Park Ra-yeon  Park Ra Yeon (Hangul 박라연; born 1951) is a South Korean poet. Park Ra Yeon was born in Boseong, South Korea in 1951. She studied Korean literature at Korea National Open University and received her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Suwon and Wonkwang University, respectively. She made her literary debut when her poem “"Seoure saneun pyeongganggongju"” (서울에 사는 평강공주 Princess Pyeonggang Living in Seoul) won the Dong-a Ilbo New Writer's Contest in 1990. Her first poetry collection of the same name, published in 1991, was received well by critics and readers for the compassion and subtlety in her writing. Park went on to publish "Seojeongui chu" (서정의 추 The Pendulum of Lyricism) in 1993, "Saengbam kkajuneun saram" (생밤 까주는 사람 Someone Who Peels Raw Chestnuts For Me) in 1993, "Chumchuneun namja siseuneun yeoja" (춤추는 남자 시쓰는 여자 He Dances, She Writes Poetry) in 1995, "Neoege sedeureo saneun dongan" (너에게 세들어 사는 동안 While I Am Your Tenant) in 1996, "Gongjungsogeui nae jeongwon" (공중 속의 내 정원 My Garden in the Air) in 2000, "Uju doragasyeotda" (우주 돌아가셨다 The Universe Has Passed Away) in 2006, "Bicheui saseoham" (빛의 사서함 Postbox of Light) in 2009, and "Norangnabiro beonjineun ohu" (노랑나비로 번지는 오후 The Afternoon Seeping into a Yellow Butterfly) in 2012.