List of Korean-language poets explained

This is a list of Korean-language poets.

Twentieth-century poets

Alphabetical list

A

B

C

D

E

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

W

Y

Chronological list

1970s

1960s

1950s

1940s

1930s

1920s

1910s

1900s

1890s

Nineteenth-century poets

Seventeenth-century poets

Earlier poets

Note: Some or all of these poets, though Korean, wrote in Chinese.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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