Carolyn Joyce Carty

Carolyn Joyce Carty (born March 14, 1957) is an American author of poetry, a child prodigy who learned to read and write at age four. Carolyn wrote her first book an anthology of poetry anonymously at age six in 1963.
Early Life
Carolyn Joyce Carty was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She grew up on a family farm in Florence, New Jersey of Burlington Township, New Jersey. Her family spent many years in farming, horticulture, and education. Carolyn developed her early learning skills of writing through family members who taught higher education. She is the great-niece to author Ella H. Scharring-Hausen the founding mother of Library Week 1921 from Hopewell, New Jersey. Her maternal great-grandparents were James Matarese and Frances Matera who migrated to America from Matera, Italy. In early life Carolyn enjoyed farming, reading, writing, and the creative arts. She had a great passion for poetry and religion at a very young age.
Carolyn Joyce Carty was first published in 1963 by her uncle author Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen founding father of Library Week 1921. She wrote a short story titled The Footprints of God which were derived from her aunt Ella's Sunday school teachings of bible stories and lessons. She was mentored into authorship by both Ella H. Scharring-Hausen and Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen. Carolyn learned to type on an old Remington typewriter that the Scharring-Hausen's owned. She wrote some of her most famous poetry at the Scharring-Hausen's Moores Mill Mt. Rose Rd home in Hopewell, New Jersey. The most notable work in poetry that Carolyn is known for is the and a poem titled Faith. The is known by two titles; Footprints in the Sand and Footprints.
The original Carolyn authored was an epilogue to the short story The Footprints of God. The authorship surrounding the poem has become a topic of controversy since the days of internet marketing. Numerous persons have claimed they authored the at various times. It is known to Carolyn that the original Footprints in the Sand poem (the less popular version) was written by her aunt Ella H Scharring-Hausen on June 6, 1922. The original poem was used to derive the text of her poem, however her aunt Ella H Scharring-Hausen insisted she use her own words to formulate the new .
Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen wrote the first line of the poem, its first line reads; One night a man had a dream. Carolyn wrote the remainder of the text of the poem in its entirety on the old Remington typewriter. The became the effort of all three individual authors; Carolyn Joyce Carty, Ella H. Scharring-Hausen, Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen. Carolyn was encouraged to underline the word carrie contained in the poem as her pen name. The suggestion of the underlining of the name contained in the poem was made by Ella, and the suggestion to publish the poem as author anonymous was made by Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen. Carolyn Joyce Carty was known by the nickname of Carrie Jo, a derivative of her given name. Carolyn Joyce Carty is known as author anonymous. Her anonymity and pseudonymity is published and contained in her copyright of authorship. In 2003 Carolyn discovered others were trying to claim her authorship and was forced to reveal her identity publicly. Carolyn Joyce Carty is listed in the United States Copyright Office under copyright registration txu 234 383. Many individuals have mistaken her Anonymous author status as author unknown. Carolyn Joyce Carty's copyrights clearly show her anonymity, no other author who claims to have written the have provided proof of its authorship's status as author anonymous except Carolyn.
Carolyn's family members Ella and Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen had an extensive community history in the founding of the Hopewell Museum and Hopewell Public Library.. Carolyn admired her relatives for forming Library Week May 21-30, 1921. She sought to preserve their historical efforts since she first began writing. Carolyn learned about philanthropy by her relatives genuine examples, she too was inspired to become a philanthropist. Additional written works by Carolyn Joyce Carty author anonymous include titles; I Found Christ, The Living Word, Upon Thy Holy Hill, Footprints in our Hearts, The Spirit of His Wings, God's Footprints and Each Other, Truth Without Iniquity, Our Holy Piety, The Thirst of Christ, and The Footprints of My Heart.
Artistic inspiration
Carolyn Joyce Carty's artistic inspiration and influences began from reading written works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Robert Louis Stevenson. She is a resident of the village of Clinton, Washington located on Whidbey Island, the island is known for artistic inspiration. She has travelled the entire United States of America during her lifetime. She holds a genuine affection for World Peace. She met His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during one of her travels before he earned the Nobel Peace Prize. She was so inspired by His Holiness known as the Ocean of Wisdom she created a series of original artworks in his honor. She had the opportunity to share her writings with both His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II. Carolyn Joyce Carty initiated a dedication to Pope John Paul II in her Collector's Edition of Poetry siting the values of education, the Church and family. Carolyn is noted for studying all religious faiths of the world. She believes that faith will consort humanity towards world peace and hopes her writings will inspire such efforts amongst fellow artist and mankind. Carolyn's legacy and artistic inspiration includes music which was transcribed from her poetry. She is known for using intricate geometry in her visual arts. The most notable visual art that Carolyn produced is titled Cherry blossoms and Diamonds. She prefers to make one-of-a-kind items, and her visions of creating visual art and abstract art are quite unique. Carolyn studied artist Maurice Utrillo and Grandma Moses who were both best known for paintings of churches and landscapes.
Christian Poetry
* Faith (poem)
* Abraham (poem)
*
* The Footprints of God (short story)
* Obedient Children of God
* Thou Art My Joy
* From Heaven We Are Born

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu