maja trochimczyk (born maria anna trochimczyk; 30 december 1957 in warsaw, poland, other name: maria anna harley) is a californian music historian, writer and poet of polish descent. she published six poetry books: "rose always – a love story", 2017; "miriam’s iris, or angels in the garden," 2008; "slicing the bread: children's survival manual in 25 poems" (finishing line press, 2014); "into light: poems and incantations"; "the rainy bread - poems from exile,", 2016; an anthology "chopin with cherries", 2010), and a multi-faith anthology "meditations on divine names".