Ko Un, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ko Un

korean poet

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1933

Place of Birth: Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea

Profession: writer, poet, translator, bhikkhu, university teacher, activist

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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PoetKoUn

Ko Un (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 and was later mentioned in Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
As of 2018, he has been named in a sexual harassment scandal.