Peace Be Unto You

About the Book

All of the poems are based on the author's personal experiences. The poems are based on themes including the following: childhood memories, children, death, family, father, health, life, love, motherhood, oppression, religion, responsibility, and time. The poems on children are written based on the author's personal experiences with her two children; and those on family are based on her experiences with family members. Also, all on "father" are based on her personal experiences with her father. The poems on oppression are based on her experiences while living in South Africa with her family in 2000. Some of the poems have a religious theme because of the author's strong religious values. She started going to church as a child and was baptized as a child. All others are likewise based on her experiences. There are several, inspiring poems written by her son, Anthony.

About the Author

Dr. Carol Logan Patitu is a Professor and Chairperson Pro-Tem in the Educational Foundations Department at Buffalo State (State University of New York). She works with the graduate program in Student Personnel Administration. All of 2000 she was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Durban-Westville in South Africa with the Faculty of Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Supervision with an emphasis in higher education from Bowling Green State University. She holds both an Ed.S. and a M.Ed. in Student Personnel Services in Higher Education from the University of Florida and a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University. She is a recipient of numerous awards. Dr. Patitu's research interests include student development, issues and concerns of minority students, and minority and women faculty in higher education, and she enjoys writing poetry. She has written articles and co-authored a book titled Faculty Job Satisfaction: Women and Minorities in Peril. She was a member of the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars U.S. Peer Review Committee for Southern Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Swaziland). She is an Associate Editor for Safundi: The Journal of South African & American Comparative Studies, and she has served as an associate editor and reviewer of other journals. She is President of the Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York Chapter of the Fulbright Association, the largest regional Fulbright association. She's also a member of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and she has been active in many other associations. She has conducted international and national presentations. She resides in Williamsville, New York with her husband Tony Ephraim Patitu and sons Anthony Ephraim Patitu, II, and Madiba Joseph Patitu.

Comments from Noble House, A Division of American Literary Press, Inc.:

"Patitu combines a poetic feel for cadence with fresh images that leap from the page to create a sensitive exploration of life's many facets. Heartfelt sentiments rendered in tangible language permit readers to experience the person's reality while peering deeply into her heart and soul."

"Patitu writes with a poetically expressive pen. Her thoughts flow directly from the heart, expressing a depth of emotion and feeling that is captivating. In true poetic character, the author shares a portion of herself with the readers."