Park Mok-wol
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Park Mok-Wol was a Korean writer. He was born in Gyeongju
, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South Korea
. He was a professor at Hanyang University
beginning in 1961. He became president of the Korean Poetry Association in 1968. In fact, his birthname is Park Young Jong.
In 1946, first collected poems were issued. Although the expression or preference is different from three of them, their poems largle had a basis on natural description and hope of humans. Considering these features, Seo Jeong-ju named them Nature party of poets.
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. He was a professor at Hanyang University
Hanyang University
Hanyang University is one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea. In particular, Hanyang's School of Engineering is one of the oldest engineering schools in Korea. The main campus is Hanyang University at Seoul, located in the Seoul, with its branch campus, the ERICA campus , located...
beginning in 1961. He became president of the Korean Poetry Association in 1968. In fact, his birthname is Park Young Jong.
Cheongnokpa
He belonged to Cheongrok-pa which was group of 3 poets - Jo Ji Hoon, Park Du-Jin and himself. Cheongnokpa consists of mainly two words. Cheongnok(청록) refers to bluish-green color and pa means group or party.In 1946, first collected poems were issued. Although the expression or preference is different from three of them, their poems largle had a basis on natural description and hope of humans. Considering these features, Seo Jeong-ju named them Nature party of poets.
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of Koreans
- Korean literatureKorean literatureKorean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by Korean writers. For much of its 3,000 years of literature history, it was written both in Hanja and in Korean, first using the transcription systems idu and gugyeol, and finally using the Korean script Hangul. It is commonly...
- Korean poetryKorean poetryKorean poetry is poetry performed or written in the Korean language or by Korean people. Traditional Korean poetry is often sung in performance. Until the 20th century, much of Korean poetry was written in Hanja and later Hangul.- History :...
- List of Korean language poets