Because the Taiwanese dialect is similar to the original spoken classical Chinese, Taiwanese speakers can usually grasp the proper cadence of a line at first glance, and so many Taiwanese poetry enthusiasts are strong supporters of promoting the mother tongue.
台語的「讀書音」接近中原古音，和今天的國語無論在押韻或平仄上，都有不少出入，因此不少詩人也是本土語文的推廣者。