Hŏ, Yŏn, 1966-

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Name (Latin)
Hŏ, Yŏn, 1966-
Other forms of name
Heo, Yeon, 1966-
허연, 1966-
Date of birth
1966-08-08
Place of birth
Seoul (Korea)
Field of activity
Korean poetry
Occupation
Poets, Korean
Associated Language
kor
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q18381452
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

Heo Yeon (Korean: 허연; born August 8, 1966) is a South Korean poet and journalist. He made his literary debut in 1991 when his work was published in Modern Poetry World. His poetry collections include Buronhan geomeun pi (불온한 검은 피 Unruly Black Blood), Nappeun sonyeoni seo itda (나쁜 소년이 서 있다 A Bad Boy Is Standing), Naega wonaneun cheonsa (내가 원하는 천사 The Angel I Want), and Oship meter (오십 미터 Fifty Meters). He also wrote several essay collections, including Geu namjaui bibliophily (그 남자의 비블리오필리 That Man's Bibliophily) and Gojeontamnik (고전탐닉 Classics Obsession). He is the winner of the Korea Academic Title Award, Sijak Literary Award, and Hyundae Munhak Award. He has been writing for Maeil Business News Korea since 2016.

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