Background
Lee was born in Gurye, Jeollanam-do Province, in of Korea in 1950.
Lee was born in Gurye, Jeollanam-do Province, in of Korea in 1950.
He began publishing poetry in 1969, leading to his first volume Manweol (Full Moon in 1976). Ten years passed before his second collection. Lee served as vice-president of Chagjak gwa bipyeong Publish Company for maNy years.
He has also worked as the manager of the Creative Writing Center at Dankook University, and in 2012 he entered the position of Chairman of the Board of the Writer" Association of of Korea.