Poet laureate: During his first years in Taiwan, Chang, then in his 20s, led a casual and romantic way of life. He tried his hand at various jobs, including an office clerk with the signals corps in Kaohsiung, policeman in Taichung and army sergeant in Tainan, and even took part in troop entertainment groups.
二十幾歲的張拓蕪，在台灣未改遊龍不羈的天性，從南到北不知換了多少個工作崗位，他當過文書士、警士，甚至康樂隊的演員也軋過一腳。