IT'S NOT TOO LATE

About the Book

It’s Not Too Late is a book of poetry, poetic prose, and prose. Its theme and messages warn the reader that it’s not too late to develop the light of talent within us, to find and realize our purpose in life, to do the right things, to cooperate globally as one human race without group conflict and violence, and to save ourselves from premature extinction as a human species. Featured titles within the book include “And God Spoke on TV,” “And Still We Had the Strength to Smile: Reflections on the Black American Struggle,” “A Tribute to White Civil Rights Advocates in U.S. History,” “It’s Not Too Late,” and “Martin, Malcolm, and Medgar.”

About the Author

A full-time writer and speaker, Dr. Frederick Douglas Harper retired as professor of counseling in 2012 after 42 years of teaching at Howard University. He has authored 14 poetry books, one major novel (The Durabone Prophecies), textbooks, and articles. Harper has served as Editor-in-Chief of three different scholarly journals. Also, he has presented speeches and conference papers throughout the United States and in other countries—including Argentina, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Since 1985, Harper has published more than 1,300 poems on topics such as social justice, peace, love, spirituality, human behavior, children, nature’s beauty, climate change, and human destiny. Most of his poems and creative prose are educational and therapeutic. A devoted jogger, Harper has jogged more than 42,000 miles. He is the proud father of two sons and proud grandfather of four grandchildren.