She studied creative writing at Chung-Ang University and also completed master's level coursework there.

[2] She began writing for a magazine in her third year of university and later joined Random House Korea as an editor.

As editor of the series, she discovered a number of young poets like Kim Kyung Ju and Hwang Byungsng.

[3] She made her literary debut in 1999 when Geomeun nanaui kkum (검은 나나의 꿈 Nana's Black Dream) and nine of her other poems won the Munye Joongang Literary Award for Best First Poem.

She has produced and edited many unconventional works and bestsellers including poetry collections, literary essays, travelogues by writers, and special features.

Beautiful and Useless (English) Translated by Soeun Seo and Jake Levine 1.

"Illusion and Pleasure: The Poetry of Hwang Byungsng, Kim Min Jeong, and Lee Min-ha."

조재룡, ｢시를 찾아나선 경쾌한 상황극-김민정론｣, 『시는 주사위 놀이를 하지 않는다』, 문학동네, 2014(978-89-546-2415-2) { Jo, Jae-ryong.

작가와 문학사이](14)김민정－허를 찌르는 솔직함 { "Between a Writer and Literature: Kim Min Jeong and Her Disarming Frankness."

시인 김민정 "시, 현실의 족쇄를 끊고 날아보게 해 { "Poet Kim Min Jeong: 'Poetry Unshackles Me from Reality and Lets Me Fly.'"