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Crystal Fire
Poems of Joy
Anthology edited by Maja Trochimczyk
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline June 30, 2022
Submit via email to info@moonrisepress.com
Send your poems in, if you ever had a moment of feeling that "blinders fell off your eyes," that you took off your dark glasses and suddenly saw the world as it truly is – sunlight reflected in the stream, unfurling leaves on peach tree in the spring, shooting stars, that twinkle in a grandma’s eyes, that taste of childhood in a mango slice, that joy of crossing the marathon’s finish line, that unforgettable kiss... These poems of garden, hearth and home, will delight in domestic bliss, family reunions and ways of building strong positive relationships between people - connected in ever-increasing concentric circles to their families, friends, neighbors, colleagues, fellow residents of a city, fellow citizens of a country, and the whole planet. 
Poets are invited to submit up to 8 original poems written in English, no longer than 80 lines each, with a 100-word bio, mailing and email address to info@moonrisepress.com. Please be kind to place all materials in one Word file with your last and first name in the title. Submissions not properly named or formatted will not be read.
In terms of poem length, keep in mind the “trade” shape of the book, 6X9, font 12: it will be published as a paperback, plus ePub ebook. Some poems can be previously published, but we prefer original, unpublished poetry. The selection is at the discretion of the editor. Authors receive one copy as honorarium at 50% of retail price; nd may order extra copies at 30% author's discount.
Selfie in the Big Tujunga Wash, June 2020
About the Editor, Dr. Maja Trochimczyk
Dr. Maja Trochimczyk is a Californian poet, scholar, translator, photographer, and non-profit director from Poland. She studied musicology at the University of Warsaw, Poland (M.A. 1986) and sound engineering at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw (M.A. 1987). In 1988 she emigrated to Canada and in 1994 she earned her Ph.D. in musicology from McGill University in Montreal. She held Postdoctoral Fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (1994-1996),and the American Council of Learned Societies (2001-2002).
Dr. Trochimczyk has been giving public readings and publishing her poetry since 2007. She published five books of poetry: Rose Always - A Love Story, 2008, rev. 2020; Miriam's Iris, or Angels in the Garden, 2008, both from Moonrise Press; Slicing the Bread, Finishing Line Press 2014, Into Light: Poems and Incantations (2016), The Rainy Bread: Poems from Exile (2016), expanded into The Rainy Bread: More Poems from Exile (2021). She also edited four poetry anthologies: Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse (2010); Meditations on Divine Names (2012), Grateful Conversations (2018, co-edited with Kathi Stafford), and We Are Here: Village Poets Anthology (2020, co-edited with Marlene Hitt). Her poetry and photographs appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, such as: Clockwise Cat, California Quarterly, Cosmopolitan Review, Magnapoets, Quill and Parchment, Ekphrasis Journal, Edgar Allan Poet Journal, Epiphany Magazine, Lily Literary Review, Loch Raven Review, Lummox Journal, OccuPoetry, Quill and Parchment, Phantom Seed, Pirene's Fountain, poeticdiversity, Poezja Dzisiaj, The Sage Trail, The Scream Online, San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly, Spectrum and anthologies by Poets on Site, Southern California Haiku Study Group, and other collections. She edited California Quarterly volumes 44:4, 45:3, 46:4, 47:2 and 48:1.
She published seven books of music studies, including: Gorecki in Context: Essays on Music (2017), Frederic Chopin: A Reserch and Information Guide (Routledge, 2015, co-edited with William Smialek), Lutoslawski: Music and Legacy (Polish Institute of Art and Sciences in Canada, 2014, co-edited with Stanislaw Latek), and Polish Dance in Southern California (East European Monographs, Columbia University Press, 2008). Her articles appeared in American Music, Contemporary Music Review, Musical Quarterly, Computer Music Journal, Muzyka, Studia Musicologica, Leonardo, Polish American Studies, Polin, Polish Review, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians II (Macmillan), Women Composers: Music Through the Ages (G.K. Hall), Lutoslawski Studies (Oxford University Press), The Age of Chopin (Indiana University Press), 100 Lat Muzycznej Emigracji (MEA Kultura 2018), and Homage to Tansman (Wroclaw, 2019). Her musicology work was translated into Polish, German, French, Swedish, Chinese and Japanese. In 2021 she published Album 50-lecia Klubu Kultury im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej, co-edited in Polish with Elizabeth Kanski and Dr. Elizbieta Trybus.
Dr. Trochimczyk is a recipient of PAHA's Creative Arts Prize (2016) for her two poetry books about WWII experience of Polish civilians, including her family under German and Soviet occupation (Slicing the Bread, 2014 and The Rainy Bread: Poems from Exile, 2016). She was also honored with PAHA's Distinguished Service Award (2014), and the 2007 Swastek Prize for her article about Polish folk dance groups in Southern California published in the Polish American Studies. In 2012 she was presented with a medal for the promotion of Polish culture "Zasluzony dla Kultury Polskiej" from the Minister of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Poland. She also received numerous city and county honors celebrating her years of volunteering for the Polish-American community.
She was nominated Acting President of the CSPS in February 2019 and elected President in October 2019. She currently also serves as the President of Helena Modjeska Art and Culture Club in Los Angeles. In 2009-2020, she served as the Board Secretary and Communications Director of the Polish American Historical Association. In 2012-2020, she was a member of the Editorial Board of the Ecomusicology Review. Trochimczyk currently manages blogs for the CSPS, Moonrise Press, Village Poets, and the Helena Modjeska Club, as well as her personal poetry and music blogs:
Interview by Voyage LA site, October 15, 2021:
Interview by Shoutout LA website, March 1, 2021:
More information with detailed lists: http://poetrylaurels.blogspot.com/p/maja-trochimczyk.html
Personal website: http://trochimczyk.net/main.html
Publishing website: http://www.moonrisepress.com
