Dear Readers,
I am delighted to be featured in New York Glamour Magazine the third time. I was asked to first speak about myself and then about the anthology Hidden in Childhood [Literary Revelations, 2023]. I am grateful to everyone who spread the word about this stunning anthology. I am grateful to everyone who bought it. I am proud to have brought together the voices of 150 poets to speak to you in more than 270 poems about the trauma and the joy of childhood. Hidden in Childhood is a stunning and important book. It became a #1 Amazon bestseller for 5 days after its release. Yesterday it recaptured its #1 place for the entire day.
You can get the anthology and read the poetry of those stunning writers HERE.
Apologies if I did not return some of your love. I will visit with you as soon as can. None of you knows that I have an extremely rare autoimmune condition. It is so rare that it’s basically understudied. There is no treatment for it. For years it left me alone. Now, I am going through a flare up. All medical tests were done, and there is no damage to any of my internal tissues. I am ok but I will need time to recover. Please be patient with me and I will visit your sites soon.
Now let’s go back to happier things. I am thrilled I was asked by New York Glamour Magazine to talk about me. However I am beyond delighted I could talk about Hidden in Childhood and your marvelous poetry.
Here are some snippets from the interview:
“Yes, I am an American, but I am also a child of Europe. I have been fascinated, mesmerized, frightened, brought to tears, left speechless by the greatest writers of Europe. I still am. Later, I discovered America’s greatest: Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, Faulkner, Hemingway, Miller, Poe. Yet, in my darkest moments – like those rare moments in which I cannot write – only the writings of Lawrence Durrell bring my muse back.”
“Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology is our first publication. It comprises over 150 authors and more than 270 poems. It is available on Amazon and for almost 5 days was the #1 Amazon Hot New Release in Poetry Anthologies. As the editor, curator, and publisher of this book, I am honored and humbled that so many poets entrusted me with their work. The beauty and the power of the poems included in Hidden in Childhood brought me to tears. The poems of the contributors are stunners. As I wrote in the foreword of the book, if you open the pages of this poetry collection, you will be mesmerized by the talent of the contributors, and by the range of stylistic approaches they use to recreate the world of childhood“
Please read the entire interview here:
Thank you!
Gabriela Marie Milton
2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee
Publisher, Editor, Award Winning & #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
Books:
Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology (ed.), Literary Revelations, 2023
Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (ed.), Experiments in Fiction, 2022.
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow :I Love Poems and Poetic Prose, Vita Brevis Press, 2021.
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings, Vita Brevis Press, 2020
Wonderful interview, Gabriela. Your pen name is very charming like you. I’m so sorry to hear about your health. Please take care of yourself and I pray that you recover soon. Always rooting for you and wishing you many more publications in the future. Take care and be well. 🙂
Terveen, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind wishes. I am glad you liked the interview. I will be fine hon, thank you. I wish you the same. Many more publications in the future and lots of love.
Fabulous Gabriela! Take good care of yourself, get your rest and get better real soon! Big hugs from València 🤗🤗🤗🌹🌹
Thank you for the praise and the kind wishes. I will. You take care too.
You’re very welcome Gabriela. Que sigas bien.
Gracias.
De nada.
Sending you thoughts of healing and wellness. I hope you are soon feeling better. ❤️
thank you so much hon. Lots of love to you too.
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Enhorabuena Gabriela. Y gracias por compartir con todos. Cuídese . Un abrazo.
Muchas gracias. Dos abrazos.
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How cool is that? Wonderful interview, Gabriela.
Thank you so much Tim!
This is fantastic! Congratulations! Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you so much Dawn. Sending love.
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Feel better.
Thank you Ken.
Congratulations! Thanks for making this anthology becoming true. I love anthologies. Best wishes, Michael
Thank you so much for your kindness and wonderful words Michael. Best wishes to you too.
What a great honor once again to be interviewed by Glamour Magazine, Congratulations and so much deserved Gabriela! I’m not surprised you’re having a little flair up after such a huge push and getting this well sought out book published~! I do hope you rest a minute (notice I said minute 😂). Actually a lot longer than that and perhaps a vacation. Thanks for threading us all into your lives in such a beautiful tapestry to light up the world and give hope with your book. LOVE YOU Much! 💞
Congrats to you your Gabrielaness, and I hope that you can get well.
Thank you for the congrats and the kind wishes.
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You are very welcome.
Wonderful , Gabriela. Hope you feel better very soon. Lots of love and success to you.💕
Thank you so much Grace and apologies for my late reply.
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Sendingvyou healing and comfort. Congratulations. The grid of creativity is being charged up. Be well and have a peaceful day.
Goodness Joseph, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Same to you. I hope everything is well with you.
All is well with me. Writing more poetry. Dabbling in my next two books. I had my other book completed in Sept of last year and I think it’s time to read to see if I’ll send it to a publisher. Everything comes together when it is supposed to. I wish you well.
Wonderful Joseph. I am glad you are doing well. Good luck to you with your books 🌸❤️🌺
Congratulations and I wish you many more terrific accolades!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your kindness means a lot to me.
First of all I am sorry for your health issues at this time and thank you so much for inviting me to form part of this amazing anthology. I am so proud to be in it and I have read it all now and as you say, it’s a tapestry and collection of styles and stories, joys and sorrows… really it’s almost overwhelming..I hear it like a haunting symphony of many movements. Congratulations on your interview> I am so proud to know you…you have no idea. PS I too have an autoimmune disease, sceleroderma (non systemic) and a genetic syndrome since birth..Ehlers Danlos Syndrome…maybe all of this helps to make us better poets.. Inshallah. Healing thoughts and pain free days my dear Gabriela InshAllah 🙏
My pleasure dearest Karima. I am glad that your beautiful poetry is in this anthology. Please know I am proud to know you too hon and I am sorry to hear about the autoimmune diseases. It’s not fun. I wish you the best. Lots of love and a thousand hugs.
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Congratulations Gabriela! I hope you get better soon from your health condition.
thank you so much Blanca. You are a gem.
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Congratulations! It was a lovely interview. All the best! Hope you’re better now. Take care, please.
Thank you so much. That’s so kind of you to say. I really appreciate the congrats and the kind wishes. My best to you too.
This post, this interview, showcase the talent, the vitality of you, you give so much – our bodies speak when equilibrium needs tweaking, a re-adjust, I’ve been there, well close to, an autoimmune condition, I lost a year to, mine diagnosed, suppressed, a decade on I tweak as needed, readjust time, you know me, I re-define deadlines. You take care, please, always.
Thank you for your wonderful comment and thank you for caring, Eric. Indeed, it takes time.
A beautiful interview! Congratulations!
I hope you get better soon, Gab. Much love and warm hugs!
Basilike, sweetheart, thank you so much for your kind reply and wishes. I will be fine hon. Love you.
Love you too. I hope you are already doing better. Hugs!
I am much better hon, thank you. Hugs 🌹🌺🌸
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Congratulations and well deserved. Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you so much for the congrats and the wonderful wishes. Sending a big hug.
Sending one back by return pixels.
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Congratulations dearest Gabriela ❤️🤗🦋 Just bought the Kindle edition of “Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology” I am immensely happy and humbled to be one among the 150 poets around the world. I am reading the lovely poems one by one feeling the wonders hidden in words of each poem. Sorry to hear about your illness. Prayers and love for your complete recovery. Please take good care your health.
I am really glad you are happy hon. Thank you to the wonderful contribution to the anthology and thank you for your sweet wishes and prayers. Sending you lots of love.
So sorry to hear about you not feeling well. I’m going through something myself, but this is not about me. Congratulations to you, my dear, for this wonderful interview. You deserve all this and more. Big hugs to you, cara xox
Nancy, sweetheart I am so sorry to hear that you are dealing with something similar, even if it is not yourself it’s still difficult. I wish you the best from the bottom of my heart and thank you for your kind words. Love you.
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Thank you, cara mia. I wish you the best and brightest always. Much love to you xoxo 💕
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Wonderful interview, Gabriela. Thank you for sharing. Sending love and strength to you while you recover <3
Thank you from the bottom of my heart Jean. You have been so supportive and so good to me. Big hugs.
A soul blessed, finds favour, a heart on display! Blessings!
Thank you Warren. Blessings to you too.
You’re welcome!
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Congratulations.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Wonderful interview! Congratulations, dearest Gabriela! ❤️
I’m so sorry to hear about your health. Please take care of yourself! Hope you feel better soon!
Sending love and healing thoughts to you xoxo
I am glad to know that you ride the latest health wave and it seems to settled. Please take time to look after yourself. Thinking of you Gabriela! 💚💕
Thank you so much for you concern hon. I feel much better. Love and hugs to you 🌹🤗🌹❤️
Thank you for always sharing your love and light with us, Gabriela. I’m so happy to know that you are okay. Sending you big hugs, love, and healing meditations. 🌹🙏🌺❤️
Jeff, thank you so much for your wonderful wishes and for finding the time to read. It means so much with me. Sending you love and good wishes 🌸🌺🌹❤️
I just read your poem, “Childhood,” in “Hidden in Childhood” and enjoyed it very much.
Thank you so much dear Dawn 🌸🌺🌸
Congratulations 👏🎇
Thank you so much 🙏🌸🌺
Congratulations, that was quite an accomplishment!
Thank you so much dearest Marsha 🌹
Fantastic interview, Gabriela dear. It’s a sad thing that a beautiful soul like you has health problems of an undefined source. Dearest look after yourself and be back soon kicking with electrifying health and upbeat energy.
I have bought a kindle copy of your wonderful anthology.Each poem is a gem. Congrats to you, the editor and all the pens who together has made the anthology a bestest seller.
Take good care of yourself. Love You 😘
Thank you from the bottom of my heart sweet Anita. Thank you for reading. Thank you for you kind wishes and generosity. I hope you enjoy the book. I will be fine sweetheart. I just need to rest a bit more. Sending you all the love in the world ❤️❤️❤️
Sending you much much love, my beauty! 🤗❤️❤️❤️
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I have nothing but praise for your fantastic achievement. Congratulations to you, and your creative contributors.
Thank you so much Daniel. It means a lot.
Gabriela, know that your have an ocean of friends who are thinking about you, sending you love. Years past, we would have sent flowers and cards; today we write about your beautiful spirit and heart. Know that our poetry embraces you with a hug from across our vast universe. And yours is beyond gorgeous; reading you is like walking under sun-drenched clouds on shores only our imagination has ever seen. 🎼❤️🌊🌸✨🪐🏜️🎼
That’s such a humbling comment. Thank you for every word you wrote. Each and one of them brought sunshine in my life. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. Sending love your way 🙏🌺🌸🌹❤️
You are so very welcome, Gabriela. 🌹
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Poetry is such a beautiful form of writing and your poetry is elegantly crafted.♥️
You express with passion, vision, and enchantment. It is lovely to delve into creativity and bring out the artistry that is within. You have a style about your poems.🌼
Thank you so much for your beautiful comment. I am very humbled by your praise 🙏❤️🌺🌹🌱
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