This anthology of contemporary poetry celebrates the 200th birth anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849). The volume presents 123 poems by 92 poets, including: Sharon Chmielarz, T. S. Eliot, Charles Ades Fishman, Linda Nemec Foster, Emily Fragos, John Z. Guzlowski, Lola Haskins, Oriana Ivy, Lois P. Jones, Leonard Kress, Emma Lazarus, Marie Lecrivain, Jeffrey Levine, Amy Lowell, Rick Lupert, Mira N. Mataric, Elisabeth Murawski, Ruth Nolan, Cyprian Kamil Norwid, William Pillin, Russell Salamon, Katrin Talbot, Mark Tardi, Devi Walders, Kath Abela Wilson, and others. The book is illustrated with vintage Chopin postcards and includes one translation - of "Chopin's Piano" by Norwid. The editor, Dr. Maja Trochimczyk, is a Polish-American poet, music historian, photographer, and translator. She published four books on music, two books of poetry, and hundreds of articles and poems.

Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse

Literature & Fiction

Trochimczyk, Professor Maja

Poetry

Moonrise Press

"Meditations on Divine Names" is an anthology of contemporary poetry, featuring 140 poems by 64 poets associated with diverse spiritual traditions. Their poems represent: various branches of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Kabbalah, Wicca, Sukyo Mahikari, and ancient Greek, Egyptian, Hawaiian, and Slavic religions. The book is divided into ten paired sections: Naming, Names, Earth, Water, Air, Fire, He, She, Being, and Loving. The editor, Maja Trochimczyk is a poet, music historian, photographer and non-profit director. Born in Poland and educated in Poland and Canada, she published four books of music studies and three volumes of poetry. She describes herself as a Catholic mystic.

Meditations on Divine Names

Trochimczyk, Maja

Beverly M. Collins's "Mud in Magic" is her second poetry book, filled with the wisdom of experience, Her skillful and often aphoristic or narrative poems portray a scene or a character that we could encounter on our streets, in our cafes. The poems are organized into three parts: Thought Bistro (Part I), Tinder Flames (Part Ii), and Elixir Café (Part Iii). The beauty and wonder of daily life fill these pages and delight the readers. Beverly M. Collins is fourth in a family of five daughters. Although born in Milford, Delaware, Bev is a Jersey-girl to the bone. She is also a graduate of Taylor Business Institute, a great admirer of Art who carries a deep appreciation and respect for other Artists. As a singer, Collins is a former national finalist for Talent America. As a poet, she is one of three 2012 prize winners for the California State Poetry Society whose works appear in a growing number of publications.

Mud in Magic

Collins, Beverly M.

During the summer of 1934, two Polish amateur-pilots, Joe (Jozef) and Ben (Boles

Across the Atlantic: The Adamowicz Brothers, Polish Aviation Pioneers

Braun, Kazimierz

Reklewska-Braun, Zofia

Religion & Spirituality

This book presents a detailed history of the Maska Theatrical Circle, a theater group active in Schenectady, NY, before and during WWII. The group included young Polish Americans and played an important role in the local community. The author, Phyllis Zych Budka is the daughter of the group's co-founders and members, Sophie Korycinski Zych and Stanley Zych.

The Maska Dramatic Circle: Polish American Theater in Schenectady, New York (1933-1942)

History

Budka, Phyllis Zych

Americas

Ethics

Spinoza, Benedictus De

"Grateful Conversations" is a portrait of a group of female poets from California, who come together each month to hone their craft and share their verse. Known as Westside Women Writers and active as a group since 2008, they include Millicent Borges Accardi, Madeleine S. Butcher, Georgia Jones Davis, Lois P. Jones, Susan Rogers, Kathi Stafford, Sonya Sabanac, Ambika Talwar and Maja Trochimczyk. In the words of the WWW founder, Millicent Borges Accardi, this is "a community of women writers working together to support each other with strong attention to craft, to grow as writers and as people in community." The volume includes poems written for seven workshops plus self-portraits in poetry of the nine writers. The editors are members of the group, Maja Trochimczyk and Kathi Stafford.

Grateful Conversations: A Poetry Anthology

Stafford, Kathi

"Grateful Conversations" is a portrait of a group of female poets from California, who come together each month to hone their craft and share their verse. Known as Westside Women Writers and active as a group since 2008, they include Millicent Borges Accardi, Madeleine S. Butcher, Georgia Jones Davis, Lois P. Jones, Susan Rogers, Kathi Stafford, Sonya Sabanac, Ambika Talwar and Maja Trochimczyk. In the words of the WWW founder, Millicent Borges Accardi, this is Òa community of women writers working together to support each other with strong attention to craft, to grow as writers and as people in community.Ó The volume includes poems written for seven workshops and self-portraits in poetry of the nine writers. The editors are members of the group, Maja Trochimczyk and Kathi Stafford.

This anthology with work by over 80 American poets celebrates the tenth anniversary of Village Poets Monthly Readings, held since 2010 at Bolton Hall Museum in Tujunga, California - a Historical Landmark in the City of Los Angeles. The Village Poets have also held events at the McGroarty Arts Center, the former home of the California Poet-Laureate in 1933-1944, John Steven McGroarty. His Poet-Laureate role inspired the local Poet-Laureate program, initiated in 1999. The anthology's editors are both former Poets-Laureate of Sunland-Tujunga: Marlene Hitt was the First, in 1999-2001 and Dr. Maja Trochimczyk served as the Sixth in 2010-2012 when the readings were initiated. The book consists of two parts: Guests and Featured Poets, represented by 1-3 poems each; and Poets-Laureate, with 10 poets, represented by 6-9 poems each. A list of Village Poets Readings, a brief history of the program, and biographies of the poets are included.

We Are Here: Village Poets Anthology

An Alphabet of Birds

O'Brien, Toti

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Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse

Meditations on Divine Names

Mud in Magic

Across the Atlantic: The Adamowicz Brothers, Polish Aviation Pioneers

The Maska Dramatic Circle: Polish American Theater in Schenectady, New York (1933-1942)

Ethics

Grateful Conversations: A Poetry Anthology

Grateful Conversations: A Poetry Anthology

We Are Here: Village Poets Anthology

An Alphabet of Birds