About Jimin Seo
Born 1982. Jimin Seo is a poet.
Jimin Seo is an American poet. His debut poetry collection, Ossia, was selected by Louise Glück for the Changes Press Book prize and subsequently published by Changes Press in 2024.
Early life and education Seo grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to Jacksonville, Florida at the age of eight.
Seo graduated from Columbia University with an MFA in 2010. There, he took one semester of classes with the poet Richard Howard and then became his assistant. In 2025, Ossia was recognized by the Academy of American Poets as the winner of the Norma Farber First Book Award.
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