Miriam's Iris, or Angels in the Garden [Paperback]

Maja Trochimczyk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 26, 2008

The genesis of this poetry collection includes years of travelling and an internal journey leading to a serene California garden. The map of the stages on the journey is created by the appearances of six angels: Amor, the angel of romance, Eros, the angel of desire, Eloe, the angel of sorrow, Thanatos, the angel of death, Ellenai, the angel of consolation, and Sophia, the angel of timeless wisdom. Eros and Thanatos are Greek twins, Amor is their baby cousin. Eloe died of sorrow and Ellenai carried her on his wings in Juliusz Slowacki's romantic drama, Anhelli. Sophia needs no introductions, since she is the wise Queen, the best friend of Rumi and all Christian mystics. Maja Trochimczyk is a Polish-American poet, music historian and non-profit director based in Los Angeles.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Rarely does one find a book of poetry which holds together as well as Miriam's Iris... a strong demonstration of how poetry can evoke emotion..."  G. Murray Thomas, 2/2010

--poetix.net

About the Author

Dr. Maja Trochimczyk is a poet, music historian, and non-profit director born in Poland, educated in Canada, and living in California (trochimczyk.net).  Her two books of poetry are illustrated with her own photographs (Rose Always and Miriam's Iris, Moonrise Press, 2008). She also edited an anthology Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse (Moonrise Press, 2010) celebrating the 200th birth anniversary of this composer with a gift of 123 poems by 92 poets. Her poems appear in many journals including Clockwise Cat, Magnapoets, Quill and Parchment, Ekphrasis Journal, Loch Raven Review, Phantom Seed, poeticdiversity, Sage Trail, San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly, and anthologies by Poets on Site, Emerging Urban Poets, and others. Her photographs were featured by The Huston Literary Review and poeticdiversity.  She published four books of music studies (After Chopin: Essays in Polish Music, USC, 2000; The Music of Louis Andriessen, Routledge, 2002; Polish Dance in California, Columbia University Press, 2007; and A Romantic Century in Polish Music, Moonrise Press, 2009), and hundreds of peer-reviewed and popular articles, essays, entries, CD liner notes, and interviews, on music and culture. A recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and awards from the Polish American Historical Association, University of Southern California, and MPE Professional Music Fraternity, Dr. Trochimczyk has recently been elected Poet Laureate of Sunland-Tujunga for 2010-2012.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Moonrise Press (November 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0578001667
• ISBN-13: 978-0578001661
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,015,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Maja Trochimczyk is a poet, music historian, and non-profit director born in Poland, educated in Canada, and living in California (www.trochimczyk.net). She published four books of music studies (After Chopin: Essays in Polish Music, USC, 2000; The Music of Louis Andriessen, Routledge 2002, Polish Dance in California, Columbia University Press, 2007; and A Romantic Century in Polish Music, Moonrise Press, 2009), and hundreds of peer-reviewed and popular articles, essays, entries, CD liner notes, and interviews, on music and culture. Her research studies on composers Bacewicz, Brant, Chopin, Lutoslawski, Paderewski, Xenakis, as well as music ecology, women composers, space in music and other topics appeared in American Music, Computer Music Journal, Leonardo, Musical Quarterly, Muzyka, Journal of Musicological Review, Tempo, etc. Her two books of poetry are illustrated with her own photographs (Rose Always and Miriam's Iris, Moonrise Press, 2008). She also edited an anthology called Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse (Moonrise Press, 2010), celebrating the 200th birth anniversary of this composer with 123 poems by 92 poets. Her poems appeared in many chapbooks by a Pasadena group Poets on Site, as well as in the Clockwise Cat, Magnapoets, Quill and Parchment, Ekphrasis Journal, Loch Raven Review, poeticdiversity, San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly, and various anthologies. Her photographs were selected by The Huston Literary Review and poeticdiversity. A former director of the Polish Music Center at USC, Dr. Trochimczyk has recently been elected Poet Laureate of Sunland-Tujunga for 2010-2012.