[3] In 1954, she received an award in the National College Students' Literary Arts Concours, held by The Kyunghyang Shinmun and the Anti-Communism Alliance.
Her literary career was officially launched when her poems "Songs for Today" (Oneureul wihan norae) and "Snail" (Dalpaengi) were recommended for publication in Contemporary Literature (Hyeondae munhak) in 1960.
[1] In her poetry, Kim Hu-ran attempts to create a world of perfect equilibrium and absolute beauty through the practice of self-discipline and control.
Her poems analyze the conflicts and contradictions of life with a modernist sensibility and capture the beauty and complexities of nature.
Her early poems "Trees on the Riverside" (Ganggae seon namu), "Echoing in the Sea" (Badae mearijineun) and " In Front of the Pagoda" (Dabotab apeseo) aptly portray the many trials and tribulations inherent in life.