Pak Yong-chol (; 21 June 1904 – 12 May 1938) was a Korean poet and translator of

Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

. Pak founded a "pure poetry group" and published a magazine named ''Shi munhak'' with Chong Ji-yeong. ''Koreana'' Volume 7 1993

International Cultural Society of Korea The Korea Foundation (Korean: 한국국제교류재단, Hanja: 韓國國際交流財團) is a non-profit public diplomacy organization established in 1991 to promote a better understanding of Korea and strengthen friendships in the international ...

p.54 " Chong Chi-yong and Pak Yong-chol, founders of the literary journal "Poetic Literature (Shi munhak) and the so-called "modernists" such as Kim Chi-rim, Kim Kwanggyun and Yi Sang."

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