Heartsongs by Mattie J. T. Stepanek (Acceptable, 2001, Pbk, 29 pgs, Hyperion)

Cover and pages have slight wear; top edge of book has moisture damage. ISBN 0786888091

Mattie J.T. Stepanek began writing poetry at the age of three. In Heartsongs, Mattie explores the uncensored reality of living with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and with the grief associated with the loss of his three siblings to the same life-threatening condition. Heartsongs is a collection of the early poems and artwork of this gifted, courageous, award-winning poet.