was an artistic turning point for Lee [Min-yung]. After Handkerchief, he was no longer "a sentimental youth whose poems were beautifully worded yet preoccupied with egocentric vanity for the purpose of self-redemption," says Lee. "I positioned myself as an antiwar poet and found my role--to voice my concerns." Lee took on the voice of a war widow to drive home his antiwar message in Handkerchief.
from Taiwan Review: A Life Devoted to Poetry
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