Kim Hyesoon Poet Named 'International Writer' by the Royal Society of Literature in the UK

Poet Kim Hye-sun. Photo by Korea Literature Translation Institute

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Poet Kim Hyesoon (67) has been selected as an 'International Writer' by the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) in the United Kingdom. The International Writer award program was launched in 2020 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the RSL's founding, recognizing writers worldwide who have published works in English and whose literature transcends borders to unite people.

According to the announcement posted on the RSL website, headquartered in London, UK, on the 1st, RSL announced twelve writers, including poet Kim Hyesoon, as 'International Writers' on the 30th of last month (local time).

In addition to poet Kim, the International Writers include Anne Carson, Maryse Cond?, Chichi Dangarembga, Cornelia Funke, Mary Gaitskill, Faiza Gu?ne, Shadiya Hartman, Ogawa Yoko, Raja Shehadeh, Juan Gabriel V?squez, and Shamar Yazbek.

Born in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, Kim Hyesoon made her literary debut in 1978 by winning the Dong-A Ilbo New Year's Literary Contest in the criticism category with "The Aesthetic Exchange of Poetry and Painting."

She has published several poetry collections, including From Another Star (1981), The Scarecrow Built by Father (1985), Our Dark Songs (1990), Poor Love Machine (1997), A Glass of Red Mirror (2004), Bloom, Pig (2016), and If the Earth Dies, Who Will the Moon Orbit? (2022). Kim Hyesoon's works have been published in multiple countries in English, French, German, and other languages.

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