Park Yong-rae (
Hangul
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: 박용래;
Hanja
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: 朴龍來; August 14, 1925—November 21, 1980) was a South Korean poet.
Life
Park was born on August 14, 1925 in
Buyeo,
Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
Korea
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and died November 21, 1980.
He graduated from the Ganggyeong Commercial High School, and debuted his work in 1956 with the publication of “Song of Autumn”. Park worked as a bank employee and teacher and middle and high schools.
Park died on November 21, 1980.
Works in Korean (selected)
* Snow Pellets (Ssaraknun, 1969)
* Foxtails (Gang-ajipul, 1975)
* Distant Sea (Meon Bada, 1984)
Awards
* Korean Literature Author's Award (1980)
* Contemporary Poetry Prize (1969)
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Chungnam Culture Award (1961)
See also
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Korean Literature
Korean literature is the body of literature produced by Koreans, mostly in the Korean language and sometimes in Classical Chinese. For much of Korea's 1,500 years of literary history, it was written in Hanja. It is commonly divided into classica ...
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List of Korean-language poets
This is a list of Korean-language poets.
Twentieth-century poets
Alphabetical list
B
* Baek Seok (1912-1996)
* Bok Koh-il (born 1946)
C
* Chae Ho-ki (born 1957)
* Cheon Sang-byeong (1930-1993)
* Cheon Yang-hee (born 1942)
* Cheong Chi-yong ( ...
References
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1925 births
South Korean male poets
1980 deaths