Han-Jae Lee has studied poetry at Chung-Ang University and Korea University, and in the United States at library workshops in Santa Cruz, San Jose and at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center in New York. In 2005 his poem, "A High-rise Apartment," won a silver award in a national contest sponsored by The National Assembly of Korea and The Federation of Korean Cultural Center. His first poetry collection, A High-rise Apartment, was published in Korea in 2008. He also co-published three poetry anthologies. His debut collection in English, The Golden Gate Bridge and Other Natural Wonders, was published by River Sanctuary Publishing in 2013. His chapbook, A Place Where Clouds Are Flowing, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2017. Lee's poems have appeared in Catamaran Literary Reader, Monterey Poetry Review, Caesura, Sand Hill Review, Crab Orchard Review, PCC Inscape Magazine, Military Experience & The Arts, and EMRYS Journal.