The impact of America After college Yang performed his military service on Kinmen. "In that first year after graduating from college, I truly sensed the impact of real life. Suddenly I felt a lot of concern for the impoverished land of my youth."
美國衝擊楊牧畢業後先到金門服役，「大學畢業後一年內，我真正感覺到實際人生的衝擊，對童年感受的貧窮山地忽然興起莫大的關懷。」