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Nov 8, 2025 Vincent Tomeo - Poet & Historian Who Went Blind for a Year

Nov 8, 2025 Vincent Tomeo - Poet & Historian Who Went Blind for a Year

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 Vincent Tomeo is a poet and history teacher who's been all over the world. He has over 1000 published poems/essays. He even survived cancer and went blind for a year due to multiple sclerosis. He's humorous, cultured, and has won several awards for his writings. You'll enjoy hearing him talk about his experiences and what's important in life.

Books:
My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York
The Usefulness of Hippopotamus: A Humorous Chapbook for Trying Times

Definition: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
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