Ko Un | |
|---|---|
 Ko Un in 2011 | |
| Born | Ko Un-tae August 1, 1933 Gunsan, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Language | Korean |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Spouse |
Lee Sang-wha (m. 1983) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고은 |
| Hanja | 高銀 |
| Revised Romanization | Go Eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Ŭn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 고은태 |
| Hanja | 高銀泰 |
| Revised Romanization | Go Eun-tae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Ŭnt'ae |
Ko Un (Korean: 고은; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy[1] and was later mentioned in Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[2]
- ^ "Poet Ko Un misses out Nobel again". 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Hopes high for Ko Un's chance for Nobel prize". 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.