When I worked with an early childhood education group, I learned a lot about child development and the importance of play, open-ended learning materials, and time spent outside. I know many of us, as writers and poets, are inspired by our experiences in the outdoors. Let’s get outside this weekend and see where the meadows take us!Here is a poem by Sir Robert Louis Stevenson, written in 1885, that celebrates imagination. (Because cows seem pretty unlikely pirates, even if they are “mad.”)Pirate Story Three of us afloat in the meadow by the swing, Three of …

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