The logic
behind this is that nothing is more important for writing development than putting in the hours
defining and refining one's
voice, organizing and reorganizing one's thoughts, and learning how words spill out of one's head and onto the page.
Indeed,
behind an intense and illustrious career, Lewis
defined an era of The Cooper Union that not only precedes me, but has come to transition as many of its exemplary
voices have moved on.