Japanese Woman Is Bestselling Poet, Age 99

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My beloved professor, Marv Kananen, used to tell his writing class that you're not a rookie in writing until you're 40. Based on this story, his estimate might have been conservative. For those of us who get impatient wondering when we'll achieve some measure of success, here's a shot of inspiration:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/26/japanese-woman-bestselling-poet-99