Hsu Chih-cheng, that old poet of Lukang, remarks, "Poems should express one's feelings, but now they are all written on topics like celebrating the 80th anniversary of the nation's founding or the birthday of some Taoist deity. What kind of poetry is this?"
鹿港老詩人許志呈說，「做詩是要寄意，現在的課題動不動就是慶祝建國八十周年，或是王母娘娘生日，這哪裡是詩？」