Education

Feb. 1977

Department of Korean Language Education, College of Education, Chungbuk National University

Feb. 2006

Department of Korean Language Education, College of Humanities, Chungnam National University (Doctor of Literature)

Experience

1984

Poet

Mar. 1977 – Jun. 1989

Teacher (Cheongsan High School and other schools)

Sep. 1998 – Feb. 2004

Teacher (Deoksan Middle School)

Jul. 2006 – Jul. 2009

Member, 4th Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea

Feb. 2006 – Feb. 2010

Secretary General, Writers Association of Korea

Nov. 2006 – Feb. 2013

Board Member, Book Culture Foundation (non-executive member)

May 2012 – May 2016

Member, 19th National Assembly (proportional representative)

Mar. 2013 – May 2016

Member, Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, 19th National Assembly

May 2016

Member, 20th National Assembly (Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju)

May 2016 – Jun. 2017

Executive Secretary, Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, 20th National Assembly

Awards

1990

Shin Dong-yeob Creativity Award

2009

Jeong Ji-yong Literary Award Grand Prize in Literature

2010

Yun Dong-ju Award

2011

Baekseok Literary Award

2012

Gongcho Literary Award

2014

Shin Seok-jeong Literary Award

2017

Park Yong-cheol Literary Award

Publications

Poems

「In Godumi Village」, 「Hollyhock You」, 「You Whom I Love」, 「The Smooth Straight Line」,
「The Root of Sorrow」, 「No Flowers Bloom without Wavering」, 「The Road to Haein」,
「Between Three and Five O’clock」, 「Sea of April」 and more

Essays

「Every Human Is a Flower」, 「When Will You Come to This Forest」, 「Comma of Heart」,
「Flowers Can Be Wet, but Scent Cannot」, 「How Can I Be Fragrant without You」 and more