Blog tagged as grandparents

Older men are not necessarily grumpy. They have simply lived long enough to recognize nonsense, value their time, care less about status, and judge people more by character than appearances. Age does not guarantee wisdom, but it does provide plenty of experience with consequences.

A closer look at the design of Seamus Ailin’s Sailing Thoughtward—why the poems are arranged as a journey, how the four sections were chosen, and how the notes for parents, grandparents, and educators help turn each poem into shared curiosity.