Ewa Chrusciel won the 2009 Emergency Press International Book Contest for Strata, her first book published in English.  Prior to Strata, she released two books in Poland—Furkot and Sopilki.  Chrusciel’s poems and translations have appeared in many books and magazines in Poland, England, Italy, and the United States, including The Boston Review, The Colorado Review, and Aufgabe.  She is a professor of humanities at Colby-Sawyer College.