His artistic output, created over more than half a century, is extraordinarily rich and substantial. More than merely the astonishing lifetime accomplishments of an individual writer, it has become an important indicator of literary creation in Taiwan.
以詩為經，以文為緯，縱橫半世紀以上的藝術生產，斐然可觀；那已不是屬於一位作者的畢生成就，也應屬於台灣文壇創造力的重要指標。