Ella Wagemakers, one of the best-kept secrets in the realm of poetry, brings forward a mesmerizing collection of her very best pieces, crammed in a masterful debut offering that elegantly announces her arrival in the literary world.

Sorrows of the Chameleon presents a glittering exhibit of Wagemakers’s poems, all unpublished before this collection, and some of which dating as far back as 1984. In this master work, Wagemakers’s prose brilliantly captivates the readers with its visceral language, poignant air, and vivid imagery as it touches on the essence of life, love, and the ever-changing, multi-dimensional facets of human nature --- a human trait best personified by the chameleon, the title character and an exotic reptile with the uncanny ability to change its skin pigmentation.

As homage to Wagemakers’s fascination for a bizarre creature that sports diverse colors, Sorrows of the Chameleon aptly shines light on diverse themes --- from the romantic dalliances of mythological Greek deities (Apollo’s Ode to Aphrodite) to the great treasures found inside an Icelandic museum (Modern Art).