0 0 8 , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Ji ho on ▁Prize ▁( Liter ature ▁Prize ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Mid ang ▁Liter ary ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁poet ▁who ▁dep ict s ▁life ’ s ▁sad ness ▁in ▁elaborate ▁language , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁dwell ▁in ▁desp air , ▁and ▁lyr ically ▁shows ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁gain ing ▁the ▁will ▁for ▁starting ▁life ▁again . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁professor ▁at ▁Korea ▁University ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Lee ▁Ye ong - g w ang ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁South ▁Korean ▁poet ▁and ▁educ ator . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁in ▁U ise ong , ▁G ye ongs ang bu k - do , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁And ong . ▁According ▁to ▁him , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Sea ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁was ▁drink ing , ▁poetry ▁suddenly ▁came ▁out . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁literary ▁career ▁with ▁publishing ▁ 1 0 ▁po ems ▁including ▁“ B ing p ok ” ▁( 빙 폭 ▁Gla cier ▁Fall ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁on ▁Jo ong ang ▁Liter ary ▁Journal . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Korea ▁University ▁in ▁English ▁literature ▁( bach elor ’ s ), ▁and ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁degree ▁from ▁Korea ▁University ▁in