Park Jaesam
| Park Jaesam | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 10, 1933 |
| Died | June 8, 1997 (aged 64) |
| Language | Korean |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Period | 1955-1997 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박재삼 |
|---|---|
Park Jaesam(Hangul: 박재삼) was a Korean Poet.
Park Jaesam was born on April 10, 1933 in Japan. Park attended Korea University, but dropped out. He worked as a reporter for the Daehan-Ilbo and an Editor of the Hyundai Munhak-sa. In the 1960s Park was a member of the literary club Sahwajip (along with Park Huijin, Sung Chan-gyeong, Park Seongryong, Lee Seonggyo, Lee Changdae and Kang Wiseok), and the Secretary General of the Korean Poets' Association. Park died on June 8, 1997.
Park's first published poem was “In the Water of the River” (Gangmureseo), which was published in Contemporary Literature, at the recommendation of SEo Jeongju, in 1955. In the same year his sijo, “Providence” (Seomni), was published, with the recommendation of Yoo Chiwan, in Providence.
The Korean Literature Translation Institute summarizes Park's contribution to Korean literature:
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