Born in 1939. Graduated from Busan Fisheries University and completed graduate studies at Pusan National University. Served as a professor and president at Pukyong National University, founding CEO of the Busan Cultural Foundation, and scholarly committee chair on the joint South Korean-Japanese UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Joseon Tongsinsa records.
Completed recommendations in the modern poetry section for Poetry and Literature in 1974-75. Authored ten poetry collections, including Leaving Traces, and won the New Writer Award for fiction in Literary Research issue 77 (Summer 2013). Published the novel Yumado and several short stories in various literary magazines.
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