Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh to be released by Literary Revelations on August 11 – Full Cover Reveal – Foreword

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I am thrilled to let you know that Literary Revelations will publish Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh on August 11. The book is a splendid collection of haiku and senryu. It contains seven sketches done by C.X. Turner. Literary Revelations hired a highly professional formatter who vectorized C.X. Turner’s sketches and worked on every image to make sure that no pixelation will occur on page. The authors choose the have 3 haiku per page beautifully positioned. The formatter made sure that no matter what devise you may use to read the eBook the integrity of the pagination will be kept. A lot of work went into getting this book ready for publication. I am proud to be its publisher.

The book has received plenty of advanced praise some of which can be found HERE. Below please find one of the sketches from the book entitled Water and the foreword I wrote.

Water by C.X. Turner

Building Sandcastles: A book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh

There has never been a collection of short poems and haiku that stirred so much beauty and so many emotions in my soul like Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X.Turner and James Welsh. I want to be clear from the beginning. There is always a certain degree of disparity between the consciousness of a poet and reality. C.X.Turner and James Welsh fill that gap with intricate feelings, fragrances, colors, flowers, birds, and memories, until we do not understand anymore where dreams stop, and reality emerges. The delicacy of their word and sound impregnates every poem.

around a bend
on a woodland path
the chime of bluebells

river walk—
the gentle weeping
of white peony petals  

Make no mistake. Their poems are not only delicate and breathtaking in imagery. They are also philosophical. Moreover, the authors steer clear of “fixing” feelings. They live the good and the bad, a remarkable move in a world in which commercialism and slogans bombard us every day; a world that denies an entire repertoire of human feelings to replace it with the today’s socially engineered state of “happiness.”  

weeping cloud
I don’t try to fix
melancholy

a grieving friend
love, blown from a candle
in the wind

C.X.Turner and James Welsh transform the impossible into possible. They transmute the physical world into a world of magnificent beauty and depth that will forever mark those who read them.  

Gabriela Marie Milton
author, editor, publisher  

Afterword

As I mentioned in the ABOUT section of Literary Revelations we value quality, not quantity. We strive to make sure that our books are high quality and our talented authors get the best publicity. We are proud of who we are. We are deeply grateful to everyone who supports us.

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

Published by Gabriela Marie Milton

Gabriela Marie Milton #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, 2019 Author of the Year at Spillwords Press NYC; internationally published poet; poetry collections Woman: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis Pres, July 27, 2021); Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis Press, April, 2020)

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41 thoughts on “Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh to be released by Literary Revelations on August 11 – Full Cover Reveal – Foreword”

    1. Thank you so much dearest Cindy. I am always humbled by your support hon. Sending lots of love. Have a beautiful Monday.
      xoxo

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    1. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Lauren. I am deeply grateful to you for your kindness 🙏❤️🌺🌹

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    1. Thank you so much dearest Selma. I really appreciate the support. Sending hugs.
      xoxo

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  10. Fantastic news Gabriela!! I am looking forward to getting my copy and page through this beautiful collection. Congratulations to all of you authors and Editor/Publisher. I will be looking forward to the 11th InshAllah!

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    1. Liz, that is so kind of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your beautiful words mean a lot to me.

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    1. Thank you so much dearest Cheryl. I truly appreciate your kind words. I hope everything is well with you 🌹🌹🌹

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    1. Thank you so much dearest Eileen. It is a great book indeed. I am proud to be the publisher. Sending hugs and thank you again for your kind words.
      xoxo

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