Heo Yeon (Hangul ??; born August 8, 1966) is a South Korean poet and journalist.
He made his literary debut in 1991 when his work was published in Modern Poetry World.
His poetry collections include Buronhan geomeun pi (??? ?? ? Unruly Black Blood), Nappeun sonyeoni seo itda (?? ??? ? ?? A Bad Boy Is Standing), Naega wonaneun cheonsa (?? ??? ?? The Angel I Want), and Oship meter (?? ?? Fifty Meters).
He also wrote several essay collections, including Geu namjaui bibliophily (? ??? ?????? That Man's Bibliophily) and Gojeontamnik (???? Classics Obsession).
He is the winner of the Korea Academic Title Award, Sijak Literary Award, and Hyundae Literary Award.
He has been writing for Maeil Business News Korea since 2016.