As far as I am concerned, rather than simply teaching Pony Chinese characters to use as tools, I would rather that she come in contact with Chinese culture as she learns. I chose Tang poetry because Pony had learned in school how to write Japanese-style haiku using English.
對我來說，與其讓書旂認識更多的中文字來當成工具，不如讓她在學習中也同時能觸摸到母國文化的氣息。