Dear Readers and Writers,

Losing yourself in a text and seeing the world from a different point of view is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Reading Willaim Blake’s “The Echoing Green” transports us to a different place and makes us think about the rhythms and truths of life and nature. To think that Blake accomplished that using only words is amazing.

Being able to read well and write clearly are super powers. As author and illustrator Kevin O’Malley said when he visited Meadow a few years ago, “I write because I want to control people’s minds.” That, however, is a tough job, and it requires a lot of hard work–reading, writing, rereading, rewriting–throughout our lives.

Sincerely,

Mr. H