{"product_id":"belly-dancing-in-a-brown-sweatsuit","title":"Belly Dancing in a Brown Sweatsuit","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/belly-dancing-in-a-brown-sweatsuit\"\u003eBuy from Kelsay Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/belly-dancing-in-a-brown-sweatsuit-elaine-sorrentino\/1147188333\"\u003eBuy from Barnes and Noble\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Belly-Dancing-Sweatsuit-Elaine-Sorrentino\/dp\/163980689X\"\u003eBuy from Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelly Dancing in a Brown Sweatsuit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Elaine Sorrentino offers readers a first collection of poems full of candid self-observation, tenderness for a world almost lost, and good humor. In poems like her hilarious post-Covid elegy, “A Moment of Silence for the Salad Bar”, or through the closing line of her title poem, in which the speaker announces “I didn’t come to watch,” Sorrentino invites readers to participate in love in its many forms and walk life’s path with joy, even when it is deeply shadowed. A 2X cancer survivor, she reminds us to celebrate what we’re given.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMiriam O’Neal\u003c\/b\u003e, Plymouth, MA Poet Laureate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781639806898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 163980689X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25th, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElaine Sorrentino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Communications Director at South Shore Conservatory in Hingham, MA, where she creates promotional and first-person content for press and for a blog called SSC Musings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer poetry has been published online and in print in blogs and journals such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinerva Rising, Willawaw Journal, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Gyroscope Review, Ekphrastic Review, Quartet Journal, Writing in a Woman’s Voice, ONE ART: a journal of poetry, Muddy River Poetry Review, Etched Onyx Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaikuniverse\u003c\/i\u003e. She is facilitator of the Duxbury Poetry Circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-time breast cancer survivor, Elaine, along with poet Dzvinia Orlowsky, founded a program called Pink LemonAid, where writers, artists, and musicians are invited to share art inspired by their experience with breast cancer—either as a survivor or as support for a loved one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElaine lives in Pembroke, Massachusetts with her musician husband and various farm animals who wander into their yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover design by Paul Hoffman, Creative Services Manager at SSC. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SSC Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51905390575981,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/4558\/6541\/files\/Cover.jpg?v=1745437195","url":"https:\/\/sscmusic.myshopify.com\/products\/belly-dancing-in-a-brown-sweatsuit","provider":"SSC Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}