{"product_id":"tides-of-expectation-9781639800858","title":"Tides of Expectation","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTides of Expectation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is evidence not only of a life well-lived, but of a life beautifully translated to verse. Here we have the discerning eye of the engaging memoirist coupled with a poet's pressure on the line. The result is a book that dazzled me. It allures by precision of detail, wins us over by the humor found in unexpected places, and entertains us by the stories so very well told.\u003cbr\u003e --BJ Ward, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 to 2013\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElane Gutterman can claim, as she does in one of these memoir poems, to be \"The Reluctant Protester,\" but she is hardly resistant to the Resistance. It's just that not even her political poems are dominated by doctrine; rather, she develops her outward-looking civic and humanistic themes from very personal recollections and reveries into which she welcomes us with an outpouring of images and details. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTides of Expectation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e circumnavigates the latitudes of the earth and the longitudes of a poet joyously facing life and bravely facing mortality.\u003cbr\u003e --James Penha, editor, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Verse News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTides of Expectation, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Elane Gutterman displays a wry humor and broad knowledge of modes of contemporary poetry as she delivers a rich collage of her life experiences. From the pen of a born storyteller, these skillful poems offer variety in abundance-including fascinating news items and multi-layered portraits of family, friends and acquaintances. However, the character that shines the brightest throughout is the narrator herself, as is suggested by the subtitle, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemoir Poems.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e What a treat it is to shadow Gutterman on her travels in Poland, Hungary, Israel, El Salvador, and East Africa, and to savor the foods she clearly enjoys preparing and eating! The fortitude and resolve that saw the poet through her bout with breast cancer are the backdrop to many of these finely drawn scenes, and the reader is left with the deep imprint of a strong and inspiring woman who, like her Ugandan safari guide Lilian, should never be underestimated.\u003cbr\u003e --Anna M. Evans, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder Dark Waters: Surviving the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15714443\"\u003eElane Gutterman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639800858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639800859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE024000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44691837288685,"sku":"9781639800858","price":23.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_53829235-0317-493b-bdc9-be3ae4d9b8e1.jpg?v=1703734822","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/tides-of-expectation-9781639800858","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}