Just for the fun of it, here’s a sample of John’s schoolwork. He handed in this English assignment when he was 14: it included a few short original ditties, but was mostly a collection of his favorite poems, lettered by hand, and embellished with a few drawings and photos. His taste ran to limericks, Christopher Morley, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Edgar Guest. Looking at this little booklet, it’s hard to believe that a mere three years later, he would be working as a professional writer–and editing a poetry magazine in NYC!
The drawings are great!
Comment by John Lacey — September 17, 2010 @ 5:06 pm
They cheer me up every time I see them!
Comment by Doug — September 18, 2010 @ 7:02 am