Kim Jeong-ran (1953-) is a South Korean poet who debuted through Hyundae Munhak in 1976 with the short story “Seumeulne sarui bada” (스물네 살의 바다 The Twenty-Four-Year-Old’s Sea). Kim draws from mythical motifs and composes dreamlike poetry, but also shows an intellectual side that coexists with the lyrical elements of Kim’s poetry. •Poetry collection Dasi sijakaneun nabi (다시 시작하는 나비 The Butterfly that Starts Again) (1989) •Poetry collection Stakato nae yeonghon (스타카토 내 영혼 My Soul in Staccato) (1999)

Park Sangsoon (born 1962) is a South Korean poet and publisher.

Lim Solah (1987-) is a South Korean poet and novelist. She made her debut as a poet by winning the JoongAng New Writer Award in 2013 and as a novelist by winning the Munhakdongne Collegiate Novel Award in 2015. In her works, she captures and depicts with a resolute gaze the society that runaway teenagers face as well as the conflicts and violence among themselves, and focuses on those who are unable to adapt to or compromise in a world tainted with irrationality and violence. Novel Choeseonui sam (최선의 삶 The Best Life) (2015)Poetry collection Goegoehan nalssiwa chakhan saramdeul (괴괴한 날씨와 착한 사람들 Strange Weather and Nice People) (2017)

Heo Yeongseon (1957~) is a South Korean poet. Heo lives in Jeju Island, and has written poetry about the 4.3 Incident, a tragic moment in the history of Jeju, as well as haenyeo (female divers of Jeju). By remembering the haenyeo’s will to live and the tragedy of modern history, Heo considers the meaning of life. •Poetry collection Poems Chueokcheoreom naui jayuneun (추억처럼 나의 자유는 My Freedom Is Like a Memory) (1983) •Poetry collection Haenyeodeul (해녀들) (2017) •Poetry collection Dangsineun seorwohal bomirado (당신은 설워할 봄이라도 있었겠지만 Your Sorrowful Spring) (2019)

Yi Sang (September 23, 1910 – April 17, 1937) was an author of modern Korean literature.