Literary Revelations is delighted to inform you that Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku is now available on Amazon. It was our utmost pleasure to publish everyone’s work. Thank you for your contribution, and please help us spread the word.
Or you can get it here:
I’ve attached a flyer for you to use. However, please do not use it without the Amazon link, which is most important.
Congratulations everyone!
Have a great weekend!
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My dear friends, I hope everyone had a great holiday.
The world is grim, and I continue to pray that each of us on this planet will have peace and light.
Amidst all these, Literary Revelations is preparing to release Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. May the book bring beauty and a moment of meditation and calm to the lives of those who read it.
This book is a book of poetry as well as a book of art.
As I wrote in the foreword to this book, “Each haiku redefines temporality as an axis mundi. Think about it.” Our relation with ourselves and divinity begins and ends in us. I hope the beauty of this book will make you think so.
Before the launch date, which is approaching soon, I read three haiku for you. It was my great pleasure to collaborate with all contributors.
Please stay tuned for the announcement of the launch date. Follow me here, on IG @gabriela_marie_milton, and on x @shortprose1
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My dear followers and contributors, it is with great pleasure that Literary Revelations reveals the cover of Tranquillity: An Anthology of Haiku. The book will be released in late April. Please help me spread the word.
Congratulations again to all contributors!
On the back cover written by me:
Following the overwhelming success of “Petals of Haiku,” which captured hearts and souls and became an Amazon bestseller, Literary Revelations Publishing House brings you โTranquility: An Anthology of Haiku.” This new anthology will enchant readers with its delicate imagery and transitory moments, which inscribe themselves in eternity. Featuring nearly 260 talented authors, each bringing their talent and unique perspectives, Tranquility invites you to immerse yourself in a world where night flowers bloom and whispers linger in the spring air. Poets are prophets linked to nature. Haiku is their language.
From my heart, thank you to Hikari and Naoki Kimura for their incredible art!
Have a beautiful week, everyone!
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Skies, imperishable yellows coiled around your finger.
Under the coldness of your eyes, a flower blooms.
Prophesies melt in the waters of a changing time.
UPDATE:
Literary Revelations is thrilled to announce that we have finished the selections for Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. If we selected an author, we selected the entire block of five haiku the respective author wrote. We included over 240 authors. This week, you, my dearest contributors, will receive an email of acceptance/and, regretfully, some of you of rejection. Please stay tuned.
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Christina Schwarz, the author of the New York Times Bestseller โDrowning Ruth.”
โWith lush language and lavish imagery, Gabriela Marie Milton. evokes a fantastic world ripe with emotion.โ Christina Schwartz
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We are immensely grateful for the generosity of award-winning Japanese artistic photographer, Naoki Kimura who has graciously provided us with four stunning photographs to include in our upcoming poetry book, “Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku.” Each image encapsulates a unique essence of peace and beauty, perfectly aligning with the theme we wish to convey in this collection. Here is one of them entitled Mercy Blue.
As we eagerly await the completion of Hikari’s – a Japanese award-winning artist too – artwork for the cover, we cannot help but feel thrilled and inspired by this collaboration. The visual artistry will elevate our anthology and offer readers a deeper connection to the tranquility we aim to explore through words. We appreciate Hikariโs dedication and creativity, which will play a pivotal role in bringing “Tranquility” to life. Thank you for being an integral part of this journey!
Reminder:
Literary Revelationsinvites you to unleash your poetic prowess and be part of our upcoming poetry collection entitled Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. With a cover designed by our of award-winning Japanese artist Hikari, and with artistic photos by award-winning Japanese photographer Naoki Kimura included, please do not miss the chance to have your words grace the pages of our anthology.
Submit 5 haiku (s) at literaryrevelations@pm.me Label your submission: 5 Haiku Submissions close on February 28.
My books (Only English) #1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis) #1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)
Edited Collections: #1 Amazon Bestseller, Hidden in Childhood (Literary Revelations) #1 Amazon bestseller,Petals of Haiku (Literary Revelations) #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (EIF)
Please do not forget that Literary Revelationsis receiving now submissions for our upcoming book Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku.
Literary Revelations invites you to unleash your poetic prowess and be part of our upcoming poetry collection entitled Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. With a cover designed by our of award-winning Japanese artist Hikari, and with artistic photos by award-winning Japanese photographer Naoki Kimura included, please do not miss the chance to have your words grace the pages of our anthology.
Please email 5(five) Haiku(s) at literaryrevelations@pm.me and title your submission 5 Haiku (no plural). Please note that any other title will land your submission in the wrong email folder, and your submission will not be read.
Submit your name and your haiku(s) in the body of the email. No attachments will be open. No need to submit a bio.
Featured image: Gabriela Marie Milton, Portugal, 2022
I am eternally grateful to Hikari, and to the Head Priest [Sasagawa – ็ฌนๅทไฝ่ท] of the Rinsenji Temple in Japan for choosing to display a picture of Petals of Haiku together with Hikari’s original painting for the book cover in the prestigious Treasure House of the Rinsenji Temple. This is an immense honor that fills me with the utmost gratitude.
Hikari’s stunning artwork has elevated the beauty of theLiterary Revelations‘ Petals of Haiku collection, and I am humbled that her creation and our book will now reside in such a revered institution as the Rinsenji Temple, where they will be preserved for generations to come. Hikari’s work and the essence of our book Petals of Haiku will be immortalized, touching the hearts of all who will behold them.
The Rinsenji Temple was founded in 1497 by the samurai Nagao Yoshikage (้ทๅฐพ่ฝๅฝฑ1464-1506). Remember the samurai were not only exceptional fighters. They were also highly educated. Eou (ๆตๅฟ1424-1504) was the first head priest of the temple. The current head priest is the 41th head of the temple. Could you imagine the Treasure House of the Temple? When the head priest decides the exact placement perhaps will get a picture.
Honored hardly begins to describe what I feel.
Congratulations to all contributors.
The head priest was extremely gracious and allowed Hikari to enter the temple and take a picture for Literary Revelations.
Hikari, the head priest, Hikari’s painting and our book.
Hikari’s picture of the temple, her art, and a short video she took in the garden of the temple where she painted the original art work for the cover.
If you are in Japan please visit the temple.
You can check out the book here.
Thank you everyone! I am truly humbled.
Gabriela
Gabriela Marie Milton 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee Publisher, Editor, Award Winning & #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
I have no words to thank you for your support. You honor and humble me with your likes and comments.
Congratulations to all contributors to Petals of Haiku: An Anthology. You are all #1 Amazon Bestseller authors. Since its launch Petals of Haiku by Literary Revelationshave reached:
USA: #1 Amazon bestseller (Haiku & Japanese Poetry) & Top New Release in Haiku, Nature Poetry and Poetry Anthologies
Japan: #1 Amazon bestseller in Haiku & Japanese Poetry and Poetry Anthologies
There is more news coming about the book. I just received an email today. That’s more that a #1. That’s more that I could have ever hoped. When it comes to Petals of Haiku the news is stunning beyond words. I am sure that every contributor will be honored. I am honored and humbled. I am not disclosing anything right now. Please stay tuned!
Now two beautiful haiku included in the book and written by Brian Tomas. I also read them if you wish to watch the video. There are the first words I articulated after 10 days of being sick and communicating with my family via text messages.
Brian Tomas
a zephyr blowing pink cherry blossoms in spring falling like snow
open air museum by the old thatched windmill yellow tulips bloom
You can check out the book here:
Thank you everyone. Be well. Be fabulous.
Gabriela Marie Milton 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee Publisher, Editor, Award Winning & #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
In the US “Petals of Haiku: An Anthology” published byLiterary Revelationwent to #1 Amazon’s bestseller in Haiku and Japanese poetry before the launch day. In the US too the book was and still is a Top Release in Haiku and Japanese poetry, as well as Nature Poetry, and Poetry Anthologies at the hour I write.
In Japan “Petals of Haiku: An Anthology” has reaches #1 Amazon Bestseller in Haiku and Japanese Poetry and Poetry Anthology.
In the UK we have reached Top Release in Haiku.
In Germany we have reached #2 Top Release in Haiku and Japanize poetry. Surprise! Surprise!
I cannot tell you how humbled I am. Thank you to each and one of you for your beautiful haiku. Thank you to our award-winning Japanese artists Hikari (art) and Naoki Kimura (background photo) who contributed to the book cover and who now are my dearest friends.
A glimpse at how the cover evolved:
Beautiful Haiku by Dawn & a promotional video.
cats at the window stare hard at luminous stars, enthralled by heaven
falling star flashes in the night and disappears from sight all too soon
And please remember gifting books is precious. The other day one of my best friends came to visit. I told her that I just don’t know what to do anymore with so many mugs. I asked her if she wants them. She laughed : “Please no, I just threw mine away.”
Books make better presents than mugs!
Gabriela Marie Milton 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee Publisher, Editor, Award Winning & #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
