Alchemy of Words - First Poetry Book in English by Polish American Ella Czajkowska (September 2024)

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The "Alchemy of Words" is the first English-language poetry book of Ella Czajkowska who previously published a book of poems in Polish. These 70 poems deal with themes of nature, divinity, human emotions, existential contemplation and the complexities of life. The poems explore the beauty and terror of natural world, the fleeting nature of joy, the struggles of existence, and the interplay of love and hate. Through vivid imagery and entrancing verse, the poems evoke a sense of wonder and introspection. They invite readers to an adventure of exploring human experience, reflecting upon the intricacies of life and the power of language and art. Cover design by Ella Czajkowska. 
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The Poet's Epigraph: 
                  I am the lens through which at the world I gaze,
                  And just so position myself within it.
                  Perspective—sand in an hourglass, a maze--
                  Keeps shifting: a kaleidoscope set ablaze.
                  Love the eyes that see; love the hands that spin it.
                                                                     ~ Ella Czajkowska
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 CONTENTS
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  1.   He, Who Watches  ~  2
  2.   The Balance  ~  3
  3.   Beauty  ~  4
  4.   Butterflies  ~  5
  5.   The Sublime Senses ~ 6
  6.   Of Happiness and Perfection  ~  7
  7.   Nameless  ~  8
  8.   Sweet Lullaby  ~  9
  9.   Lady of the Gardens  ~ 10
  10.   And Still  ~  12
  11.   In Time  ~  13
  12.   Lovely  ~  14
  13.   The Calling  ~  15
  14.   Of Easy Paths  ~  16
  15.   Close Enough  ~  18
  16.   As the Door Opens…  ~  19
  17.   The Rose Path  ~  20
  18.   What I Know  ~  22
  19.   Covetous  ~ 24
  20.   The Fee  ~ 25
  21.   Fruits of Infinity  ~  26
  22.   Unforgiven  ~ 27
  23.   Given  ~ 28
  24.    Who You Were Before They Broke Your Heart  ~ 29
  25.    Gentle Fellow  ~  30
  26.    The Greatest Game  ~  31
  27.    Would That It Could  ~  32
  28.    Nature’s Call  ~  33
  29.    Vermillion ~ 34
  30.    Snake in the Grass  ~  35
  31.    Eternal Change  ~  36
  32.    Panic  ~  37
  33.    Contemplation  ~  38
  34.    Tomorrow, Tomorrow  ~  39
  35.    Blood Price  ~  40
  36.    Deeper Way  ~  42
  37.     Endless Feast  ~  43
  38.     Do Not Be Taken By The Far-Off Shores  ~  44
  39.     The Wishing Well  ~  45
  40.     Outlier of Old  ~  46     
  41.     Bird of Hermes  ~  47
  42.     Surfeit  ~  48
  43.     Eat Your Heart Out  ~  49
  44.     A Moment in Time  ~  50
  45.     Labyrinthine ~  52
  46.     Disordered  ~ 56
  47.     The Narcissist  ~  57
  48.     For the Divinity  ~  58
  49.     To Whom Does Nature Speak?  ~ 60
  50.      Under Savage Eye  ~ 62
  51.      Our Due  ~  64
  52.      Of Sky, and Ocean, and Earth ~  65
  53.      Fly, Fly, Flee ~  66
  54.      Remember  ~  68
  55.      Little Voice  ~ 69
  56.      Of Silent Songs (Three Sonnets)  ~ 70
  57.      Prison-flesh  ~  73
  58.      Desert Contemplations  ~  74
  59.      What Heart May Be Dreaming  ~ 75
  60.      I Burn  ~ 76
  61.      Circles  ~  77
  62.      To Be  ~  78
  63.      All You  ~ 80
  64.      Sisyphean (For E.V.E)  ~ 81
  65.      Alchemy of Words  ~  82
  66.      Secrets of the Wind  ~  83
  67.      Golden Relics  ~  84
  68.      Ballade in D Minor  ~  85
  69.      Miracles of an Age ~  86
  70.      Brick by Brick  ~  87

Ella Czajkowska

Ella Czajkowska is a professional Translator, Transcriptionist, Polish and English-Speaking certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner and Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner, Certified Personal & Business Life Coach, Graphic Designer, English Second Language Teacher, Poet, and PR Manager.
    ​Her love of creative writing was born in high school, where she started writing poetry and short stories. In 2015, Ella started to write poetry in both Polish and English, and from 2017 she writes only in English. Her book of Polish language poetry, entitled “Tam, gdzie umierają marzenia”, was published in Rzeszów by Sowello in 2019. Her English-language poems appeared in the California Quarterly and the Crystal Fire anthology (Moonrise Press, 2022). She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2022 by the California State Poetry Society for her poem "The Calling”.
     Ella worked for many years as Public Relations (PR) Manager for the EWELINEB brand. She has produced music and PR materials for fashion shows at the Fashion Week in such places like NYC, London, and Amsterdam, among others.
     Ella’s other great passion and inspiration in life is music. Surrounded by it her whole life, with both her father and mother having graduated from prestigious music schools, there was always a great respect for art and culture in her family home. All throughout her childhood she would be taken to theaters and opera houses, where her love for opera, ballet, and classical music ever grew. A graduate of two music schools, Ella learned to play piano, clarinet, and percussion—piano remains her favorite instrument to this day. A true Renaissance person with a wide range of interests, talents, and knowledge, she was born in Warsaw, Poland and lives in Los Angeles, California.