Frederick
D. Harper received the Ph.D. in Counselor
Education from FSU’s College of Education in 1970. Subsequently, he worked at
Howard University for 42 years (1970-2012) in a professorial position. Harper
formerly served as Editor-in-Chief of three scholarly journals: Journal of
Multicultural Counseling and Development, International Journal for the
Advancement of Counseling, and The Journal of Negro Education. He has authored
more than 100 articles and book chapters, and authored 28 published
books—including textbooks, 17 poetry books, a major novel, and a satire. Harper
was the first African American male to receive the doctorate in Counselor
Education from his program and the fifth Black student to receive a Ph.D. from
FSU. He has presented speeches and conference papers throughout the United
States and in Argentina, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Sweden, and the
Netherlands. Since 1985, Harper has authored more than 1,200 published poems.
Harper is the father of two sons and grandfather of four grandchildren. His
personal Website is at www.frederickharper.com
OUR HOLIDAY
'Tis a cultural
holiday of celebration;
But it matters
not the differences
Of our worlds
apart;
For celebrate we
must on this
Merry day of
glee—our love,
Ourselves;
'Tis not your holiday,
'Tis not my
holiday,
But our holiday--
'Tis a special
time for special people
To love and
celebrate happiness.
Reprinted:
Harper’s Romantica: On Peace and Romance, 1988.
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