Park Ynhui


Park Ynhui is a South Korean poet and writer who publishes under the name Park Yeemun in Korean.

Life

Park was born in 1930 and graduated from Seoul National University with an undergraduate degree in French literature. He then attended the Sorbonne in Paris, from which he received a PhD in Philosophy. Park spent 30 years as a professor in, Japan, Germany, France, and the United States. He taught in Boston until his retirement in 1993 at which point he returned to South Korea where he taught at Pohang University and Yonsei University.

Work

Park has published many books, mainly books and papers on philosophical topics in both French and English. He published five volumes of Korean poetry: The Snow on the Charles River, Dream of a Butterfly, The Shadows of the Invisible and Resonances of the Void and in 1999 has published his own poetry in English, Broken Words. Then, in 2006, he published Morning Stroll, which earned him the Incheon Prize. Park's 'non' literary works include Roadmap to a Green Korea and The Journey Isn't Over Yet.
Translator Brother Anthony summarizes Park and his work:

Works in Translation