In 1984 he published Ten-Line Poems, a collection of 72 works. Among them was his 1984 poem "Stand," which in 1999 was included in the high-school textbook that was part of the official national curriculum. John Balcom wrote the following translation:
至 1984 年，向陽共寫 72 篇集結出版《十行集》，寫於 1984 年的〈立場〉，發表後廣為流傳，1999 年收入高中課本：