The most renowned Kisaeng sijo poet of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897) is Hwang Jin-i who addressed themes of love and loss. Sijo (the rendering is the same in the singular and plural forms) is a three-line vernacular Korean verse form. Hwang Jin-i’s sijo, which were all untitled, were identified by the first two feet of the opening line. In her sijo, Hwang Jin-i draws upon the experience that she acquired in her role as an entertainer, her words displaying keen powers of observation and perception. Her verse combines playfulness, wit, and satire with a subversive element. Despite the constraints faced by women in a Neo-Confucian society, Hwang Jin-i challenged both the prevailing Neo-Confucian philosophy concerning nature and literary conventions through her themes, philosophical perspective, and language.