Facts about Mattie Stepanek

Summary

Mattie Stepanek was a famous Poet from USA, who lived between July 17, 1990 and June 22, 2004.

Biography

Mattie Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek (born in Washington DC) was an American poet. He has published five volumes of poetry, three of which were conducted in the bestseller lists of The New York Times.

Hes first five books where: Heartsongs, Journey Through Heartsongs, Hope Through Heartsongs, Celebrate Through Heartsongs and Loving Through Heartsongs.

Stepanek suffered since birth from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, a hereditary disease that affects almost all body functions. His three older siblings died as infants already from the disease. After his brother died when Mattie was only three years old, he began to write poetry.

When he in 2001 because of a life-threatening bleeding neck was in the hospital, printed a small publishing house in Virginia, his poems Heartsongs in an edition of 200 pieces that should go to friends and relatives Stepanek. The hospital where he was, had turned to the publisher so that his wish might be fulfilled, to see his poems published. After a press conference that interest exploded in the book. It was printed over 500,000 copies.

Mattie Stepanek died at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., three weeks before his 14th birthday.

Zodiac etc.

He is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Mattie.

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Source / external links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattie_Stepanek