At the time Chen was preparing to publish his own poetry journal and asked Yang to be his assistant. Seagull would appear as a Monday supplement in the Eastern Taiwan Daily News. With a place to express their opinions, they wrote with even greater relish.
當時陳錦標也想編一份詩刊，找他當助理，由「東臺日報」提供版面，每週一刊登他們的〈海鷗〉詩刊。