uals ▁in ▁detail , ▁studying ▁how ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁and ▁the ▁living ▁overlap . ▁Through ▁this , ▁the ▁poet ▁shows ▁that ▁within ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁fun eral ▁r ites ▁and ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁meaning ▁of ▁traditional ▁life , ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁integration ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁death . ▁The ▁poet ’ s ▁interest ▁on ▁death ▁continued ▁toward ▁the ▁third ▁poetry ▁collection ▁A pe un ▁che ong uk ▁( 아 픈 ▁ 천 국 ▁The ▁S ick ▁Heaven ). ▁However , ▁here ▁his ▁understanding ▁of ▁death ▁became ▁an ▁occasion ▁for ▁the ▁poet ▁to ▁compose ▁his ▁will ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁freely ▁and ▁fully . ▁His ▁most ▁recent ▁poetry ▁collection ▁Nam une un ▁g anda ▁( 나 무 는 ▁ 간 다 ▁The ▁Tree ▁is ▁Go ing ), ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁social ▁issues ▁is ▁evident . ▁If ▁his ▁past ▁collection ▁was ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁occasion ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁look ▁back ▁on ▁life ▁by ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁‘ de ath ’ , ▁Nam une un ▁g anda ▁( 나 무 는 ▁ 간 다 ▁The ▁Tree ▁is ▁Go ing ) ▁is ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁those ▁that ▁have ▁died ▁wrong ly ▁due ▁to ▁social ▁in just ice . ▁With ▁his ▁unique ▁sens ibility , ▁he ▁faces ▁the ▁cruel ▁reality ▁that ▁gives ▁rise ▁to ▁un just ▁death s , ▁and ▁fier c ely ▁re bu kes ▁society ▁filled ▁with ▁contradiction . ▁Despite ▁that , ▁Lee ▁Ye ong - g w ang ’ s ▁poetry ▁is ▁on ▁another ▁level ▁than ▁simple ▁social ▁criticism . ▁That ▁is ▁because ▁by