Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20190519:07:33:00
Siblings. and he is deep and he is dying and he caught fire with a message that we all needed. i was at abc news at the time, and we couldn't get enough mattie. >> where does all this wisdom come, from mattie? you're an 11-year-old kid. >> from inside of me. it's my heartsong. >> thank you all for coming tonight. >> reporter: mattie poured his heartsongs, as he called them, into five books of poetry and peace essays, selling millions of copies. his uplifting spirit attracted a worldwide following, including fellow poet and president jimmy carter. he joined us on the set at abc for a chance to ...