Yu Chi-hwan (; 1908–1967), also known by his
art name
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Cheongma (), was a leading twentieth-century Korean poet.
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Biography
Yu was born in
South Gyeongsang Province
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. He published at least ten volumes of poetry. The poet collaborated with the occupation forces during Japanese colonial years. In 2005, a plaza with a bust of the poet and five monuments, each inscribed with a poem he wrote, were dedicated at the poet's tomb in Bangha-ri, Dundeok-myon,
Geoje
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, South Gyeongsang Province.
Yu attended
Toyoyama
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Geography
Toyoyama ...
Middle School in Japan for four years, then returned to Korea to graduate from Dongrae High School. He entered the Humanities Division of
Yonhi College (now Yonsei) in 1927 but withdrew after a year. In 1937 he managed the coterie journal ''Physiology'' (Saengni). In April 1940 he moved to Manchuria. He returned to Korea in June 1946, at which time he established the Tongyeong Cultural Association (Tongyeong munhwa hyeophoe) and joined several other groups as well and. In 1952 he joined the Poetry and Poetics (Siwa siron) circle in
Daegu
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, and in 1955 he oversaw the publication of ''Green Barley'' (Cheongmaek), a journal produced by a circle of Gyeongsangnam-do writers. In 1957, he founded the
Society of Korean Poets
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Every year, the organization awards the Society of Korean Poets Award, and holds the National High School ...
.
His awards include the Seoul Culture Award, Korean Academy of the Arts Distinguished Service Award (Yesurwon gongnosang), and Busan Culture Award. He died on February 13, 1967.
Work
The Korea Literature Translation Institute describes Yu:
Works in translation
* ''Imágenes del tiempo'', translated by Kim Hyun Chang. Verbum: Madrid, 2005
* ''The Wind and the Waves: Four Modern Korean Poets; Translated and Introduced by Sung-Il Lee''. Asian Humanities Press: Berkeley, Cal., 1989.
* ''Blue Stallion: Poems of Yu Chi-whan,'' translated by Sung-Il Lee. Homa & Sekey Books, 2011.
* ''Korean Literature Today'': "Yu Chi-Hwan Poems: 'Evening Glow'" etc. Vol. 2. No. 2 P. 11;
* Yu Chi-Hwan Poems: 'Daffodil'" etc. Vol. 4. No. 4 P. 6; "Yu Chi-Hwan Poems: 'Cliff'" etc. Vol. 6. No. 1 P. 11
Works in Korean (partial)
Poetry Collections
* Poems of Yoo Chihwan (Cheongmasicho, 1939)
* The Chapter of Life (Saengmyeong-ui Seo)
* The Isle of Ulung (Ulleungdo)
* Journey of a Dragonfly (Cheongnyeong ilgi)
Assorted
* How Happy to Have Loved (Saranghaesseumeuro haengbokhayeonnera), published posthumously, is a selection of two hundred love letters that he wrote to the sijo poet Lee Yeongdo.
Awards
* Seoul Culture Award
* Korean Academy of the Arts Distinguished Service Award (Yesurwon gongnosang)
* Busan Culture Award
See also
*
List of Korean-language poets
This is a list of Korean-language poets.
Twentieth-century poets
Alphabetical list
A
* An Heon-mi (born 1972)
B
* Baek Seok (1912–1996)
* Bok Koh-il (born 1946)
C
* Chae Ho-ki (born 1957)
* Cheon Sang-byeong (1930–1993)
* Cheon Yang-hee ( ...
*
Korean literature
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*
Korea under Japanese rule
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon".
Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...
*
Society of Korean Poets
The Society of Korean Poets () is a literary organization established in 1957. It is the oldest active poetry organization in South Korea.
Every year, the organization awards the Society of Korean Poets Award, and holds the National High School ...
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20051124231804/http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/klt/99winter/yuchihwan.htm includes a short biography, characterization of the poet's poetry, and original translations of a number of his poems.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091028122636/http://geocities.com/lesliebarclay/KoreanPoems.html includes the poem "Rock" in translation.
Cheongma literary officer
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People from Geoje
People from South Gyeongsang Province
Korean male poets
Literature of Korea under Japanese rule
1908 births
1967 deaths
20th-century Korean poets
20th-century Korean male writers