Pi Chun-deuk
Pi Cheon-deuk (hangul: 피천득, hanja: 皮千得, nom de plume: Geuma; April 21, 1910 - May 25, 2007) was a Korean poet and an English literature scholar, but primarily an essayist.
Life
Born in Seoul on April 21, 1910, his pen name was Geuma. He majored in English Literature at Hujiang University (formally University of Shanghai) in Shanghai. He was a professor at Seoul National University from 1946 - 1974 and taught many students.Before liberation he concentrated on poetic composition and English poetry as an instructor at Gyeongseong Central Business Institute, and after liberation he taught the arts at Gyeongseong University and later taught at Seoul National University.
In 1954, he studied English Literature at Harvard University by invitation of the United States Department of State. He started his literary pursuits in 1930, publishing the poem "Seojungsogok" in magazine Sindonga. His first collection of poems Lyrical Poetical Works was well-received as a simple and beautiful poem describing nature and the heart.
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