▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁The ▁Korean ▁Liter ature ▁Trans lation ▁Institute ▁summar izes ▁Y i ' s ▁contributions ▁to ▁poetry ▁as : ▁ ▁Lee ▁Sang h wa ’ s ▁po etic ▁verse ▁may ▁well ▁be ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinct ▁depart ures ▁in ▁style ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Korean ▁literature . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁T ide ▁( B a ek jo ) ▁literary ▁circle , ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁school ▁of ▁rom antic ists , ▁Lee ’ s ▁early ▁po ems ▁involved ▁heavy ▁elements ▁of ▁pro se ▁and ▁dep icted ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁dec ad ent ▁sens ib ilities ▁and ▁n arc iss ism . ▁In ▁his ▁debut ▁poem , ▁“ To ▁My ▁Bed ch am ▁er ” ( N au i ▁ch ims illo ), ▁for ▁example , ▁the ▁poet ▁cont em plates ▁comm itting ▁suic ide ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁att ain ▁true ▁love , ▁and ▁in ▁another , ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁rever ie , ▁completely ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁reality , ▁is ▁presented ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁des irable ▁goal ▁possible . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁however , ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁growing ▁concern ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁Japanese ▁imperial ism ▁in ▁Korea , ▁Lee ▁made ▁a ▁sudden ▁and ▁decis ive ▁break ▁with ▁this ▁po etic ▁world . ▁Assuming ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁a ▁national ist ▁poet , ▁Lee ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁po ems ▁of ▁def iance ▁and ▁resistance ▁against ▁colonial ▁rule . ▁Because ▁the