Rodney O'Neal Harpe Jr.

My name is Rodney O’Neal Harpe Jr. I am from Ideal, GA where I attended Macon County High School in Montezuma, GA. I have three sisters and one brother. My father is a truck driver, and my mother is a Department of Veterans Affairs, a social worker. I attended Clayton State University and Kennesaw State University to obtain my Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering.

 

My writing journey started when I was in high school. I used to write songs to get a feel for what writing was all about. The songs I would write ranged from Rap to RNB. While writing songs, I introduced a few completions to my uncle Tyrone who writes poetry. He has been writing for over 30 years and I wanted his take on it. He told me to start writing poems as I have a talent for writing, and it also was great therapy, it helped me to cope with certain situations that I faced in life.

 

Throughout college, I wrote plenty of poems that were mostly about life, nature, and, The Most High God due to my uncle teaching me about the Bible. The themes in my book were based on these three and I hope everyone who reads this book enjoys the poems and it encourages you to put God first in every situation. He will guide you in the right direction you need to go!