Hur Yoon-Jung (1939-) is a South Korean poet who debuted in 1974 by winning the Shin Saimdang Housewife Writing Contest (신사임당 전국 주부 백일장). In 1975, Hur was awarded the Joongang Women Literary Contest Prize for Best Work (여성중앙작품모집 작품상). Her published poetry collections include Eoneu haneul binjari (어느 하늘 빈자리 An Empty Spot in the Sky), Keunaksaeui bimil (크낙새의 비밀 Secret of the Tristram’s Woodpecker), and Jajalhan pulkkot geu munjeone (자잘한 풀꽃 그 문전에 Before the Varied Flowers and Grass). •Poetry collection Eoneu haneul binjari (어느 하늘 빈자리 An Empty Spot in the Sky) (1991) •Poetry collection Byeorui nara (별의 나라 Land of Stars) (2006)

Kang Okkoo is a South Korean poet. She works as the US correspondent for the monthly magazine Literature & Thought. Her poetry explores the Buddhist worldview and the vitality found in the order of nature. •Poetry collection Sarangeun nae ipsullo dangsinui noraereul bureuneun geot (사랑은 내 입술로 당신의 노래를 부르는 것 Love Is Singing Your Song with My Lips) (1999)

Kim Hyesoon (born 1955) is a South Korean poet.

Haïlji (born 1955) is a modern South Korean writer.

Kim Yi-deum was born in Jinju, South Korea. She studied German literature at Pusan National University, and earned her doctoral degree in Korean literature from Gyeongsang National University. In 2001, Kim made her literary debut by publishing her poems in the quarterly journal Poesie. She is the author of the poetry collections A Stain in the Shape of a Star, Cheer up, Femme Fatale, The Unspeakable Lover, Song of Berlin, Dahlem, Hysteria, Drifting Black Hair, and Wearing an Undried T-shirt; the novel Blood Sisters; the essay collections Friends of Every Nationality, Dear Slovenia, and Goodbye, My Little Table; and the collection of critical essays A Study on Modern Korean Feminist Poetry. Her works Cheer up, Femme Fatale, Hysteria, and Blood Sisters are available in English translation. As part of the international program of the Arts Council Korea, Kim lectured on Korean literature at the Free University of Berlin in 2012 and at the University of Ljubljana in 2015. She has received numerous awards, including the Poetry & the World Literary Award, the Kim Daljin Changwon Award, the Poem of the Year Prize, the 22nd Century Literary Award, the Kim Chunsoo Poetry Award, the National Translation Award, and the Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize. Kim Yi-deum is currently Professor of Creative Writing at Hanyang University.