Peek into my Secret Closet

About the Book

Peek into My Secret Closet is a book of poetry and essays that speaks to several stages of the author’s life: death of loved ones, her family and the strong women in it, sexual abuse, self-esteem, and domestic violence. The pieces in this book come together to tell a powerful story of survival, in spite of obstacles she confronted in life that could have destroyed her.

About the Author

Doreen is a 62-year-old African American who is a mother of five grown children and grandmother to twelve grandchildren and one great-grandson. She is the former president of Sisters Existing Especially For You (SEEFY) Inc., a nonprofit organization created to empower women of color with various life issues. “If there were one word I could use to describe myself,” she says, “that word would be survivor. I am a survivor of a motherless childhood, sexual abuse, low self-esteem, and domestic violence.”