Jeong Gongchae (Korean: 정공채; Hanja: 鄭孔采; December 22, 1934 - April 30, 2008) was a South Korean contemporary poet.[1]
Jeong Gongchae was born in Hadong County, South Gyeongsang Province, in 1934. He studied Political Science at Yonsei University, and made his literary debut in the magazine Hyundae Munhak with three poems: "Jong-i unda" (종이 운다), "Yeojin" (여진), and "Haneul-gwa adeul" (하늘과 아들).