Cho's long epic poem "Mt. Paektu" was written in February 1947 and published in 1948 in "Rodong Sinmun". It was the first poem written about Kim Il-sung, whom the original version of the poem simply refers to as "Commander Kim". The poem, which tells the story of the Battle of Pochonbo in 1937, is a classic in literature portraying the anti-Japanese struggle. Its text inextricably links Kim Il-sung's person with Paektu Mountain, the namesake height of the poema connection that has remained central in North Korean propaganda to this day.