Choi Youngmi
최영미
Choi Youngmi (born 1961) is a Korean poet. She graduated the undergraduate program in western history at Seoul University, and received her master's degree in art history from Hongik University Graduate School. Her career as a poet began after the Quarterly Changbi published "Sokcho-eseo (속초에서, In Sokcho)" and seven more poems of hers, in its 1992 winter edition. Her first poetry collection Seoreun, janchineun kkeutnatda (서른, 잔치는 끝났다, For a Thirty-Year Old, the Party's Over) was published in 1994 and sold over a half million copies, becoming a significant work of her times. She has published five poetry collections so far. Notably, her third poetry collection Doejideurege (돼지들에게, Dear, Pigs), published in 2005, was recognized for its literary value after its title piece won the 13th Isu Literature Awards (이수문학상) in 2006.
