K im Ok (1896–unknown), born in Jeongju, North P’y ŏ ng’an (present-day North Korea), was an early modernist poet, a prolific translator, and a literary editor. He was also distinguished as a ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with poet Suji Kwock Kim about the poetry of war. Kim writes the fragmented stories of Koreans, some from her family, suffering during the conflicts of the 20th century.

South Korean poet Kim Kyung Ju has written and translated over 10 books of poetry, essays, and plays. Widely considered the progenitor of the Korean new-wave movement “Miraepa” (“Future Movement”), ...

Through K-VIBE, Korean culture will be transmitted to the world, and through K-VIBE, ... Press Call Photos from Musical Inspired by Life of Legendary Poet Kim So-Weol.

E. Tammy Kim on the Korean poet Kim Hyesoon, whose writing explores feminine rage, and whose book “Phantom Pain Wings” has recently been translated to English.

The cover of the Korean edition of “Human Acts” by Han Kang, and the poet Kim Hye-soon during an interview with the Hankyoreh ...

Pyongyang denies abusing its citizens. As one of Kim's top state poets, Jang, 40, said he was responsible for glorifying the leader in the poetry he published in the official Workers' Party newspaper.

Jang Jin-sung, a North Korean poet laureate and a employee of the country’s United Front Department, the government agency responsible for “inter-Korean espionage, policy making and diplomacy ...

The South Korean writer Hwang In-suk feeds stray cats on late-night walks through Seoul. The routine informs her poems about loneliness and impermanence. By Mike Ives Mike Ives, a correspondent ...

Poet Kim Hye-soon was named the winner of this year's Cikada Prize, a prestigious Swedish literary award that recognizes East Asian poets, Thursday. The award was first established in 2004 to ...

GANGHWA, South Korea — Kim Ok-soon used to take bike rides along a waterfront road near her home with her grandchildren after dinner. The road in her farming village of Dangsan-ri in Ganghwa ...

Best known for her performance in Park’s 2009 vampire thriller, “Thirst,” Kim Ok-vin is no stranger to having her beautiful face splattered with blood, and she gamely submits herself to this ...