Shin Dong-yup
Shin Dong-yup was born on August 18, 1930, in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, Korea. In 1944, he graduated from Buyeo Elementary School at the head of his class and then attended Jeonju Normal School. The tuition, room and board were paid by the Korean government. According to the book, "National Poet Shin Dong-yup" by the poet Kim Eung-gyo, his father, Shin Yeon-sun, discovered his talent for writing. Despite their poverty, his father taught him how to write when Shin Dong-yup was six years old.