ANNA CZACHOROWSKA

ANNA CZACHOROWSKA

It Is Hope…

Hope is a risk that must be taken

Georges Bernanos

It is hope

that flashed

in my eyes

Not a flame

not a fire

nor a tear

That will stumble about the sleepless

nights

It will return after a few

grey

days

I Do Not Write When I'm Happy

I do not write when I'm happy

in joy — I have no words

Except sometimes during September

after the summer — I’m on last legs

Only spring summer

is my solace

I will repay them for this

giving back to all dreams

I want to sing dance barefoot

smile to the stars

Greet mornings with dew

measure time by weather

I do not write when I'm happy

in joy — I have no words

Except sometimes during autumn

I grab for the pen again

Soap Bubbles…

To my sons

The deepest sorrow of happiness

is that everything passes

Leopold Staff

Soap bubbles

fabulously colourful

So beautiful

but fragile

All the same

in a clear glow

Like the evanescence of this

inimitable only

moment

which will not come back

in the same form 

ANNA CZACHOROWSKA

ANNA CZACHOROWSKA: She was born in Warsaw. She graduated from Warsaw University (History Department), she completed postgraduate studies at UKSW (Culture Management). She lives in Legionowo and works as a manager in Public Library in Jabłonna. She is a member of Men of letters Association, she is also a member of The Board of Polish Output Assosciation. She has published: I Was the Rose of Your Winter (Anagram, Warsaw 1993 – book debut); Touching Happiness (City Culture Center in Legionowo 1995); Love Knocked at My Door (Art. For Intergration Fundation, Warsaw 2001); Before the Sun Goes Down the Hill (Anagram 2004) In the Dream Waitingroom , with CD ( performer by Anna Dymna), (Anagram 2011). In 2002 there appeared  a selection of priest Jan Twardowski’s poems – The Faith, Hope and Love Poet (Anagram, Warsaw) in 2005 there was published a book of Twardowski’s poems with her introduction  - 33 Poems (Publish house SPPT and Public Library in Jabłonna) Her poems and songs were presented in the press and on Polish television. They were published in poetry antologies e.g. Generation Discourse, Antology of XX Century Poets, chosen by Andrej Bazylewski, Anthology of 41 st Warsaw Poetry Autumn, several pieces of Poetry Today, Anthology of World Poets (Agenda 2016 and Agenda 2017 published by Poets del Mundo in Chile. Her works were translated into Russian, English and Islandic (17 Ljóð). In 2009 at Humanistics and Polish Language Department im. Geysztora there was defended M.A. thesis written by Magdalena Suwińska: Life, Work and Cultural Activity  of Anna Czachorowska. In May 2011 she got a badge „Honoured for Polish Culture” from Culture and National Legacy Ministry. In May 2017 she received the „ Bronze Medal Gloria Artis”