We are stardust travelers

Born from a Milky Way track

Ever-expanding into new millennia.

Created of colors, swirling—

The cosmic symphony

Plays our life...

Carla Cilvik
Carla Cilvik

Carla Cilvik's love of writing began as a child and she allowed that passion to carry her throughout her life, eventually guiding her to obtain a BA degree in English from Clarion University, PA. After graduating in 2014, she decided to stay the course, and become a freelance editor and proofreader. She’s had the privilege of working with writers from all over the world to help them release their artistic visions into the world. She then carried the creative torch, and self-published her first poetry collection, Sanctity of Season in 2017. 

More consistent writing ensued which led her to her second collection of poems published in 2025 titled I Am, You Are, Part of It All. She is proud to have that book published under Pennington Press, a division of Hydra Publications.

Carla lives with her fiancé, archaeologist, and massage therapist/reiki master David Gutkowski, and an abundance of cats in their mountain home in Northeastern Pennsylvania. From their personal Walden, they enjoy bonding with the ever-present wildlife. Deer, black bears, racoons, birds, possums, coyotes, and foxes like to stop by to say hi.

Books

I Am, You Are, Part of it All

We are stardust travelers
Born from a Milky Way track
Ever-expanding into new millennia.
Created of colors, swirling—
The cosmic symphony
Plays our life song.
Our hearts in orbit,
Revolving around an attraction
That no human mind
Can comprehend.


We are all connected.

The stars are within us. The oceans swim under our skin. Plants and animals breathe with...

Sanctity of Season

In her debut book of poetry, Sanctity of Season, Carla Cilvik shares her immersion into the vibrancy of nature. In this collection, she takes the reader on a journey through her experience of the four seasons and their everlasting splendor.

Praise

I’ve read each of them multiple times now and still feel a hard tug every time my own heart strings are gathered into the poet’s weave. Though it’s truly a tapestry by design, I find it’s obvious that Carla wants us to navigate our own path through the fabric. Our journeys are linked but not stitched. The experience is shared, not directed. There’s just something about Carla’s poems that resonates deeply. This collection is a winner!

This book felt like a quiet walk under the stars—calming, expansive, and full of gentle wisdom. Every poem in I Am, You Are, Part of it All feels like it was written straight from the heart and shared with love. Carla Cilvik has such a graceful way of reminding us that we’re all connected—to each other, to the earth, and to something greater.

I found myself rereading several pages just to sit with the feeling they left behind. This is the kind of book you keep close for when you need comfort or a spark of inspiration. Truly beautiful work—I’ll be gifting this one often.

Can’t wait for the next book!

What a beautiful journey it is to read this book. Her words are magical, and each poem touches the heart. Her work is inspiring and absolutely a gift to share with everyone you know. Thank you, Carla!