The Poet

Journal Entry: 12-4-2011 I read somewhere that the poetry of William Butler Yeats got better as he aged. Now the classical point of view is that genius sprouts early and is gone by the artist is 35 or so. With individuation, even if the greatest genius came to prominence quite early, I imagine that with inspiration, hard work, one artistically could improve well into one's 80s or even unto death's doorstep. Old karate masters age that way, so why not others too?