Live on Amazon Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton

Dear followers,

Literary Revelations is thrilled to let you know that Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton is now live on Amazon!

It is a superb album of painting and poetry that highlights perspectivism in art. Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton brings together Japanese and Western traditions.

I want to thank, from my heart, my fabulous co-author, Japanese artist Hikari, for presenting us with 88 new paintings, unseen before. (I used 2 of them for promotion). She has worked for months on these new paintings, and I will always be grateful to her.

You are getting an exceptional album of poetry and art:

88 new paintings never seen before

Tanka for each painting written by Hikari.

My perspective on Hikari’s paintings is expressed in my haiku that accompanies every painting.

One of the most beautiful gifts for the season.

Amazon premium color paper
Trim 7X10 inches
Paperback – glossy cover
Language: English – Japanese

Please check out the book here: Link: https://www.amazon.com/Haiku-Tanka-Harmony-Power-Japanese/dp/B0G4VZRYL3/

AMAZON DESCRIPTION:

Experience the enchanting collaboration between Japanese artist Hikari and American poet Gabriela Marie Milton in Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art. This stunning poetry and art album gracefully bridges Eastern and Western sensibilities, inviting readers on a vivid journey through tradition, perspective, and creative imagination.

Hikariโ€™s masterful paintings immerse you in the splendor of Japanese art, each brushstroke echoing the beauty of cultural heritage and the depth of historical narrative. Her tanka, deeply rooted in Japanese traditions, transports readers to landscapes and moments of spiritual introspection.

In contrast, Gabriela Marie Miltonโ€™s evocative haiku offers a fresh, Western perspectiveโ€”crafted in direct response to Hikariโ€™s artwork. Her concise yet profound verses highlight the magnificence and subtlety captured on canvas, creating a dialogue between image and word that transcends borders. This unique approach allows readers to view the same artwork through two distinct cultural lenses, underscoring the rich possibilities of artistic perspectivism.

Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art is more than a collection; it is a celebration of cross-cultural dialogue, artistic harmony, and the transformative power of words and images. The album dazzles with miraculous colors and powerful, lyrical language, making it a must-have for poetry lovers, art enthusiasts, and anyone yearning for inspiration.

Let poetry and art fill your soulโ€”discover this splendid album and embrace the fusion of East and West. You wonโ€™t regret it.

Hikariใจใ‚ฌใƒ–ใƒชใ‚จใƒฉใƒปใƒžใƒชใƒผใƒปใƒŸใƒซใƒˆใƒณใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใ€่ฉฉๆญŒใจ่ฆ–่ฆš่Šธ่ก“ใฎ้ญ…ๆƒ‘็š„ใช่žๅˆ

ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใ‚ขใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒˆHikariใจใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซไบบ่ฉฉไบบใ‚ฌใƒ–ใƒชใ‚จใƒฉใƒปใƒžใƒชใƒผใƒปใƒŸใƒซใƒˆใƒณใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹้ญ…ๆƒ‘็š„ใชใ‚ณใƒฉใƒœใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’ใ€ใ€Žไฟณๅฅใจ็ŸญๆญŒ๏ผšๅ’Œใฎ้™่ฌใ€ๆกƒ็ถพ๏ผˆใจใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ใฎๅŠ›ใ€ใงไฝ“ๆ„Ÿใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
ใ“ใฎไผ็ตฑ็š„ใช่ฉฉๆญŒใจ็ตต็”ปใฎใ‚ขใƒซใƒใƒ ใฏใ€ๆฑๆด‹ใจ่ฅฟๆด‹ใฎๆ„Ÿๆ€งใ‚’ๅ„ช้›…ใซๆฉ‹ๆธกใ—ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใจใ‚‚ใซใ€ไผ็ตฑใ€ไบŒใคใฎ่ฆ–็‚นใ€ใใ—ใฆๅ‰ต้€ ็š„ใชใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€่ชญ่€…ใฎ็š†ๆง˜ใ‚’่‰ฒ้ฎฎใ‚„ใ‹ใชๆ—…ใธใจๅฐŽใใพใ™ใ€‚

Hikariใฎ็ตต็”ปใฏใ€่ชญ่€…ใฎ็š†ๆง˜ใ‚’ใ€Œๅ’Œใฎ้™่ฌใ€ใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’่กจ็พใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็ญ†ใฎ็ทšใ€่‰ฒใฎไธ€ใคไธ€ใคใŒใ€ๆ–‡ๅŒ–้บ็”ฃใฎ็พŽใ—ใ•ใจๆญดๅฒ็‰ฉ่ชžใฎๅฅฅๆทฑใ•ใ‚’ๆ˜ ใ—ๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎไผ็ตฑใซๆทฑใๆ นใ–ใ—ใฆ่ฉ ใพใ‚ŒใŸHikariใฎ็ŸญๆญŒใฏใ€่ชญ่€…ใฎ็š†ๆง˜ใ‚’็ฒพ็ฅž็š„ใชๅ†…็œใฎ็žฌ้–“ใธใจๅฐŽใใพใ™ใ€‚

ไธ€ๆ–นใ€ใ‚ฌใƒ–ใƒชใ‚จใƒฉใƒปใƒžใƒชใƒผใƒปใƒŸใƒซใƒˆใƒณใฎ่ฉ ใ‚“ใ ๅฟƒใซ้Ÿฟใไฟณๅฅใฏใ€Hikariใฎไฝœๅ“ใซ็›ดๆŽฅๅ‘ผๅฟœใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅ‰ตไฝœใ•ใ‚Œใ€ๆ–ฐ้ฎฎใช่ฅฟๆด‹ใฎ่ฆ–็‚นใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ฌใƒ–ใƒชใ‚จใƒฉใฎใ€็ฐกๆฝ”ใงใ‚ใ‚ŠใชใŒใ‚‰ๆทฑ้ ใ•ใ‚’ๅ†…ๅŒ…ใ—ใŸไฟณๅฅใฏใ€็ตต็”ปใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ‰ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸ็‰ฉ่ชžใฎๅฃฎๅคงใ•ใจ็นŠ็ดฐใ•ใ‚’้š›็ซ‹ใŸใ›ใ‚‹ใจใจใ‚‚ใซใ€ๅ›ฝๅขƒใ‚’่ถŠใˆใŸใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใจใ€่จ€่‘‰ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๅฏพ่ฉฑใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใฎไบŒใคใฎ่ฆ–็‚นใจใ„ใ†็‹ฌ่‡ชใฎใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒญใƒผใƒใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€่ชญ่€…ใฎ็š†ๆง˜ใฏๅŒใ˜ไฝœๅ“ใ‚’ใ€ไบŒใคใฎ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎใƒฌใƒณใ‚บใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆ้‘‘่ณžใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ€่Šธ่ก“็š„่ฆ–็‚นไธป็พฉใฎ่ฑŠใ‹ใชๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ‚’่ฆ‹ๅ‡บใ™ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Žไฟณๅฅใจ็ŸญๆญŒ๏ผšๅ’Œใฎ้™่ฌใ€ๆกƒ็ถพ๏ผˆใจใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ใฎๅŠ›ใ€ใฏใ€ๅ˜ใชใ‚‹็”ป้›†ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
ๆฑๆด‹ใจ่ฅฟๆด‹ใจใ„ใ†็•ฐๆ–‡ๅŒ–้–“ใฎๅฏพ่ฉฑใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€่Šธ่ก“็š„่ชฟๅ’Œใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใใ—ใฆ่ฉฉๆญŒใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็ดกใŒใ‚Œใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใจใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใŒๆŒใคๅค‰ๅฎนใฎๅŠ›ใ‚’็งฐใˆใ‚‹ไฝœๅ“้›†ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒซใƒใƒ ใฏใ€ๅฅ‡่ทก็š„ใช่‰ฒๅฝฉใจๅŠ›ๅผทใๅ™ๆƒ…็š„ใช่จ€่‘‰ใง่ผใใ€่ฉฉๆญŒใ‚’ๆ„›ใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใ€่Šธ่ก“ๆ„›ๅฅฝๅฎถใ€ใใ—ใฆใ‚คใƒณใ‚นใƒ”ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ™ในใฆใฎไบบใซใจใฃใฆๅฟ…ๆบใฎไธ€ๅ†Šใจใชใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

่ฉฉๆญŒใจ่Šธ่ก“ใŒใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ้ญ‚ใซไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’้Ÿฟใ‹ใ›ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒซใƒใƒ ใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซใจใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ๆฑๆด‹ใจ่ฅฟๆด‹ใฎ่žๅˆใ‚’ไฝ“ๆ„Ÿใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ใใฃใจใ€ๅพŒๆ‚”ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“


Wishing you the best holiday season ever!

Sincerely,

My books (Only English)
#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)

Thank you to all my followers who reviewed my books.
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Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton in Portland Book Review
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton in Manhattan Book Review
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings in San Francisco by Gabriela Marie Milton in San Francisco Book Review
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings by Gabriela Marie Milton In Manhattan Book Reviews

From Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese art – by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton (art album upcoming at Literary Revelations) & More Updates

My dear followers and subscribers, I wish you a fantastic week filled with joy and happiness.

Today I would like to:

  • Ignite your curiosity with the enchanting upcoming art album and poetry collection entitled Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art, crafted with heart and soul by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton.
  • Share the exhilarating news of a prestigious award that my publishing house, Literary Revelation, has proudly received!
  • Remind you of a few things.

Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art, by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton.

it is with a sense of reverence and anticipation that I welcome you into the luminous world of Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art. Within these pages, the inspired artistry of Hikari and the lyrical insight of Gabriela Marie Milton weave an exquisite tapestry, inviting you to witness the delicate interplay of image and word. Here, art and poetry converse, giving voice to the ineffable.

The tradition of Japanese art is a testament to subtletyโ€”a choreography of brush and spirit, of line and stillness, tracing the arc of centuries. Hikariโ€™s paintings, shimmering with the echoes of ancient customs and the gentle cadence of nature, are not mere representations but meditations. Each canvas offers a sanctuary for contemplation, drawing us into depths where the soul may linger for a while.

For every painting, two poetic visions arise: the tanka, Hikariโ€™s powerful thread, unspools with grace, capturing the hidden currents of emotion, justice, and sometimes memory; the haiku, rendered by Gabriela Marie Milton, distills the moment into lyricismโ€”a dewdrop reflecting the vastness of feelings. Both forms, though inspired by a single image, diverge in their journey, each illuminating facets the other cannot reach. In their dialogue, they evoke shifting patterns, perhaps a sort of adulterated perspectivism, as they try to find unity in ultimacy.

From the book.

TANKA – HIKARI

็ŸญๆญŒ: ่ช‡ใ‚‰ใ—ใ ็™พ่Šฑใฎ็Ž‹ ่Šฑ้–‹ใ ่‚ฒใฆไธปใธใฎ ๆ•ฌๆ„ใ‚’ๆงใ
๏ผˆๆž—ๆณ‰ๅฏบใฎไฝ่ทใ”ๅคซๅฆปใซๆงใ’ใพใ™๏ผ‰

peonies, Queens of Flowers
bloom proudly
never forget gratitude
toward those who raised and taught them

-Tanka dedicated to the head Priest and his spouse of the Rinsenji-Temple, Japan

HAIKU – GABRIELA MARIE MILTON

magic sacred temple
how beautiful your silence
fresh flowers whisper 

้ญ”ๆณ•ใฎ่–ใชใ‚‹ๅฏบ้™ข
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๆฒˆ้ป™ใฏใชใ‚“ใฆ็พŽใ—ใ„ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
ๆ–ฐ้ฎฎใช่Šฑใ€…ใŒใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใใพใ™

Many thanks to Japanese artist Naoki Kimura, who translated my haiku into Japanese.

Relevant picture by Hikari


Advertising the book:


Sharing the exhilarating news of a prestigious award that my publishing house, Literary Revelation, has proudly received! BEST POETRY PUBLISHER IN THE US OF 2025EVERYGREEN AWARD.

I am elated to share with you that after receiving the BEST PUBLISHER IN THE USA OF 2025 by BEST OF BEST REVIEW, Literary Revelations has received the BEST POETRY PUBLISHER IN THE US OF 2025EVERYGREEN AWARD.

LINK: https://evergreenawards.com/awards/literary-revelations-publishing-house-best-poetry-publisher-in-the-u-s-of-2025

Reminder:

Please do not forget to check out Literary Revelations’ latest album: Fine Art Photography Lullscapes in Light and Shadow by Japanese Artist Naoki Kimura. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Fine-Art-Photography-Lullscapes-Shadow/dp/B0FP9JL6TL

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My books (Only English)
#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)

Thank you to all my followers who reviewed my books.
Please read other reviews here:

Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton in Portland Book Review
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton in Manhattan Book Review
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings in San Francisco by Gabriela Marie Milton in San Francisco Book Review
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings by Gabriela Marie Milton In Manhattan Book Reviews