Yuhn-Bok Kim

Background

Kim, Yuhn-Bok was born on December 28, 1942 in Sang-Ju, Republic of Korea. Son of Wi-Chin and Yong-Sun (Sohn) Kim.

Education

Bachelor in Education, TAE-KU College, 1961.

Career

Teacher Sang-Yong Primary School, Sang-Ju Kyung-Buk, 1961-1970, Hwa-Ryung Primary School, Sang-Ju Kyung-Buk, 1971-1975, Sang-San Primary School, Sang-Ju Kyung-Buk, 1976-1978, Hwa-Ryung Middle School, Sang-Ju Kyung-Buk, 1979-1985, Sang-Ju Middle School, Sang-Ju Kyung-Buk, 1999—2002. Vice principal Eun-Chok High School, 2003—2005. Principal Nak-Un Middle School, Sang-Ju.

Retired, 2005

Translator World Poetry Club, Chung-Buk, 1986-1990.

Achievements

• Yuhn-Bok Kim has been listed as a noteworthy educator, poet by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Korea Writers Association( 2nd Prize Dong-Ni Prize, 2004, Daegu City Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association prize, 2005, Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (1st Maclachlan prize 1986, 2nd Sang-Ju City Culture award 1988, 1st Su-Se-Ru Literature prize 1989, 12th Do-Chun prize 1992, elected head foreign literature department since 2007), Jum-Chon Literature Association (vice chairman 1975-1979), Sang-Ju Literature Association (chief of peotry department 1980-1985), International Writers Association (Poetry Translation award 1993), International Olympoetry Committee (Order of Pegasus with Knightship 1993), others.

Interests

• Avocation: painting.

Connections

Married Kye-Nam Hwang, November 13, 1962. Children: Yumi, Kum-Chon, Mi-Yong, So-Yong, Jang-Sik.

Father:

Wi-Chin Kim

Mother:

Yong-Sun (Sohn) Kim

Spouse:

Kye-Nam Hwang

child:

Kum-Chon Kim

child:

Yumi Kim

child:

So-Yong Kim

child:

Mi-Yong Kim

child:

Jang-Sik Kim