Away from Home

By Carrie Hooper

In this collection of fifty-six poems, the author, who is blind, shares thoughts on some of her many travels. Part One, A Week at Sea, contains poems about a cruise she took with eight members of her family. Part Two, Other Adventures, includes poems inspired by places she and a friend visited in western New York, a trip to Florida, an unforgettable day in Des Moines, Iowa, and much more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Sep 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781716600432

Carrie Hooper

Carrie Hooper was born and raised in Elmira, New York. She received a Bachelor’s degree in music performance from Mansfield University and Master’s degrees in German and vocal performance from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She studied one year at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden as a Fulbright Scholar. Carrie taught German, Italian, and Romanian between 2002 and 2019 at Elmira College (Elmira, New York). She teaches voice and piano lessons, sings in a local chorus, gives vocal concerts, and plays the piano and organ at a church. She has published two collections of poetry and has translated a book, articles, and short stories from Albanian and Romanian into English.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank:

Tim Hendel, my friend.

David Lenington, Sandy Schmidt, and Kathy Hammerly for help in formatting and editing this book for publication.

Monica Franciscus for additional proofreading.

Members of Behind Our Eyes, a writers’ group for people with disabilities to which I belong, for critiquing one of the poems in this book.

Sherri Drake for providing the photographs included in A Week at Sea.

Can Stock Photo, who licensed the front cover image of San Martin Beach on the island of Cozumel. 

Debi Bower, Day Trips Around Rochester, for use of Rochester's Hidden Sidewalk photo.

Additional thanks to the following for providing photographs:

New York State School for the Blind

Jacquelyn Clements, Art Therapist, New York State School for the Blind.

Barbara Lemen, Superintendent of the New York State School for the Blind.

Marie Poinan who provided the photograph of the 1905 Dentzel Carousel.

Joan Dickinson who provided photographs of her backyard and the Erie Canal.

Talbott Nursery and Poultry for the photograph of Persian Lilacs.

Laura Rivera for providing the photograph of Springdale Farm.

Acknowledgments (continued)

Sandy Schmidt-photos.

Teresa McMicken for photographs of the Burlington and Abell family of Warren Center, Pennsylvania, also P. P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum, Rome, Pennsylvania.

Photo Creations by Wayne Panepinto for providing the photograph of Driving Park Avenue Rose Garden, Rochester, New York.

The Oklahoman for providing the photograph of the door to Geronimo’s cell.