NEWS & EVENTS

Newly Published
    Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse
    An anothology of poetry edited by Maja Trochimczyk. This volume celebrates the 200th birth anniversary of a Polish pianist-composer, Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) in a selection of 123 poems by 92 contemporary poets, mostly based in America. The hightlights include the first English translation of Norwid's Fortepian Szopena by Leonard Kress. Read more about this anthology.

    Published in February 2010.
    ISBN 978-0-9819693-0-5.
    Paperback Edition - $23.00 or
    PDF Download - $8.00.

New Book Review

    New Review: Miriam's Iris, or Angels in the Garden, Poetry and Photography by Maja Trochimczyk. A new review of this collection of 60 poems was published by G. Murray Thomas, in the February issue of poetix.net.

    You may read a sample of poems and see selected photographs here. Published in 2008. Paperback ($12.40): ISBN 978-0-578-00166-1. Hardcover with Color Photos ($48.00):
    ISBN 978-0-9819693-2-9
    PDF Download in Color ($10.00):
    ISBN 978-0-9819693-2-9

"Rarely does one find a book of poetry which holds together as well as Miriam's Iris. Although presented as a collection of individual poems, it reads like it was composed as a whole, as a single poem of multiple parts. . . Miriam's Iris is a strong demonstration of how poetry can evoke emotion without getting bogged down in the details of one's affairs. Along the way it provides some wisdom about finding one's place, accepting what one is given." (G. Murray Thomas, Poetix.net, Feburary 2010)

EVENTS

Chopin with Cherries - Readings and Concerts

  • Concert of Romantic Music, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, Tuesday, Feburary 16, 2010, 7:30p.m. With Roza Yoder, Director. Piano music performed by APU students. Readings from Chopin with Cherries by Maja Trochimczyk and local poets.

    Location: Munson Recital Hall (MUNS), Munson Chapel, East Campus, Azusa Pacific University, 901 E. Alosta Ave. Azusa, CA 91702. Free.


    Poets at Azusa Pacific University's "Fryderyk Chopin in Music and Poetry," February 16, 2010. Erika Wilk, Mira Mataric, Susan Rogers, Taoli-Ambika Talwar and Maja Trochimczyk read their poems from Chopin with Cherries.

  • Bicentennial Chopin Celebration, Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles, CA, Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8 p.m. With eminent pianists John Perry, Wojciech Kocyan and actress Jane Kaczmarek reading poems from Chopin with Cherries. Presented by the Paderewski Music Society and Helena Modjeska Polish Arts and Culture Club. All proceeds will be used to support the first International Paderewski Piano Competition in California, May 2010. Tickets $25.00. More information

    Location: Colburn School of Performing Arts, Zipper Concert Hall, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

  • 3rd International Chopin Congress, Warsaw, Poland, February 25 - March 1, 2010. Congress organized by Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the University of Warsaw. The official presentation of the book during Maja Trochimczyk's paper "From 'Eternal Eloquence' to 'What Does he Know' - Images of Chopin in English-language Poetry." Free.

    Location: University of Warsaw Old Library, Warszawa, ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28, Poland.

  • Chopin with Cherries: Poetry and Music. McGroarty Art Center, Tujunga, CA, Sunday, April 11, 2010, 4 p.m. Reading by poets from around the country with Chopin's music played by American pianist, Dr. Neal Galanter, and a polonaise dance lesson by a Polish dance expert. Suggested donation: $10.

    Location: McGroarty Art Center, 7570 McGroarty Terrace, Tujunga, California 91042.

  • Chopin with Cherries: An Evening of Poetry and Music. Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles, CA, Saturday, May 8, 2010, 7 p.m. Chopin recital by eminent Polish pianist Dr. Wojciech Kocyan with readings by poets from around the country. Suggested donation: $10.

    • Location: Ruskin Art Club, 800 South Plymouth Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90005.

  • Bilingual Edition of Chopin with Cherries. The second edition of the collection will be bilingual and will include Polish translations by Polish-American poets: Leonard Kress, Maja Trochimczyk, Janusz Zalewski, and others. Planned for December 2010.

    Other Events
  • February 7, 2010 - Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA. Reading by Maja Trochimczyk (featured poet), with selections from Miriam's Iris, Rose Always and Chopin with Cherries


    • Maja Trochimczyk reads "The Music Box" from Rose Always, after Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA, February 7, 2010


  • August 2, 2009 - Kath Abela's Poetry Salon, Pasadena, Chopin with Cherries Lecture and Book Project Presentation

  • May 23, 2009 - Memorial Day Weekend Small Press Festival, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St. Santa Monica, CA 90405. Reading and Moonrise Press presentation.


  • September 12, 2008 - Semi-staged reading from Rose Always by Maja Trochimczyk, Pasadena Central Library, Walnut St., Pasadena, CA.



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