AWARDS
2022, Pushcart Prize Nominee
Author of the Year (2020) at Spillwords Press NYC
Author of the month April 2019 at Spillwords Press NYC
the breath of love and death – Publication of the Month At Spillwords Press (NYC); November 2019
if I say I love you – Nominated for publication of the year 2020 (Poetic) at Spillwords Press NYC.
INTERVIEWS
2025 Interview in New York Glamour Magazine: here
2025 Interview in LatinoUSA/Masticadores: here
2022 Interview in New York Glamour Magazine: here
2021 Interview in New York Glamour Magazine: here
2019 Author of the Year interview ay Spillwords: here
Free Verse Revolution Issue II: read my interview here.
Vita Brevis Press, Poet Spotlight: Gabriela Marie Milton, here.
BOOKS
#1 Amazon Bestseller: Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art (co-authored with Hikari) (Literary Revelations, December 3, 2025.
#1 Amazon Best-Selling Poetry Collection (August 9&10, 2021) Woman: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis Press, July 2021)
WOMAN: SPLENDOR AND SORROW: LOVE POEMS AND POETIC PROSE
Manhattan Book Review.
“Milton’s poetic artistry is bold and beautiful, deep and confounding. It’s laced with gorgeous symbolism and imagery… his collection is noteworthy in its uniqueness and eloquence. Many will likely savor the journey it invites them to travel and will gain insight into the powerful impact of poetry and prose on its connoisseurs.
By Jennifer Padgett
Seattle Book Review.
5/5
“Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: | Love Poems and Poetic Prose, written by Gabriela Marie Milton, is a brilliant arabesque comprised of authentic artistic stanzas and poetic prose penned the multifaceted emotive lines that highlighted the dichotomous complexities of womanhood in history and modernity.
Poetic collages adorned with emotional ephemera captured raw femininity dovetailed within the life cycles of womanhood; enmeshed in struggles, trials, and tribulations were depicted with fortitude and honor that chronicled the beautifully gritty feminine experience.”
By Willow Greymoor
San Francisco Book Review
“Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton is a touching poetry collection centering on love, philosophy, and heartbreak. Packed with rich imagery and figurative language, Milton’s poems color the pages with beauty, inspiration, and sincerity.”
By Theresa Kadair
PASSIONS: LOVE POEMS AND OTHER WRITINGS (Vita Brevis Press, April 2020)
San Francisco Book Review, Bobbie Peyton
4.5 / 5 Stars
“Gabriela Marie Milton’s new collection of short poems and flash fiction offers a series of contemplative and intimate writings about the shifting landscape of love.”
“The series transports us on a journey of love as much as it delivers us a thematically diverse set of emotions. This is a superb collection.”
Manhattan Book Review, Jo Niederhoff
“No matter what mood you’re in, you’re sure to find something that will suit your need within these pages”
“Where Milton really shines is in her imagery. These are no Keats-style odes, with stanza upon stanza to describe a single vase. Her descriptions come out in briefer segments: one line here, another there. She doesn’t paint details so much as she paints a feeling, with just enough precision that it becomes real nevertheless. Her words are chosen precisely, showing a distinct shade of blue or a particular floral scent. There is no laziness in her lines.”
EDITED ANTHOLOGIES
#1 Amazon Bestselling anthology in the US and Japan, Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku (editor, Gabriela Marie Milton, Literary Revelations, 2025)
Following the overwhelming success of “Petals of Haiku,” which captured hearts and souls, we bring you “Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku.” This new anthology will enchant the readers with its delicate imagery and transitory moments, which inscribe themselves in eternity. It features nearly 240 talented authors, each bringing their talent and unique perspectives. Poets are prophets linked to nature and love. In this anthology haiku is there language.
Tranquility also features a stunning cover art by Japanese painter Hikari and superb fine-art photography by Japanese artist Naoki Kimura. With each turn of the page, one can’t help but feel awestruck by how these tiny poems resonate with universal truths. They invite contemplation and reflection, urging us to pause amidst our busy and sometimes not so happy lives and embrace tranquility. This anthology stands as a testament to the enduring power of Asian poetry, specifically haiku, celebrating its role in connecting us with nature’s wonders, love and our own inner peace.
#1 Amazon Bestselling Anthology Petals of Haiku: An Anthology (ed. Gabriela Marie Milton, Literary Revelations, 2024)
Literary Revelations invites you to immerse yourself in the captivating world of “Petals of Haiku: An Anthology.” This superb collection features the work of over 160 talented poets. The art on the cover by award-winning painter Hikari sets the tone for what awaits inside – a world where words dance off the page and into your heart. The background photo by award-winning Japanese photographer Naoki Kimura adds another layer of beauty to this already exquisite collection.
Petals of Haiku is not just an anthology that Literary Revelations is proud to publish. It’s a masterpiece that encapsulates the essence of haiku poetry. The spectacular haiku writers featured in this collection bring to life the delicacy of seasons and the profound range of human emotions, from joy to grief, in a way that is both delightful and deeply moving.
#1 Amazon Bestselling Anthology: Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology (ed. Gabriela Marie Milton, Literary Revelations, 2023)
Amazon description:
From authors featured on NPR, BBC, and the New York Times, and from emerging poets, comes a monumental anthology in which every poem sends shivers down your spine. Childhood’s joy and trauma expressed – with stunning talent and sincerity – by over 150 poets in more than 280 poems. Childhood spaces magnified by the human memory, populated by good and bad, by trips to hell and heaven, in an almost Hieronymus Bosch type of atmosphere. Over 150 voices call you to read this book. Read it. You will learn that childhood never goes away. You will be reminded of the beauty of the seraphim and the need to protect children from any form of abuse. 150 voices knock on your door. Open the door. A chorus of childhoods will tell you that our children need love.
Literary Revelations is proud to bring you this anthology and deeply grateful to all contributors for pouring out their hearts into the pages of this book.
#1 Amazon Bestselling Anthology: Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (ed. Gabriela Marie Milton), Experiments in Fiction, 2022
POETRY IN ANTHOLOGIES
My poem You Night nominated for Pushcart Prize included in Vita Press Anthology III, Nothing Divine Dies. The Poetry of Nature.
My poem “A Night of Marble and of Gingerbread” was included in Hebe to Hades, A Free Verse Revolution Anthology.
Two poems included in FromOneLine Vol.2 Published by Kobayaashi Studios, November 2021.
“Destiny of this Earth” in The Anthropocene Hymnal (ed. Ingrid Wilson), July 2021.
“Come Back To Me” included in the anthology: America’s Emerging Poets 2018 Southeast Region (Z Publishing House, December 13, 2018).
“Feel me my love” included in the anthology: Florida’s Best Emerging Poets 2019 (Z Publishing House, August 19, 2019)
“The Dark Flag of Pain” and “Autumn Healing” included in Pain and renewal: A Poetry Anthology, Vita Brevis Press, 2020. Pain & Renewal features a collection of incredible voices — from Pulitzer & Pushcart prize winners to brand new poets.
“Moonlight Love,” in Kevin Watt for including my poem Moonlight Love in his new anthology Words of Power (Kevin Watt, ed, 2020)
“On Sacrifice and Meaning” included in Brought to Sight & Swept Away: A Poetry Anthology About Time Paperback – April 22, 2021
POETRY PUBLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS (SELECTED)
Spillwords Press NYC, Vita Brevis Poetry Magazine, Indian Periodical, Gioielli Rubati Poetry, Indian Periodical, Tuck Magazine, KashmirPen, “Heretics, Lovers, and Madmen,” Literary Yard, Proletaria, Free Verse Revolution Literary Journal, MasticadoresUSA