Jeong Ho-seung

Jeong Hoseung, also Jeong Ho-seung (, born 1950), is a popular South Korean poet.

Life Born in South Gyeongsang Province in 1950, Jeong Hoseung grew up in Daegu, and graduated with a degree in Korean literature from Kyung Hee University. That same year, he began to contribute to the literary magazine 반시(反詩) (Against Poetry), and published his first novel, Memorial Service (, 1982). He was the winner of the Tenth Dong Seo Literary Prize in 1997, also winning the Sowol Poetry Prize

Jeong Hoseung's style of writing has often been described as being similar to traditional Korean folk songs or popular ballads.

Selected works Works in Korean (partial) Poetry collections Sorrow to Joy (, 1979) Jesus in Seoul (, 1982) Sunrise Letter (, 1987) The Stars Are Warm (, 1990) The Unshakable Reed (, 1991) Die in Love (, 1997) Because I Am Lonely, I Am Human (, 1998) When Tears Come, Take the Train (, 1999) The Person I Love For This Short Time (, 2004) Embrace (, 2007) The Cost of Rice (, 2010) Wayfaring (, 2013) To the Daffodil (, 2015) A Letter Not Sent (, 2016) - bilingual (English and Korean) Though Flowers Fall I Have Never Forgotten You (, 2016) - bilingual (English and Korean) I Refuse Hope (, 2017)

Children's books The Magpie That Flew to the Sea (, 1996) The Sorrows of Emily Jong

Works in Translation Five poems in Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture (2011) - translated by Mia You "Snail" in Alchemy: Journal of Translation (2012) - translated by Mia You "South Han River" in Alchemy: Journal of Translation (2012) - translated by Mia You Though Flowers Fall I Have Never Forgotten You: The Collected Poems of Jeong Ho-seung (2016) - translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé and Susan Hwang Loving (, 2020) - translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé Lonesome Jar: Poetic Fables (, 2020) - translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé

Awards Hankook Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest (1972) Sowol Poetry Prize (1989) Chosun Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest (1973) Daehan Daily New Spring Literary Contest (1973) Chosun Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest (1982) Jeong Jiyong Literature Prize (2000) - for "Heaven's Net"