Love poems of Frederick Douglas Harper

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
 
Frederick Douglas Harper has authored more than 300 published poems. 
As an international scholar and professor of counseling, he has authored 
more than 100 publications including college textbooks, journal articles, and 
book chapters. In addition, Harper has served as a professional counselor, 
university administrator, president of professional associations, and editor of 
two international scholarly journals. He has conducted numerous workshops 
on “love and relationships” and has presented hundreds of motivational 
speeches and scholarly conference presentations throughout the world, 
including speeches and lectures in Argentina, France, Greece, India, Ireland, 
Sweden, and the Netherlands. 
Harper’s most popular poem, “A Wedding Pledge,” has been recorded 
on CD, recited in more than 5,000 weddings, translated into other languages, 
and reprinted in magazines. His poems have been read on WPFW Radio in 

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Washington, DC for more than 15 years, alongside the poetry of the famous 
Langston Hughes. Harper’s other poem books, sold throughout the USA and 
in numerous other countries, include Poems on Love and Life (1985), 
Romantica: On Peace and Romance (1988), and God’s Gifts: Spiritual 
Writings (2003). Harper has received hundreds of letters of appreciation and 
commendation on his poetry from readers of his work, including letters from 
public figures such as Lionel Richie, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Davis, and 
Renee Poussaint (national network news commentator). 
An extraordinary and highly spiritual human being, Frederick Harper 
has jogged more than 32,000 miles in 119 different cities throughout the 
world, and he has inspired many people through his writings, teachings, and 
public speaking. 

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