Defected North Korean Poet Speaks Out July 2, 2012: Over the past few weeks, we've been following the Poetry Parnassus in London, which has brought many international voices into the spotlight. Defected North Korean poet Jang Jin-sung recalls his former career under Kim Jong Il and the brutality of life under that regime. From this CBS article: He says he was one of late North Korean leader Kim [...] by Harriet Staff