Yi Ho-woo
Yi Ho-woo (Hangul: 이호우) was a South Korean poet and journalist. Life Yi Ho-woo was born on March 1, 1912, in Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea. The name Lee Hou is the poet's pen name, and represented by Chinese characters different from those of his birth name. He graduated from Gyeongseong Je-il High School. Yi attended the Tokyo Arts University. He worked on the editorial and management boards of the Taegu Ilbo, going on to serve as the manatding editor and an editorial writer of the Daegue Maeil Shinmun. Yi debuted as a poet in 1940 when his work Moonlight Night was published in Munjang Magazine. Yi died on January 6, 1970. Work Yi was most famous for his emotional reserve and concern with reality as he wrote about the beauty of simple rural life. As a journalist, he was also aware of the inequities of his time, an awareness that fostered his work, particularly in the difficult times after national liberation and the Korean War. The Korea Literature Translation Institute, summarizes Yi's work and life: The life and poetry of Lee Hou is typified by the poet's dogged determination to live, his burning passion, and his strong critical awareness of contemporary