He also expresses his joy at understanding more about Taiwan's literary circles and sees great value in the work of the young poet Hsiang Yang.
提起他欣賞的年輕詩人諸如北島、顧城、楊煉等人時，馬教授臉上的欣慰和驕傲，如同介紹自己的孩子﹘﹘「這是我老三，喜歡搞攝影… …」並無二致，完全「視如己出」。