Kim made her official literary debut in 1950 while still in college, publishing the poetry collection Constellations.
[3] Kim Namjo's poetry features a dynamic use of sensual language and vibrant imagery to portray the subtlety of human emotions.
These poems also present a harmonious balance between Catholic piety and an ardent human voice.
Her later poems discard passion for restraint and perseverance as part of an ongoing religious self-examination.
In the collection Winter Ocean (Gyeoul Bada), the poet describes a world in which human emotions have attained absolute purity.