櫟社，在過去的研究中常被認為抗日的遺民社團，然而從近年陸續出土的文獻與相關論述中，卻發現櫟社在日治時期對現代新知的吸納，並產生領先當代的現代意識與行動。這或是由於櫟社此一社群在組織、活動上的特殊性，進而讓成員間相互激盪，產生對現代深度認識。而從相關的文獻中也可看到，在詩社組織方面，櫟社在成立之初就訂定相當明確之規範，且在實際運作上也未偏離這項準則。無論在例行事務或爭議事件，櫟社成員都遵循規範議定，呈顯出組織的現代性。而在文化空間的形構與經營方面，也可發現櫟社成員以詩社作為文化的公共空間，邀請文人訪問、進行文化講演或與其它社群交流，這也促進社群內部成員或周邊社群對現代社會的認識。另一方面，在社群內部透過「同題共作」的創作機制，讓成員能針對現代議題進行多層次的思考。或是社群成員相互激盪，展現社群對現代文明的追尋。這都顯現社群組織與活動的現代意義，也突顯櫟社在當代的前衛與進步。

The Li Poetic Organization has always been considered a Loyalist group which fought against Japanese government in Japanese colonial period, but this definition could be adjusted to a new vision by organizing all the modern documents and reviews revealed in recent years. Li Poetic Organization was found to be able to absorb modern knowledge and to create modern consciousness and movements. The uniqueness of this organization was able to inspire their members and lead them to modernity. The modernity of Li Poetic Organization is very clear. A specific regulation needed to be obeyed was set from the beginning of this society and had never been diverged. Interviews of scholars, literary lectures and other cultural communications had been held in this community to provide its members a further understanding of the modern society. On the other hand, a system of composing same topics encouraged the members in this organization to have multiple thinking or brainstorming over the modern culture. From all the above, the modernity and avant-garde meanings of this organization had been specifically revealed and highlighted.