Joe Cacciotti began writing poetry when he was seventeen years old. He found that sometimes when thoughts are written into words, magic happens. Says Joe, "e;I'm not talking about genies popping out of bottles but how I am able to see things more clearly. How beautiful this world truly is!"e;Joe tells of being shy as a young man and missing opportunities to talk to the special ladies he liked. One day, he wrote a poem for a girl he had his eye on but was too shy to ask on a date. "e;I walked up to her, handed her the poem, and walked away. Later, she approached me, and we went out on a date. I found the magic potion to breaking the ice was a piece of paper and a writing pen."e;Joe began collecting his writings in a notebook. After being told by many different people that he should share his writings with others, he published the ones he thought would touch hearts the most. Joe received a prestigious award for that first book, Poems for the Heart, as being one of the Top Five Most Inspirational Books of 2011. "e;I hope my poems are an inspiration to all and will help others find their own magic."e;"e;Poems for the Heart, Volume II"e; is the next presentation in Joseph Cacciotti's collection of poetry.