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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Behind Our Eyes Book Launch Program is inviting you<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To a Special Event featuring poet Carrie Hooper on the Eve of World Poetry Day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>When: Sunday March 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time via Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Carrie will share her writing life and experiences about her two collections of poetry—MY LIFE IN MY WORDS and AWAY FROM HOME followed by a Q and A session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>you will have the opportunity to ask questions about Carrie’s poetry books, as well as her translations of four other books (from Albanian to English and from Romanian to English).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>BIO of CARRIE HOOPER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Carrie Hooper, blind since birth, was born and raised in Elmira, New York. She received a B.A. in vocal performance, an M.A. in vocal performance, and an M.A. in German. As a Fulbright scholar, Carrie spent a year at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Carrie currently lives in Elmira, New York, where she teaches voice, piano, and foreign language lessons. Her other activities include performing in solo concerts, playing the piano and organ at a church, and singing in a community chorus. She has translated texts from Albanian and Romanian to English.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* Book Blurb for MY LIFE IN MY WORDS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MY LIFE IN MY WORDS is a collection of poems which explores various aspects of the author's life. The book includes poems about faith, interactions with nature, and holiday memories. Other poems were inspired by the author's visits with her friends, Tim and Debbie who live in Huntsville, Alabama. Miss Hooper also reflects on life experiences as diverse as riding a children's train at a local ice cream store and attending Evensong at Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, England. Finally, Miss Hooper offers her views on a variety of topics, such as making peace, celebrity worship, and the use of words.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* Synopsis of AWAY FROM HOME<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>AWAY FROM HOME is a collection of poems inspired by the author's travels. Part 1, “A Week at Sea,” includes poems inspired by a cruise the author took with her family in 2019. Part 2, “Other Adventures,” contains poems about other travel experiences. 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