Gabriela Marie Milton – Three Times #1 Amazon Bestselling Poet, Pushcart Nominee, Publisher
YAY! Haiku for Soulmates #1 Amazon bestseller in Japan, Top Release in the USA.
Thank you Japan! Thank you USA! UK were are you? Let’s go!
LINK https://www.amazon.com/Haiku-Soulmates-Literary-Revelations/dp/B0H17RMQJN/
Literary Revelations congratulates all contributors!
Gabriela Marie Milton
Author and founder of Literary Revelations.
My dear readers and subscribers,
I want to take a moment to present my upcoming novel: Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller. The book will be released by Literary Revelations in late June or early July.
Step onto Jezebelโs Island, a shadowy realm where reality twists and nothing is as it appears. In this world cloaked in secrets and deception, truth flickers just out of reach, while unseen danger stalks your every move. Who was Jezebelโa ruthless murderer, or a misunderstood victim? The stories whispered across the island contradict themselves, leaving chilling gaps and unanswered questions.
Unravel the tangled web of intrigue: Was Steven truly the son of the former governor, or merely a pawn in someone elseโs sinister game? Does Anastasia carry the fate of the island, or is she doomed to repeat its darkest legends? Each answer uncovers deeper enigmas, as betrayals and hidden motives emerge from the shadows.
Prepare for a haunting journey, where every clue uncovers another secret and every revelation brings fresh uncertainty. Coming late June at Literary Revelationsโstay tuned for the truth behind the crimes, the endless deceptions, and the mysterious inhabitants of Jezebelโs Island. Who are these enigmatic figures populating a dystopian world, and what destinies entwine their fates? The answers may be more disturbing than you ever imagined.
From the Foreword
….But what is it? We see only glimpses of it, here and there. Our characters never grasp it permanently or totally. It is always a dawning, impartial, and intermittent recognition, symptoms that point imprecisely behind themselves to some hidden origin. It concerns the Cityโs ultimate sickness, rooted first in the great crime through which it was founded, second in its effort to neutralize, if not forget, this history, and third, in the fresh crimes it commits in Anastasiaโs day.
The latter are the softer crimes of established and abundant societies, those crimes of the spirit, freedom, and truth which occur when citizens no longer push for the society that could be, and instead accept the one in which they find themselves or fantasize about a return to an older status quo.
The question lingers: How will Anastasia live up to her name?
Brian Geiger, former Editor, vita Brevis Press
Literary Revelations is still reviewing submissions toย Haiku for Soulmates. Once the selection is ready, we will send an email to everyone who submitted. We appreciate your patience.
Gabriela Marie Miton,
Author, Editor, Founder of Literary Revelations
Please follow me on IG @gabriela_marie_milton and ob X @shortprose1
#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)|
#1 Amazon bestseller, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art – co-authored with Hikari (Literary Revelation)
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 B
Submissions to Haiku for Soulmates are now closed. Heartfelt thanks to each of you for sharing your beautiful haiku and your creative spirit with us. Literary Revelations is deeply grateful for your participation. In mid-March, we will send out letters of acceptance or gentle rejections. We will do our best to honor as many voices as possible. Our tentative publication date is the end of March or the beginning of April, and we can’t wait to share this collection with you.
Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, founder, editor in chief
Please follow and subscribe to Literary Revelations, IG, and X @lr_publisher.
#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)|
#1 Amazon bestseller, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art – co-authored with Hikari (Literary Revelation)
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 B
I am therefore I write
Gabriela Marie Milton
My dearest subscribers and followers,
Thank you to everyone who submitted to Haiku for Soulmates. I am deeply grateful for the beautiful haiku I received.
This is the last call for submissions. The submission period closes on February 26.
We invite you to keep submitting to Literary Revelationsโ upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. We hope this collection will also find its place in esteemed museums, as any collection of haiku we have published.
To participate, please submit five haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me with the email subject clearly labeled as โHaiku for Soulmates.โ Please be aware that unlabeled submissions may be misplaced and not read. The deadline for submissions is February 26. Kindly note that your five haiku will be reviewed as a set and accepted or rejected as a whole.
Thank you for your continued support and inspiration. ๐
Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, founder, and Editor in Chief, Literary Revelations
#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)|
#1 Amazon bestseller, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art – co-authored with Hikari (Literary Revelation)
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 B
I am therefore I write
Gabriela Marie Milton
My dear followers and subscribers,
I am absolutely elated to share the exhilarating news that my novel, Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller, will be published by Literary Revelations this June!
…….thirty years ago.
We were in the main square of the town when he appeared among us. It was hot; I was sweaty, dusty, and very thirsty. I carried a wicker basket full of tomatoes, potatoes, and cauliflowers. The braided strap had cut into my skin; it was heavy, very heavy. The bright silks hanging from the merchantsโ stalls trembled in the dry, burning wind. The afternoon sun seemed to melt over people and things like a boiling river.
I felt its rough touch; my back and hands ached. A moment earlier, he had given a coin to a begging child, who had thanked him, closed his fist around the coin, pressed it to his heart, and then bent down to kiss my dusty feet. I parted from him with a strange sadness. I donโt know why, but that day I wished the sky were purple. Yet the sky was never purple there. I was looking for an ice cream vendor when I noticed his blue eyes, expressionless, the eyes of a winner…
-Yes, he had the eyes of a winner. Winner’s eyes exist, just as there are bricklayer’s hands, three-eyed frogs or prostitutes. He turned to me and said: I feel lost in this City, Miss. Could you help me? He wore a wrinkled, dirty suit of a cut I had never seen before. Later, I was to learn that it was a military uniform. I asked him: Where did it come from? He didn’t answer me. He laughed, and the skin around his eyes gathered into deep wrinkles. I told him: To this place no one comes and from here no one leaves. Then he burst into even louder laughter. I felt myself being watched and looked around, but everything was the same…
In Miltonโs novel Jezebelโs Island, somewhere between the motif of quest and goal, thereare several gnoseological, political, even moral obstacles. That is why this novel is structured as an investigation over which, as we come to know half-truths, other layers of ambiguity are superimposed. This fact results first of all from the gnoseological interdependence, maintained by the author, between the characters in the book. In the constellation of the plot-investigation, Jezebel and Lady Swarthy represent the points of emission of some fundamental information that the reader needs to pay attention to.
At the other end of the circulation on the Island is Anastasia. She is the witness, the recipient, and the actor of events destined to place her between necessity and chance. As the first characters appear on the stage (Anastasia, Jezebel, David), readers are not yet aware of any biographical details of their existence. The narration begins like a cinematic tape that is suddenly set in motion….
Wishing everyone a great rest of the week
Gabriela Marie Milton
#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)|
#1 Amazon bestseller, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art – co-authored with Hikari (Literary Revelation)
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 B
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.
Hikariโs 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 Miltonโs evocative haiku offers a fresh, Western perspectiveโcrafted in direct response to Hikariโs 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 soulโdiscover this splendid album and embrace the fusion of East and West. You wonโt regret it.
Hikariใจใฌใใชใจใฉใปใใชใผใปใใซใใณใซใใใ่ฉฉๆญใจ่ฆ่ฆ่ธ่กใฎ้ญ
ๆ็ใช่ๅ
ๆฅๆฌไบบใขใผใใฃในใHikariใจใขใกใชใซไบบ่ฉฉไบบใฌใใชใจใฉใปใใชใผใปใใซใใณใซใใ้ญ
ๆ็ใชใณใฉใใฌใผใทใงใณใใใไฟณๅฅใจ็ญๆญ๏ผๅใฎ้่ฌใๆก็ถพ๏ผใจใใใใ๏ผใฎๅใใงไฝๆใใฆใใ ใใใ
ใใฎไผ็ตฑ็ใช่ฉฉๆญใจ็ตต็ปใฎใขใซใใ ใฏใๆฑๆดใจ่ฅฟๆดใฎๆๆงใๅช้
ใซๆฉๆธกใใใใจใจใใซใไผ็ตฑใไบใคใฎ่ฆ็นใใใใฆๅต้ ็ใชใคใกใผใธใ้ใใฆใ่ชญ่
ใฎ็ๆงใ่ฒ้ฎฎใใใชๆ
ใธใจๅฐใใพใใ
Hikariใฎ็ตต็ปใฏใ่ชญ่
ใฎ็ๆงใใๅใฎ้่ฌใใฎไธ็ใ่กจ็พใใฆใใพใใ็ญใฎ็ทใ่ฒใฎไธใคไธใคใใๆๅ้บ็ฃใฎ็พใใใจๆญดๅฒ็ฉ่ชใฎๅฅฅๆทฑใใๆ ใๅบใใฆใใพใใใใใฆใๆฅๆฌใฎไผ็ตฑใซๆทฑใๆ นใใใฆ่ฉ ใพใใHikariใฎ็ญๆญใฏใ่ชญ่
ใฎ็ๆงใ็ฒพ็ฅ็ใชๅ
็ใฎ็ฌ้ใธใจๅฐใใพใใ
ไธๆนใใฌใใชใจใฉใปใใชใผใปใใซใใณใฎ่ฉ ใใ ๅฟใซ้ฟใไฟณๅฅใฏใHikariใฎไฝๅใซ็ดๆฅๅผๅฟใใใใใซๅตไฝใใใๆฐ้ฎฎใช่ฅฟๆดใฎ่ฆ็นใใๆธใใใฆใใพใใใฌใใชใจใฉใฎใ็ฐกๆฝใงใใใชใใๆทฑ้ ใใๅ
ๅ
ใใไฟณๅฅใฏใ็ตต็ปใใๆใใใใ็ฉ่ชใฎๅฃฎๅคงใใจ็น็ดฐใใ้็ซใใใใจใจใใซใๅฝๅขใ่ถใใใคใกใผใธใจใ่จ่ใซใใๅฏพ่ฉฑใ็ใฟๅบใใฆใใพใใ
ใใฎไบใคใฎ่ฆ็นใจใใ็ฌ่ชใฎใขใใญใผใใซใใใ่ชญ่
ใฎ็ๆงใฏๅใไฝๅใใไบใคใฎ็ฐใชใๆๅใใใฎใฌใณใบใ้ใใฆ้่ณใใใใจใใงใใ่ธ่ก็่ฆ็นไธป็พฉใฎ่ฑใใชๅฏ่ฝๆงใ่ฆๅบใใใจใใงใใพใใ
ใไฟณๅฅใจ็ญๆญ๏ผๅใฎ้่ฌใๆก็ถพ๏ผใจใใใใ๏ผใฎๅใใฏใๅใชใ็ป้ใงใฏใใใพใใใ
ๆฑๆดใจ่ฅฟๆดใจใใ็ฐๆๅ้ใฎๅฏพ่ฉฑใงใใใ่ธ่ก็่ชฟๅใงใใใใใใฆ่ฉฉๆญใซใใฃใฆ็ดกใใใ่จ่ใจใคใกใผใธใๆใคๅคๅฎนใฎๅใ็งฐใใไฝๅ้ใงใใ
ใใฎใขใซใใ ใฏใๅฅ่ทก็ใช่ฒๅฝฉใจๅๅผทใๅๆ
็ใช่จ่ใง่ผใใ่ฉฉๆญใๆใใไบบใ่ธ่กๆๅฅฝๅฎถใใใใฆใคใณในใใฌใผใทใงใณใๆฑใใใในใฆใฎไบบใซใจใฃใฆๅฟ
ๆบใฎไธๅใจใชใใงใใใใ
่ฉฉๆญใจ่ธ่กใใใใชใใฎ้ญใซไฝใใ้ฟใใใพใใใใฎใขใซใใ ใๆใซใจใใใจใงใๆฑๆดใจ่ฅฟๆดใฎ่ๅใไฝๆใใฆใใ ใใใใใฃใจใๅพๆใใใใจใฏใใใพใใ
Sincerely,
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
A happy and productive new week to all my followers and subscribers. I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! A short poem/poetic prose by me, and do not forget Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power coming soon at Literary Revelations – an exceptional art album co-authored by me and our artist in Residence, the fabulous Hikari. Please check Literary Revelations Journal for updates and follow on X and IG @lr_publisher
Your breath forgets to move,
lingering like silk in amber,
caught between the smell of leaves and memory,
where touch burns slow against the skin and time,
heavy with wanting.
photo: Gabriela Marie Milton
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
Amaia moved as if the earth itself exhaled her name. The cup before her shimmered with fern, salt, and a shard of the seaโs first boneโthe one that once wrapped around her ankles like a lover unwilling to let go. She broke the root of a tree between her fingers, and the scent of sap rose, thick and sweet as memory.
Her dress slipped from her shoulders, pooling at her feet like dusk surrendering to night. Naked, she began to danceโslowly at first, then with the rhythm of wind through stone, of rivers through veins. The air bent toward her, the mountains listening. Mist gathered around her skin, luminous and alive, her hair trailing down her thighs like spilled ink.
We were children, hidden beneath the bed, breathless. Through the slats, we saw her summon the world back to itselfโone movement, one whisper, one trembling note at a time.
Please do not forget that in November Literary Revelations will bring you a splendid art album (7X10) by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton.
Title, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art
Authors, Hikari: Paintings and Tanka.
Gabriela Marie Milton: Haiku
To those of you who are my friends here, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your likes, comments, and support. Love you.
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
Those nights of autumnโwhen the chill did not wound but healed, when the air itself seemed to breathe through us, cooling the fever of our restless hearts. Our eyes, heavy with the weight of constellations, closed like petals surrendering to the dusk. The city stirred beneath our footsteps, its silence trembling awake, its shadows turning to watch us pass.
Your lips traced, in the tender blindness of night, the outline of my fingers as though reading a forgotten scripture.
And in those evenings, we learned what few ever doโthat desire, once it transcends the body, becomes sacred. We had crossed that invisible threshold where touch dissolves into essence, and what we shared was no longer flesh, but the luminous echo of it.
Please do not forget that in November Literary Revelations will bring you a splendid art album (7X10) by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton.
Title, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art
Authors, Hikari: Paintings and Tanka.
Gabriela Marie Milton: Haiku
To those of you who are my friends here, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your likes, comments, and support. Love you.
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
The streets remember you, every cobblestone etched with the memory of your footsteps, as if the earth itself had been branded by your presence. It’s been three years, yet the imprint of your steps lingers, a haunting echo that refuses to fade. I recall the way we’d dance in the empty streets, lost in the mystic glow of a sunset that unraveled itself just for us. The world melted away, leaving only the soft whisper of our footsteps and the fading light.
You vanished around the corner, turning left into the fading light, and I followed, my heart racing. But when I turned the street was deserted, the silence palpable. Yet, I could still feel the resonance of your steps, the vibrations of your presence lingering in the air. The distant chime of church bells pierced the evening air, and as the darkness gathered, it felt like the very shadows were alive, swirling around me like a shroud. In that moment, I was consumed by the ache of your absence, the longing to be reunited with the ghost of our past.
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