Born in 1920, Cho Ji Hoon (also romanized as Jo Jihun) is a canonical Korean poet and scholar of aesthetics rooted in the literary Sijo that began in 12th century and defined pre-industrial Korea. In 1939, Cho’s first poem appeared in the literary magazine MoonJang. In 1946, his poetry appeared with that of Park Mokwohl and Pak Doo Zin (also romanized as Pak Mok-wol and Pak Dujin) in Cheongnok Jip. The three were known as Cheongnokpa, or the Blue Deer School. Cho was a professor of Korean language and literature at Korea University for 20 years and published six poetry collections.