Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet’s Journey
by Stephen Kuusisto /
2018 / English / EPUB
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In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet
shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and
helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and
independence.
In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet
shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and
helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and
independence.
Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind—but he was also raised in
the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to "pass" as
sighted. Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read
books pressed right up against his nose. As an adult, he coped with
his limited vision by becoming a professor in a small college town,
memorizing routes for all of the places he needed to be. Then, at
the age of 38, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in
his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work.
Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind—but he was also raised in
the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to "pass" as
sighted. Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read
books pressed right up against his nose. As an adult, he coped with
his limited vision by becoming a professor in a small college town,
memorizing routes for all of the places he needed to be. Then, at
the age of 38, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in
his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work.
This is how he found himself at Guiding Eyes paired with a Labrador
named Corky. In this vivid and lyrical memoir, Stephen Kuusisto
recounts how an incredible partnership with a guide dog changed his
life and the heart-stopping, wondrous adventure that began for him
in midlife. Profound and deeply moving, this is a spiritual
journey, the story of discovering that life with a guide dog is
both a method and a state of mind.
This is how he found himself at Guiding Eyes paired with a Labrador
named Corky. In this vivid and lyrical memoir, Stephen Kuusisto
recounts how an incredible partnership with a guide dog changed his
life and the heart-stopping, wondrous adventure that began for him
in midlife. Profound and deeply moving, this is a spiritual
journey, the story of discovering that life with a guide dog is
both a method and a state of mind.