{"product_id":"everything-begins-in-the-belly-poetry-anthology-paperback-3","title":"Everything Begins in the Belly: Poetry Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra Parmley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry and prose about desire, love, longing, heartbreak, happiness, and the emotional landscape of women. In her second poetry collection, Everything Begins in the Belly, Debra Parmley considers where everything begins and offers reflections on dancers and dancer's lives, friendship, sisterhood, the challenges of adult romance, desire, choosing a mate, marriage, love, what lasts and what doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The poems are collected into six sections. \"Beginnings\" poems address how things begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The Dancers, Backstage\" contains poems that give a glimpse into the lives of various dancers as she weaves their varied experiences through the poems. \"Performing\" addresses the many different dancers on the stage under the bright lights of performance and pleasing audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Tent Life Upon Desert Sands\" gathers poems about deadly deserts, being hopeful, belly dancers, desire, and soft pillows. \"Dance Partners\" poems about what it is to be a partner dancing with another and what it is to be a partner in relationships. \"After the Sun Sets - Before the Final Curtain\" - ending poems that close the collection celebrate quieter times and peaceful endings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The complicated bonds between people \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are poems about life: finding breath and joy as a woman while living a full life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, always in sisterhood, Debra Parmley writes from the heart and celebrates life, believing that \"Every day we are alive is a beautiful day.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52730357252403,"sku":"9781961422445","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/B-BKP_oY8f9781961422445_61c8a493-8a5e-4ba1-badf-402316bca597.webp?v=1763830529","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/everything-begins-in-the-belly-poetry-anthology-paperback-3","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}