Through My Eyes

By Beverley Williams Leeper

Subjects: Dorie Sanders, Airmen, Desert Shield, Columbia, Marines, African American women poets, You Don't Know?, Labor, Germany, Desert Storm, Military Spouses, African American authors, Coast Gusrd, American poetry, Shayla & the Dream Factory, War, Poetry, Soldiers, SC, Sailors

Description: A collection of poetry by Columbia, SC native and wife of a retired army veteran, Beverley Williams Leeper was educated in the public schools of Richland County. She received an Associate of Applied Science degree in Law Enforcement from Central Texas College, Killeen, Texas and a Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice from the University of SC, Columbia,SC. Through My Eyes explores various aspects of life while living in and adapting to various societal norms. It is a first attempt at sharing her insight with others. In 1991 she received honorable mention for her work, And Everything Was Real, Nuremburg, Germany. Her poem, A Soldier's Wife, received recognition from the White House and was instrumental in providing inspiration to family members and soldier's during Operation Desert Storm.