In his later reminiscences, Khoa remarked on how Xuân Diệu mentored him as he grew up and changed his writing style. By the time Khoa became an adult, he visited the senile poet at his apartment in Hanoi and noticed that Xuân Diệu had become occupied with thoughts of death and old age, yet devoted himself to writing poetry anyway.
In his later reminiscences, Khoa highlighted how Xuân Diệu mentored him as he developed and transformed his writing style. By the time Khoa became an adult, he visited the elderly poet at his home in Hanoi and observed that Xuân Diệu had become preoccupied with thoughts of mortality and aging, yet remained dedicated to composing poetry.