Choi Nam-son
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Choi Nam-son was a Korea
n poet
early in the twentieth century. According to the authority on Korean poetry, Brother Anthony, Choi's 1908 poem, From the Sea to a Boy, ushered in a new, vernacular form, starting a trend that is designated the new poetry.
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
early in the twentieth century. According to the authority on Korean poetry, Brother Anthony, Choi's 1908 poem, From the Sea to a Boy, ushered in a new, vernacular form, starting a trend that is designated the new poetry.