Indignation and Resistance of Korean Poets under Japanese Rule Under Japanese rule, Korean poets expressed their righteous indignation at Japanese violence and injustice. They aesthetically sublimated their rage, creating resistant poems. Their resistant poems are all rooted in religious faith. Han Yongwoon, Lee Yuksa, Yoon Dongju revealed their resentment and resistance, grounded on Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity respectively, convinced of liberation of their fatherland. In light of religious conviction of perpetual history, the secular domination of Japan is rendered powerless and only transient. The characteristics of the three poets are as follows. First, they present balance between aesthetics and politics, utilizing allusion and ambiguity. Second, they show assurance of the independence of Korea from Japan, based on specific religious world views. Third, they reveal optimistic historical vision, assuming sacrifice and action.