"The poetry societies of today pale by comparison," says Chuang Yu-yueh, an 80-something member of the Ocean Poetry Society. Chuang believes that the poets of former days were more learned. Following generations could only study Japanese, and then after retrocession the method of education changed, leaving the level of Chinese attained by youth far short of its former glory.
「現在的詩社跟以前沒同款啦」，老詩人莊幼岳認為以前詩人的讀書水準比較高，後來的年輕人在日本「皇民化」時都只能學日文，光復後又接受新式教育，漢文的程度比以前是有差別。