Choi Seungho

He was born in the small rural village of Chungcheong, Gangwon Province, in 1954,[2] and taught for many years in an elementary school in the countryside.

Despite such offensive images, the tone of his poetry remains thoughtful and meditative and the poet never descends to vulgar word play.

From the critique of urban vulgarity and secular desires, Choi's poetry has evolved to a philosophical exploration of the origin of all creation.

[8] In more recent prose poems he applies his powers of close observation to suggest compassionate contemplation as a remedy: The sun shines overhead, but the lanky sunflower has fallen low to the ground.

But the sunflower insists on a life in one spot, and lives as if to bury its face under its roots, with its back against the long, summer sun.