In 1972, Yang Mu returned to Taiwan, eight years after leaving it. His hometown of Hualien seemed to have a cleansing effect on him, enabling him to reflect on his past.
1972 年，楊牧在去國 8 年後首次返台，故鄉花蓮對他似乎有種滌蕩的意義，可以藉以檢視自己一路走來的軌跡。