[1] While in high school, he joined the creative writing club 'Taedonggi Literary Society', coming to know fellow writers such as Hong Seung-woo, Seo Jeong-yoon, Park Deok-gyu, Kwon Tae-hyeon, Ha Eung-baek, and Lee Jeong-ha.

In March 1994 he was transferred to Sanseo High School in Jangsu County, North Jeolla Province, but he resigned from teaching in February 1997, and turned to writing full-time.

He published various poetry collections: Jeon Bong-jun Goes to Seoul (서울로 가는 전봉준; 1985), which lyrically depicts life and history from a perspective of youthful innocence; Modakbul (모닥불 The Bonfire; 1989), which contains introspection into the loneliness and the reality of surrounding life; Geuriun yeowoo (그리운 여우 The Longing Fox; 1997), which deals with issues of the time period and inner conflict; and Badatga woocheguk (바닷가 우체국 The Post Office By the Sea; 1999), which deals with rather average thing such as a post office by the sea and a countryside barber shop in sympathetic and romantic way.

He has also published Badatga woocheguk (바닷가 우체국 The Post Office By the Sea; 2003), Neo-ege garyeogo gangeul mandeuleotda (너에게 가려고 강을 만들었다 I Made a River To Go To You; 2004), Amugeotdo anin geot-e daehayeo (아무것도 아닌 것에 대하여 On Something That is Nothing; 2005), and Ganjeolhage cham cheoleopsi (간절하게 참 철없이 Desperately Naïve; 2008).

His poetry has been praised as showing clear lyricism that arouses originality with poetic language that is universal and can be easily read.