Reviews of Chopin with Cherries edited by Maja Trochimczyk
Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse, An anthology of poetry edited by Maja Trochimczyk. This volume celebrates the 200th birth anniversary of a Polish pianist-composer, Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) with a selection of 123 poems by 92 contemporary poets, mostly based in America. The highlights include the first English translation of Norwid's Fortepian Szopena by Leonard Kress. With 50 vintage postcard illustrations, poets' biographies, list of cited music, and an index. Read more about this anthology. Published in February 2010.
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CHRISTOPHER WOODS, FEBRUARY 2011: "For those who have been moved by the music of Fryderyk Chopin, this new international anthology will be a treat... One breathtaking aspect of the anthology is the diversity of voices, both stylistically and geographically... [Among] the striking aspects of the anthology is the way in which the editor, Polish born Maja Trochimczyk, arranges the various sections, not only by musical forms, but also into sections like beauty and death, words that often come to mind when considering Chopin's life, his passions and his early demise." Christopher Woods in Contemporary World Literature 5 (February 2011).
- ELIZABETH KANSKI, SEPTEMBER 2010: "In Poland, June is the month for Bing cherries (czeresnie) and July for sour cherries (wisnie), but it is Chopin season year-round, especially in 2010, the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great composer. Maja Trochimczyk, Polish American music historian, poet and photographer, decided to celebrate Chopin's birthday in an unconventional manner: with 123 poems by 92 poets, gathered together into a handsomely produced and exciting new anthology." From a review by Elizabeth Kanski, in Polish American Journal, September 2010, p. 21.
- ALLISON ROSS, MAY 2010: "What is most striking about this verse tribute is how deftly the editor weaves together the various themes, treatments and styles within the volume, meticulously detailed in the introduction and then presented format-wise in the book... All in all, I am immensely pleased with how this anthology turned out. In fact, it exceeded my expectations, because it is so comprehensive and cohesive. The poems are fascinatingly diverse in voice, topic, content, and style, and the poems reveal such richly individualistic interpretations of Chopin's powerful pathos. . . "Chopin with Cherries" is an anthology to treasure as intimately as one might cherish Chopin's compositions. From a review by Alison Ross, in Clockwise Cat, May 2010
- JOHN Z. GUZLOWSKI, FEBRUARY 2010: "Maja Trochimczyk's Chopin with Cherries... is a masterful celebration of this composer and the complex range of emotions, impressions, memories, and dreams his music evokes... Finally, let me say that I cannot remember reading an anthology of poems centered around a single-theme that I liked more. The poems Maja Trochimczyk has gathered together to commemorate Chopin's 200th birthday are inspiring and exhilarating, as I have already noted, and - I don't know how else to say this - fun to read." From a review by John Z. Guzlowski in The Cosmopolitan Review 2 no. 1 (Spring 2010).
- Guzlowski's essay in The Cosmopolitan Review is accompanied by a selection of poems from the book including works by: Kerri Buckley, Ryan McLellan, Rick Lupert, Elizabeth Murawski, Ruth Nolan, William Pillin, Katrin Talbot, and Maja Trochimczyk.
Review of Miriam's Iris by Maja Trochimczyk
Miriam's Iris, or Angels in the Garden, Poetry and Photography by Maja Trochimczyk.A 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
REVIEW:
G. MURRAY THOMAS, FEBRUARY 2010: "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)
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