Library Resource Description

Title: Reflections of a Peacemaker A Portrait Through Heartsongs
Media Type: Book
Category: Life With a Disability
Author: Stepanek, Mattie J.T.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Most Recent Copyright Date: 2005
Status: Available

Complete Description

This is a collection of Mattie J.T. Stepanek's Heartsongs. It includes the last peom Mattie penned before his death in June 2004, as well as 250 previously unpublished poems, photographs, and artwork spanning the decade from when he began writing Heartsongs at age three. The book begins with Oprah Winfrey's foreword, adapted from the eulogy she gave at Mattie's funeral. Personal tributes to Mattie from Maya Angelou, Larri King, former President Jimmy Carter, and other notable figures open each chapter.