Read Chung Ho-seung's poetry in English translation!

Chung has become one of Korea's most well-known and popular poets today. His writing themes include societal schisms, poverty, and alienation of the individual, but his writing presents these topics with lyrical grace and innocence, drawing upon familiar styles from folk songs or popular ballads. 

Full English/Korean Interpretation | Q&A with the Poet 
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Born in South Gyeongsang Province in 1950, Chung Ho-seung grew up in Daegu, and graduated in Korean literature from Kyung Hee University. In that same year he began to contribute to the literary magazine Anti-Poetry and in 1982 he published his first novel, A Memorial Service for the Departed. He was the winner of the Tenth Dong Seo Literary Prize (1997) and the Kim Sowol Poetry Prize (1989), and was awarded at the Hankook Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest (1972), the Chosun Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest (1973), the Daehan Daily New Spring Literary Contest (1973), and the Chosun Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest (1982).