woman poets of her generation.Ms. Hong first published some of her poems in 1947. Of her poems published in many volumes, some have been translated into English...
(born 1925) - Hwang Tong-gyu (born 1938)
- Im Hwa (1908-1953)
- Jeong Ho-seungJeong Ho-seungJeong Ho-seung is a popular South Korean poet. Born in Kyongsang-Namdo Hadong, he grew up in Taegu, and graduated in Korean literature from Kyung Hee University. He was the winner of the Tenth Dong Suh Literary Prize in 1997....
(born 1950) - Joo Duk-In (1989- )
- Kim Ch'un-suKim Ch'un-suKim Ch'un-su was one of the leading South Korean poets of the late twentieth century. He won numerous literary awards and was a professor of Korean Literature. His works have been translated into English, German and Spanish.Kim was born in Chungmu...
(1922-2004) - Kim Dong-hwan (1901 - ?)
- Kim Gu-yongKim Gu-yongKim Gu-yong, pen name of Kim Kku , was a poet and calligrapher living in what is now South Korea. His poetry showed the spirit of Taoism but also reflected Buddhism...
(Kim Kku) (1922 - ) - Kim Hye-soon (born 1955)
- Kim Jong-chulKim Jong-chul (poet)Kim Jong-chul is a South Korean poet. He rose to fame in 1968 when he was awarded a prize by the Hankook newspaper for his poem Sound of a Loom. In 1970 Kim won another prize with the Seoul Daily newspaper for his poem Drowned Dreams. He is considered one of the most significant Korean poets of...
(born 1947) - Kim Jong-gil (born 1926)
- Kim Kwang-kyu (born 1941)
- Kim Myung-son (1896-1951)
- Kim Seung-heeKim Seung-heeKim Seung-hee , is a South Korean football coach currently in charge of United Football League side Loyola Meralco Sparks in Philippines....
(born 1952) - Kim SowolKim SowolKim Sowol is most famous for his contributions to early modern Korean poetry. Throughout his life he wrote his beautifully poignant poetry in a style reminiscent of traditional Korean folk songs. "Azaleas" is one of his most famous poems...
(1902-1934) - Kim Su-yŏngKim Su-yôngKim Su-yeong was a Korean poet and translator whose poetry explored love and freedom as poetic and political ideals . He lived in Japan during the first part of the Second World War, following an interest in the theatre and other arts at Tokyo University. In 1943, he fled to Manchuria to avoid...
(1921-1968) - Kim Young-mooKim Young-mooKim Young-moo was a South Korean poet, literary critic and translator born in Paju. After obtaining his first two degrees from Seoul National University, he got his Ph.D. from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1987. His dissertation was Between Social Liberation and Individual Liberation: Ambivalences in...
(1944-2001) - Kim Yun-sik (1903-1950)
- Ko Chang SooChang Soo KoKo Chang Soo is a Korean poet and diplomat.Chang obtained a Doctor of Letters degree from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, Korea, his dissertation being on Buddhist thought in T. S...
(1934-) - Ko UnKo UnKo Un is a South Korean poet. His works have been translated and published in more than 15 countries and he has been imprisoned many times...
(born 1933) - Ku SangKu SangKu Sang is a Korean poet, considered one of Korea's most respected and trusted poets“ .-Biography:...
(1919-2004) - Moh Yoon-sookMoh Yoon-sookMoh Yoon-sook is the best-known Korean female poet. While young she belonged to a circle of friends which also included the alleged secret agent Kim Soo-im. Though Moh is a focus of great popular admiration and critical inquiry in the Korean-speaking world, she and her work are little known...
(1910-1990) - Oh Se-young (born 1942)
- Pak In-hwan (1926-1956)
- Pak No-hae (born 1956)
- Pak Tu-jinPak Tu-jinPak Tu-jin was a Korean poet, born in Anseong 40 miles from Seoul in modern-day South Korea. His family was too poor to give him any formal education. His first publications were two poems that came out in 1939....
(1916-1998) - Park Mok-wolPark Mok-wolPark Mok-Wol was a Korean writer. He was born in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South Korea. He was a professor at Hanyang University beginning in 1961. He became president of the Korean Poetry Association in 1968...
(1916-1978) - Park Yee-moon (born 1930)
- Seo Jeong-ju ("MidangMidangSeo Jeong-ju was a Korean poet and university professor who wrote under the pen name Midang . He is widely considered the best poet in twentieth-century Korean literature...
") (1915-2000) - Yi San-Ha (born 1960)
- Yi Sang-hwa (1901-1943)
- Yi SangYi SangYi Sang is considered one of the most innovative writers in modern Korean literature. Crossing and blurring the boundaries between poetry, fiction and essay, his experiments in literary form and language, as well the psychological complexity of his inquiry into passion, eroticism and the...
(1910-1937) - Yi Yuk-sa (1904-1944)
- Yu Chi-hwanYu Chi-hwanYu Chi-hwan , also known by his pen name Cheongma, was a leading twentieth-century Korean poet. He was born in South Gyeongsang Province...
(1908-1967) - Yun Tong-juYun Tong-juYun Dong-ju was a Korean poet active during the period of Japanese rule. Known for his writing of lyric poetry as well as resistance poetry against Japanese, he was born in Longjing, Jiandao, in present-day northeastern China...
(1918-1945)
Chronological list
- Ha Seung-moo (born 1963)
- Yi San-ha (born 1960)
- Gi Hyeong-doGi Hyeong-doGi Hyeong-do is one of the most highly recognized names in modern Korean poetry...
(1960-1989) - Pak No-hae (born 1956)
- Kim Hye-soon (born 1955)
- Kim Seung-heeKim Seung-heeKim Seung-hee , is a South Korean football coach currently in charge of United Football League side Loyola Meralco Sparks in Philippines....
(born 1952) - Jeong Ho-seungJeong Ho-seungJeong Ho-seung is a popular South Korean poet. Born in Kyongsang-Namdo Hadong, he grew up in Taegu, and graduated in Korean literature from Kyung Hee University. He was the winner of the Tenth Dong Suh Literary Prize in 1997....
(born 1950) - Cho Chung-kwonCho Chung-kwonCho Chung-kwon is a South Korean poet and critic, known for the strict purity of his writing and his interest in metaphysical themes. He received his BA in English education from Chung-Ang University...
(born 1949) - Kim Jong-chulKim Jong-chul (poet)Kim Jong-chul is a South Korean poet. He rose to fame in 1968 when he was awarded a prize by the Hankook newspaper for his poem Sound of a Loom. In 1970 Kim won another prize with the Seoul Daily newspaper for his poem Drowned Dreams. He is considered one of the most significant Korean poets of...
(born 1947) - Kim Young-mooKim Young-mooKim Young-moo was a South Korean poet, literary critic and translator born in Paju. After obtaining his first two degrees from Seoul National University, he got his Ph.D. from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1987. His dissertation was Between Social Liberation and Individual Liberation: Ambivalences in...
(1944-2001) - Choi Seung-hoChoi Seung-hoChoi Seung-ho is a South Korean poet. The environment and modern society's impact on it are features in a number of his poems, e.g., "Industrial Complex." His publications include a children's poetry book....
(born 1942) - Oh Se-young (born 1942)
- Kim Kwang-kyu (born 1941)
- Hwang Tong-gyu (born 1938)
- Ko Chang Soo (born 1934)
- Ko UnKo UnKo Un is a South Korean poet. His works have been translated and published in more than 15 countries and he has been imprisoned many times...
(born 1933) - Ch'ŏn Sang-pyŏng (1930-1993)
- Park Yee-moon (born 1930)
- Kim Jong-kil (born 1926)
- Pak In-hwan (1926-1956)
- Hong Yun-sukHong Yun-sukHong Yun-suk is considered one of the leading Korean woman poets of her generation.Ms. Hong first published some of her poems in 1947. Of her poems published in many volumes, some have been translated into English...
(born 1925) - Kim Ch'un-suKim Ch'un-suKim Ch'un-su was one of the leading South Korean poets of the late twentieth century. He won numerous literary awards and was a professor of Korean Literature. His works have been translated into English, German and Spanish.Kim was born in Chungmu...
(1922-2004) - Kim Kyu-yong (Kim Kku) (1922 - )
- Kim Su-yŏngKim Su-yôngKim Su-yeong was a Korean poet and translator whose poetry explored love and freedom as poetic and political ideals . He lived in Japan during the first part of the Second World War, following an interest in the theatre and other arts at Tokyo University. In 1943, he fled to Manchuria to avoid...
(1921-1968) - Cho Chi-hunCho Chi-hunCho Chi-hun was a Korean poet, critic, and activist. He was born in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, during the period of Japanese rule. He graduated from Hyehwa College in 1941, with a major in the liberal arts....
(1920-1968) - Ku SangKu SangKu Sang is a Korean poet, considered one of Korea's most respected and trusted poets“ .-Biography:...
(1919-2004) - Yun Tong-juYun Tong-juYun Dong-ju was a Korean poet active during the period of Japanese rule. Known for his writing of lyric poetry as well as resistance poetry against Japanese, he was born in Longjing, Jiandao, in present-day northeastern China...
(1918-1945) - Park Mok-wolPark Mok-wolPark Mok-Wol was a Korean writer. He was born in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South Korea. He was a professor at Hanyang University beginning in 1961. He became president of the Korean Poetry Association in 1968...
(1916-1978) - Sŏ Chŏng-ju (1915-2000)
- Yi SangYi SangYi Sang is considered one of the most innovative writers in modern Korean literature. Crossing and blurring the boundaries between poetry, fiction and essay, his experiments in literary form and language, as well the psychological complexity of his inquiry into passion, eroticism and the...
(1910-1937) - Yu Chi-hwanYu Chi-hwanYu Chi-hwan , also known by his pen name Cheongma, was a leading twentieth-century Korean poet. He was born in South Gyeongsang Province...
(1908-1967) - Im Hwa (1908-1953)
- Yi Yuk-sa(1904-1944)
- Kim Yŏng-nang (1903-1950)
- Cheong Chi-yong (1903-?)
- Kim SowolKim SowolKim Sowol is most famous for his contributions to early modern Korean poetry. Throughout his life he wrote his beautifully poignant poetry in a style reminiscent of traditional Korean folk songs. "Azaleas" is one of his most famous poems...
(1902-1934) - Yi Sang-hwa (1901-1943)
- Kim Dong-hwan (1901 - ?)
- Chu Yo-hanChu Yo-hanChu Yo-han was a twentieth-century Korean poet. He was born in Pyongyang, under what was then the Joseon Dynasty. He attended elementary school in Pyongyang, and then middle school at the Meiji Academy in Japan. He graduated from Hogang College in Shanghai in 1925.Chu began publishing his poems...
(1900-1980) - Kim Myung-son (1896-1951)
- Choi Nam-sonChoi Nam-sonChoi Nam-son was a Korean poet early in the twentieth century. According to the authority on Korean poetry, Brother Anthony, Choi's 1908 poem, From the Sea to a Boy, ushered in a new, vernacular form, starting a trend that is designated the new poetry.-References:Brother Anthony, "Korean...
(1890-1957)
Alphabetical List
- Han Yong-un [Manhae] (1879-1944)
- Kim Byeong-yeon (aka Kimsatkat)(1807-1863)
Chronological list
- Han Yong-un [aka Manhae] (1879-1944)
- Kim Byeong-yeon (aka Kimsatkat)(1807-1863)
Earlier poets
- Jeong CheolJeong CheolJeong Cheol was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham and Songgang, and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang.-Literary works:...
(1536-1593) - Hwang Jin-iHwang Jin-iHwang Jin-i , also known by her gisaeng name Myeongwol , is one of the most famous gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty who lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick wit, and extraordinary intellect...
(1522-1565) - Maeng Sseong (1360-1438)
- Yi SaekYi SaekYi Saek , also known as Mokeun, is 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 Xi...
(1328-1395 [1396?]) - U Tak (1262-1342)
- Yi Kyubo (1168-1241)
- Ch'oe Ch'ung (984-1068)