I am delighted to announce I received an acceptance letter for my haiku to be published in this new poetry collection. Gabriela, *thank you.* Please read Gabriela’s post, which includes an essay on why haiku is important to the world.
Category: book review
Looky looky at what arrived today. _Beyond Pomegranate & Thorns: A collection of Stories, Poems, & Art_ by Anne E.G. Nydam
What a wonderful surprise! Anne, thank you for the stickers, your personalization, and the personalized note. My heart is happy to receive these things. One thing I will be putting at the top of my list during blogging hiatus in May. Please note that Emphyria Egg, the Jackalope, is also pleased. Anne’s A2Z this month…
Book Review — Ancient Light: Poems (Sun Tracks) (Volume 94) by Kimberly Blaeser
Sold by Birchbark Books Ancient Light: Poems (Sun Tracks) (Volume 94) by Kimberly Blaeser In memory of those lost to the pandemic and the centuries-long plague of violence.May our communities heal.To relatives (blood and soul) — gratitude. Gizhawenimin.–Kimberly Blaeser dedication page Nobody writes of the sanctity and language of nature and our blessed bond…
reblogged with permission — Petals of Haiku, Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art; Full Moon Confessions – books published by Literary Revelations, officially accepted in the Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku (Japan)
Mr. Takano and Hikari. I’m excited by this news. My poems are in a couple of these anthologies. There is a new anthology in the works with haiku for soulmates. I just submitted 5 haiku for it. You have until next week to submit!
Book Review — _Emphyrio_, by Jack Vance
Emphyrio book cover by Ned Dameron I had no idea what this book was about when I started reading it, but the first thing I noticed was the distinctive style of the writer. An e-book with a built in dictionary came in handy while reading it, and my vocabulary is improved after reading it. Without…
repost: “Happy 2026, an updated bio of Gabriela Marie Milton, and a call for submissions from Literary Revelations”
I had to share this because Gabriela and her accomplishments need to be known. I’m also sharing because she is calling for submissions!
Book Review: _Poems & Prayers_, by Matthew McConaughey
It’s good for what it is, which is a short, but dense, handbook comprised mostly of rhyming verse and haiku-like proverbs — with notes — that make existential sense. The poems and prayers cross all chronologies and matters of heart, soul, and conscience. Several of them resonate for me as I perceive them as hard-won…
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