▁Korea ▁and ▁taught ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁in ▁a ▁Da egu ▁high ▁school . ▁According ▁to ▁Ch oe ▁Ch ong - da e , ▁" H is ▁reputation ▁grew ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁prom ising ▁poet ▁after ▁compos ing ▁the ▁poem ▁entitled ▁' Does ▁spring ▁come ▁to ▁these ▁stri pped ▁lands ?' ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁edition ▁Magazine ▁of ▁Ka eb y uk ," ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁magazine ▁being ▁susp ended ▁by ▁the ▁authorities . ▁Y i ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁for ▁the ▁Ky on am ▁School ▁( Current ly ▁the ▁Da ery un ▁Juni ot ▁High ▁School ) ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Da egu ▁Ch os on ▁Il bo . ▁ ▁Y i ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁S amil ▁Independ ence ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁Da egu , ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁restore ▁Korean ▁so vere ig nt y . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁wish ing ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁France , ▁Y i ▁went ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁study ▁French ▁Language ▁and ▁Liter ature , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁returning ▁to ▁Korea ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁after ▁the ▁Great ▁K anto ▁earth qu ake . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁tw ent ies ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁White ▁T ide ▁( B a ek jo ) ▁circle ▁along ▁with ▁Hong ▁Say ong , ▁Park ▁J ong h wa , ▁Park ▁Ye ong hui , ▁Kim ▁G ij in ,