Kim Jong-chul

Who is Kim Jong-chul?

Kim Jong-chul is a South Korean poet. He rose to fame in 1968 when he was awarded a prize by the Hankook newspaper for his poem Sound of a Loom. In 1970 Kim won another prize with the Seoul Daily newspaper for his poem Drowned Dreams. He is considered one of the most significant Korean poets of current times.

Kim grew up in extreme poverty. He graduated in Korean Literature from Sorabol University of Arts in Seoul in 1970. In 1997 and 1998 he lectured poetry at PyeongTaek University. He is a member of the Korean Poets Association and the Korean Writers Association. Among the many prizes Kim has won are the Dong-Joo Yoon Literary Prize, the Nam-Myung Literary Prize, the Pyun-Woon Literary Prize and the Jeong Ji-yong Literary Prize.