What Would MLK Do?

Today and all days we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who showed us how to change the world in a peaceful, loving way.  This lesson can be extended to changing our own lives as well -- shine a peaceful, loving light on the ones you meet today. Shine a peaceful, loving light on yourself today. Click here to learn about 4 books wise, generous author Melissa Stewart is recommending to celebrate MLK. MLK also showed us the importance of words and the beauty of poetry -- and how repetition can be poetic. Consider this small excerpt from one of his speeches: We have a power, greater than guns, greater than ammunition, greater than hand grenades. We have a power. - Martin Luther King, Jr. This is also a "sandwich" structure that can be a fine structure to share and try with our youngest writers. I'll be thinking about MLK as we move toward to the Horn Book webcast "Exploring Race, Mistakes and Friendship Through Poetry" with Charles Waters, Selina Alko​ and moderated by Roger Sutton, Horn Book editor-in-chief, on Wednesday the 17th at 2:00 pm EST/1:00 pm CST. 300+ already registered... it's not too late for you to join us!  Register here.