{"product_id":"the-view-from-over-here","title":"The View From Over Here","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout Alba DiBello\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk174255267\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlba DiBello\u003c\/strong\u003e is an educator and founder of a distinguished school for young children\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand NJEEPRE, a professional organization for teachers. She is also a poet, as well as a long-time student of poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eShe began exploring writing in Zoom workshops and was mentored by local poet Nan Bryan. Encouraged by Ed Ryterband, she has recently emerged into publishing her own work. Her poetry appears in \u003ci\u003eUS1 Worksheets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePatterson Literary Review.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also shared her poetry at River Read Open Mic in Red Bank, NJ. \u003ci\u003eThe View from Over Here \u003c\/i\u003eis her first published collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAbout Ed Ryterband\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk174255267\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Ryterband\u003c\/strong\u003e is a memoirist, standup comic, and psychologist as well as a poet. His poems appear in \u003ci\u003ePatterson Literary Review, Two River Times, US1 Worksheets, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew Verse News.\u003c\/i\u003e He has four collections of poetry, all from Kelsay Books: \u003ci\u003eLife On Cloud Eight\u003c\/i\u003e (2019); \u003ci\u003eBeyond Cloud Eight\u003c\/i\u003e (2020); \u003ci\u003eRain Witness\u003c\/i\u003e (2022); and \u003ci\u003eEquanimity\u003c\/i\u003e (2025). \u003ci\u003eRain Witness\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated in 2022 for The Pushcart Prize. \u003ci\u003eWho They Were, \u003c\/i\u003ea memoir about life under the influence of his immigrant parents, is forthcoming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk174255267\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePaperback: 118 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (May 20, 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53508972282040,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/bello3_front.jpg?v=1779743101","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/the-view-from-over-here","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}