Maria Carvalho’s love for words has always been as fervent as her fear of math. Her multi-genre short fiction has appeared in a smorgasbord of anthologies and literary magazines—most recently, Roi Fainéant, MetaStellar, Free Flash Fiction, and 101 Words—and her latest poetry can be found in several #1 best-selling books published by Literary Revelations, where she is the writer in residence. Her popular children’s book Hamster in Space! was praised by Kirkus Reviews for its “sharp understanding of kids’ wacky sense of humor”—a testament to the fact that she’s still a kid at heart.
A 2025 Pushcart Prize nominee, Maria lives in Connecticut, where she enjoys the outdoors, photography, reading, and subjecting her family to her puns. Find her on Twitter and Bluesky: @immcarvalho.
The Search for Starlight
The lonely Earth drifts helplessly on a vast cosmic sea. There is no one to remember its azure skies and verdant lands; All traces of the past are buried far beneath the bitter ice, And in the perpetual darkness, time itself is frozen.
Long ago, mankind fought desperately to save their dying star— But they could not escape the numbing certainty of their fate.The merciless cold grew stronger as the meager light ebbed away, And in the end, humanity yielded to the crystalline night.
Now, the bereft planet mourns the ashen sun that let it go. Sailing through sable heavens, it yearns for a beacon of starlight— A sign that it will be held in a warm embrace once more; A glittering hope that life will one day rise from Earth again.
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.
Guidelines for submission:
We invite you to keep submitting to Literary Revelations’ 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 “Haiku for Soulmates.” 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. 🙏
Gabriela Marie Milton
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
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)
My Dearest Subscribers and Followers,
I am thrilled to share some exciting news: Literary Revelations Anthologies of Haiku and Tanka have officially been included in the prestigious Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku, which boasts one of the world’s most remarkable poetry collections.
The following are now part of this prestigious museum.
Petals of Haiku: An Anthology
Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku
Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art By Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton
Full Moon Confessions by Tracey Anne
We are honored that these volumes, including the moving Full Moon Confessions by Tracey Anne, will be showcased among such prestigious literary treasures.
Hikari, our fabulous Artist in Residence send us from Japan the following message:
“I am absolutely thrilled to share that I had the honor of meeting Director of the museum Mr. Mutsuo Takano (高野ムツオ氏) in person today.
Meeting such a master of the Haiku world was an unforgettable and deeply moving experience for me.
Regarding your publisher’s poetry books, the museum has officially accepted them into their permanent collection.
Mr. Takano and Deputy Director Toyoizumi shared some very profound words with me that I would like to pass on to you:
”Since poetry books are often published in limited numbers, they are at high risk of being forgotten over time if not properly preserved. However, by being housed here in this museum, your books will be preserved and will remain for generations to come.
Please give our best regards to Ms Gabriela Marie Milton and haiku poets from around the world”.
Mr. Takano said, “It is especially gratifying to see haiku spreading overseas.
I sincerely hope all of you will continue to share haiku with the world.”
As he leafed through “Petals of Haiku: An Anthology” and “Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku”—both collections featuring contributions from more than two hundred writers—he seemed genuinely moved by the growing presence of haiku abroad.
He was also surprised to learn that “Full Moon Confessions”(by Tracey Anne) had become a bestseller in Japan.
In particular, he showed a strong interest in “Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art.”
“It is truly fascinating,” he remarked, “to see an attempt to create a collaboration between tanka and haiku inspired by a single painting. I very much hope that, through such cooperative efforts, more haiku, tanka, and poetry will be created. I wholeheartedly support all those overseas who are dedicated to this kind of work.”
Knowing that the books we created together will now live on forever in the “holy place” of Japanese poetry is the greatest reward I could imagine.
Thank you so much for giving me this wonderful opportunity.
Hikari
※Introduction of Mr Takano Mutsuo-高野ムツオ氏-
Takano Mutsuo (born 1947 in Miyagi Prefecture) is one of the leading voices in contemporary Japanese haiku.
Today, Mr.Takano serves as President of the Modern Haiku Association and Director of “the Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku”.
His work is widely regarded for its emotional depth, imagistic intensity, and its ability to transform personal and regional experience into universal poetic expression.
After experiencing the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake firsthand, Mr Takano composed a series of powerful “disaster haiku” that confronted loss, trauma, and resilience with unflinching clarity.
These poems were collected in his acclaimed volume “Yorozu no Hane -萬の翅-“(Ten Thousand Wings), which received major literary honors including the Yomiuri Prize for Literature and the Dakotsu Prize-蛇笏賞-.
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All the photographs I am sending have been approved for posting on your website by the museum director.
Hikari
Mr. Takano is looking through our books.
Mr. Takano and Hikari.
Please remember that Petals of Haiku and Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku are also included in the Museum of Haiku Literature in Tokyo.
Literary Revelations promised you that we would create legacies. We are doing it.
Thank you to our fabulous Artist in Residence Hikari!
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Please continue to submit to Haiku for Soulmates
We invite you to keep submitting to Literary Revelations’ upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. We hope this collection will also find its place in esteemed museums.
To participate, please submit five haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me with the email subject clearly labeled as “Haiku for Soulmates.” 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. 🙏
Gabriela Marie Milton Author, Founder, and Editor-in -Chief at Literary Revelations
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
Dr. Weiner has over 40 years’ experience as a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma recovery and anxiety disorders. He enjoys using stories to help readers harness their resilience to aid them on their healing journey. He has been published in a variety of professional journals and literary fiction in over thirty magazines. His psychology books include Shattered Innocence and the Curio Shop. Non-psychology publications are Across the Borderline and The Art of Fine Whining. He has a monthly advice column in a Portland Newspaper, Ask Dr.Neil. nweiner@usa.net
The Chicken Summit
I know tonight is going to be a disaster the moment we step onto the porch and hear our parents arguing through the kitchen window. Their voices rise and fall like two angry geese in a windstorm. This time the fight is about the roast chicken.
When we walk in, Tina, my mother, is slicing the chicken. My other mother, Roberta, is hovering behind her, opening and slamming cupboards like she’s sending Morse code distress signals.
We sit. Dinner begins in that familiar uneasy silence. Ryan and Sommer exchange the same weary glances I’ve been trading with them since childhood. Here we go again.
The sparks comes fast.
“It’s dry,” Tina announces.
“It’s perfectly fine,” Roberta snickers back.
Tina shoots her a glare sharp enough to debone the chicken without touching it. Roberta twirls her fork like she’s contemplating plunging it into Tina, then abruptly stabs a carrot as if to demonstrate restraint.
The meal rolls on like that, tiny barbs and utensils clattering with the force of a small earthquake. It’s the slow drip of water torture.
By the time dinner ends, I feel ten years older.
We’re clearing plates when they slip right into their usual loop. Tina wipes the counter. Roberta wipes it again.
“You don’t need to redo everything I do.”
“I’m not redoing it.”
“It’s clean.”
“A matter of opinion.”
A wooden spoon slams on the counter All three of us jump like someone fired a starter pistol.
“That’s it.” I stand. “We’re going.”
Both parents speak in unison. “Going where, Brittany?”
“Home,” Ryan says. “Or… anywhere else.”
Sommer grabs her coat. “We love you. But this—” she gestures between them—“is impossible to be around.”
Roberta looks offended. “We’re just talking.”
“No, You’re bickering about everything.”
Tina’s face tightens. “We don’t mean anything by it.”
We stand there, exhausted.
“Wait,” Tina says. “Stay. We—we can stop.”
Roberta nods like a bobble head. “We can. Right, Tina?”
“Yes. We can.”
The tension loosens for a second
“We were thinking of a movie tonight,” Tina offers.
“I’d like to go bowling,” Roberta counters.
“Bowling will be crowded with leagues.”
“You never want to go to the movies.”
There it is. An instant replay of their worst hits. My stomach drops.
“I’m done!”
Ryan stands. “Me too.”
Sommer grabs her keys. “We’re leaving. While we still have functioning nervous systems.”
Roberta sputters, “We didn’t even argue!”
Tina insists, “We’re trying! That was affectionate!”
I turn back. “We love you. But you two can weaponize any activity. Bowling, movies, chicken, anything. We can’t keep doing this.”
Ryan nods. “We’re taking a month off. Minimum. Text us only if someone is physically on fire.”
We walk out.
Through the window I hear Roberta. “Well. That went well.”
“This is what happens when children are raised without proper discipline.”
“Oh, now that’s my fault?”
As we walk to our cars, a sudden downpour hits. We huddle in the rain, drenched.
I am genuinely moved by the beauty of your haiku submitted to Haiku for Soulmates. Your creativity and passion shine through your words, and I encourage you to continue sharing your work. 🙏
Both Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku and Petals of Haiku, published by Literary Revelations (@lr_publisher), are now part of the Museum of Haiku Literature in Japan, thanks to our talented artist in residence, Hikari (@hikari2162554).
The Museum of Haiku Literature is distinguished as the world’s only library solely dedicated to collecting and preserving haiku works for the enrichment of future generations. Literary Revelations promised to create legacies. We are doing it.
We invite you to keep submitting to Literary Revelations’ upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. We hope this collection will also find its place in esteemed museums.
To participate, please submit five haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me with the email subject clearly labeled as “Haiku for Soulmates.” 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. 🙏
Gabriela Marie Milton Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
Happy February from Literary Revelations. May this month bring you happiness and success. Stay safe!
Haiku for Soulmates – Front Cover Reveal
Literary Revelations is thrilled to reveal the front cover of Haiku for Soulmates. I hope you like it. Please let us know.
The art on the cover belongs to our Artist-in-Residence, the Japanese painter Hikari. Cover design: Iuliana Irimia.
Meantime please continue to submit. The deadline for Submission is February 25. Send 5 haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me. Please make sure you label your submission Haiku for Soulmates. We will have an answer for you around March 1. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Gabriela Marie Milton Editor in Chief
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
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 has gone back to #1 Amazon bestseller in Japan. We are elated, and we thank everyone who bought the book.
You can get the book here:
A painting by Hikari from the book:
Reminder:
Please do not forget to submit to our upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. 5 Haiku by February 26.
Email: literaryrevelations@pm.me
Please label your email: Haiku for Soulmates.
Our first two anthologies, Petals of Haiku and Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, were both included in the Museum of Haiku Literature in Tokyo, the most prestigious institution in the world for haiku. We hope we will make it this time, too.
Thank you!
Gabriela Marie Milton Founder and Editor in Chief
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
Literary Revelations is thrilled bring you today “The Portrait of a Poet: PS Conway
My cherished followers and subscribers, we are thrilled to showcase PS Conway, a poet of profound depth and immeasurable worth, whose extraordinary contributions to Literary Revelations are nothing short of inspiring!
To those of you who are under snow please stay warm and safe.
Bio:
PS Conway is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of two books, Echoes Lost in Stars (2024) and Life Sucks (2025). Over the last five years, his work has appeared in The Belfast Review, Spectral Realms, and more than twenty-five other journals and anthologies, several of which were Amazon best sellers. PS recently finished serving two years as the 2024-25 Poet-in-Residence for the online literary journal, The Fictional Café.
He lives in Upstate New York with his best friend and wife, Susan, dodging snowflakes with their curmudgeonly dog, Mr. Hairold “Hairy” Kerry. PS finds fascination in language birthed from emotionally charged, literate spaces where beauty and darkness coexist. In his free time, he fancies himself a rockstar, jamming on his drum kit; and a wannabe sommelier, savoring succulent reds with his wife and (adult) daughters.
I asked PS several questions to which he graciously replied
What inspires you?
I’m deeply inspired by language, be it pretty or ribald. How words play off one another. The spaces intentionally held silent. All of it as an amalgam of noise and meaning. When it comes together, and a reader tells me how it moved them emotionally or touched their heart or even offended them? I am in nirvana.
Why poetry?
Poetry is not a choice for me. It’s a compulsion. I cannot NOT write poetry, hehe. There are plenty of times I tell myself, today is the day you start on the great American novel. But that day has yet to arrive. You see, in 2021 I freed my Muses from 25 years of captivity, trapped in a subconscious walk-in closet of skeletons and repressed creativity. I had not written in so many years that, when the door was finally unlocked, my Muses tore it off the hinges, never to be sealed again. And they have A LOT to say. Constantly.
Future Writing Plans?
In the immortal words of Timbuk 3, “The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades.” Writing is my second full-time job. Let’s go from small to big picture.
Every day I write poetry and post on social media. Not even because I necessarily want to, I have to. Remember those Muses I referenced? They are loud and persistent, and (for now) in the driver’s seat. Each weekend, I submit poetry to one or two lit journals, reminding myself, “remember thou art mortal.” What a humbling experience to think you’re such a great poet and to keep getting rejected so often…a walking definition of masochism. Call me Elpis.
I also have two distinct books in development and several others in ideation.
Views from the Bottom of a Pool is a novel-in-verse under development. It wrestles with the drowning of my high school best friend, the fallout in the years that followed, and the existential coincidence of my youngest daughter being born on the exact date he died.
Where the White Moths Swarm is a growing collection of poems rejected by the pinky-up literati through 2025-26. This collection of written and yet-to-be-written poems explores our never ending compulsion with being seen (guilty as charged) and finding meaning in a world gone mad.
Favorite poets and/or novelists?
In terms of poets, I adore the Romantics, especially Keats and the Shelleys. Yeats has been a lifelong companion. In contemporary poetry, I’m drawn to writers who carry emotional and existential weight. Louise Glück, Seamus Heaney, Christian Wiman, and Mark Strand are all familiars who haunt my heart and soul.
My list of favorite novelists is too long, but I can name a few. JRR Tolkien for being the first to deeply engage my imagination. James Joyce for being the first to truly make me think deeply and embrace the art in language. William Faulkner for his deep sense of culture, time, and place. Toni Morrison for her mythic treatment of race.
Gabriela Marie Milton – Thank you, PS, for your wonderful insights into your poetry world
Gabriela Marie Milton Founder and Editor in Chief
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
David Anson Lee is a physician, philosopher, and poet whose work explores memory, mortality, landscape, and moral attention at the threshold between loss and revelation. His poems often draw on nature, medicine, and lived experience to suggest rather than define, favoring lyric restraint over declaration. He has been published in numerous literary journals, and his work seeks to honor silence as much as speech: listening for what endures after absence has spoken.
The Year Teaches Its Last Lesson
The year loosens its grip without apology: calendar pages thinning like breath on cold glass.
I walk the orchard after harvest. Nothing argues with the ground. The trees stand emptied, their patience perfected.
What was taken was not stolen: it was finished. What fell did not vanish; it entered the grammar of soil.
Even the light practices restraint, arriving later, leaving earlier, a mercy learned by repetition.
I touch the bark, count rings I cannot see, and understand at last: time does not erase – it ripens what remains.
Somewhere beneath my feet, spring is already rehearsing its first word.
Elegy with Sakura Still Breathing
At winter’s edge the cherry tree remembers how to blush.
Petals fall like questions no one answers aloud. Each chooses the earth over the air: a decision older than language.
I think of the voices that no longer call my name, how absence sharpens attention. Even grief, when listened to, becomes a teacher.
The wind moves through the branches without taking anything. This, too, is love.
When the last blossom releases, the tree does not mourn. It opens its hands to green.
What dies does not disappear: it changes assignments. Beauty is never late; it arrives when we are finally quiet enough to see.
Reminder:
Literary Revelations is thrilled to announce an open call for submissions for our upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. Whether you have a soulmate and wish to celebrate your connection, or you dream of finding one, we invite you to share your poetic voice. If you have a soulmate, please compose five haiku for him or her. If you do not, let your imagination shape five haiku that describe the soulmate you hope to meet.
To participate, please submit your five haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me and clearly label your email subject as Haiku for Soulmates. Please note that unlabeled submissions may be misplaced and not read. The submission deadline is February 25. Your five haiku will be accepted or rejected as a block.
Gabriela Marie Milton Founder and Editor in Chief
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
Allison Jensen is a poet whose work explores interior soundscapes, restraint, and the tension between silence and survival. She writes in measured free verse, often centering themes of identity, memory, and the unseen labor of endurance.
I measure breath
measure breath in lines I cannot keep, Each thought a knock I fail to quiet down; The walls remember promises of sleep While echoes pace the rooms I try to drown.
A warning hums where silence used to stay, Its pulse a tide that will not be denied; I bargain with the dark to fade away, But sound returns, unsoftened, multiplied.
No door will hold against the crowding noise, No prayer can teach the mind to rest its case; The night repeats what daylight still avoids, And names my fear before I give it face.
Yet still I stand, though peace remains apart: These measured lines restrain an unruly heart.
Reminder
Literary Revelations is thrilled to announce an open call for submissions for our upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. Whether you have a soulmate and wish to celebrate your connection, or you dream of finding one, we invite you to share your poetic voice. If you have a soulmate, please compose five haiku for him or her. If you do not, let your imagination shape five haiku that describe the soulmate you hope to meet.
To participate, please submit your five haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me and clearly label your email subject as Haiku for Soulmates. Please note that unlabeled submissions may be misplaced and not read. The submission deadline is February 25. Your five haiku will be accepted or rejected as a block.
Grace the pages of our forthcoming anthology with your fantastic writing. The cover art will feature the work of our fabulous Artist in Residence, Japanese painter Hikari. We look forward to receiving your beautiful haiku and celebrating the magic of soulmates together.
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
Today I would like to share with you an article I prepared for Literary Revelations. I have put an excerpt on IG, and it got a lot of traffic and comments.
So here we go.
The Economy of Emotion: Why Poetry Struggles at the Checkout Counter
In the literary world of 2026, a strange paradox exists. If you scroll through Instagram, you will find that poetry is more “viral” than ever. Short, punchy verses from “Instapoets” are screenshotted, shared, and tattooed at record rates. Yet, when we look at the hard data from 2025, a familiar trend remains: poetry unit sales continue to lag significantly behind other genres like Romance, Thriller, and Non-fiction.
While the Romance genre alone generated over $1.4 billion in sales last year, poetry remains a niche category, often struggling to break the million-copy mark across the entire industry. Here is why the “most shared” genre is often the “least purchased.”
1. The “Single Verse” Consumption Model
The primary challenge for poetry in the digital age is that it is inherently snackable. In 2025, 62% of poetry readers consumed work primarily via mobile devices.
• The Problem: Readers feel they have “experienced” the work by reading a single poem on a feed.
• The Contrast: A Mystery or Thriller novel requires a 300-page commitment to reach the “payoff.” You cannot “consume” a thriller via a single screenshot; you must buy the book to get the resolution.
2. Lack of “Binge-Ability”
Other genres thrive on the “just one more chapter” effect. Romance and Fantasy—the two highest-selling genres of 2025—rely on narrative momentum. * The Hook: Fiction creates a dopamine loop through plot and character development.
• The Barrier: Poetry is an emotional or intellectual “stop and think” medium. It is difficult to “binge-read” a collection of 80 poems in one sitting without suffering from emotional fatigue. Consequently, readers buy fewer books because they spend more time digesting the ones they already have.
3. The Utility Gap
Non-fiction (Self-Help, Memoirs, and Finance) remains the industry’s largest segment because it promises a tangible ROI (Return on Investment). * The Value: Readers view a $25 non-fiction book as an investment in a skill or a solution to a problem.
• The Perception: Poetry is often viewed as a luxury or a purely aesthetic experience. In an era of economic caution, “utility” often beats “artistry” at the cash register.
4. The Academic Shadow
Despite the rise of modern, accessible poets, the genre still carries the weight of “high art.” Many consumers still associate poetry with the difficult, coded language they were forced to analyze in school. While “Romantasy” (the 2025 breakout genre) promises pure escapism, poetry is often perceived as “work,” which can deter casual readers looking for relaxation.
On a different note,
Statistically, the vast majority of poets sell very few copies on Amazon. While the platform offers massive potential reach, most self-published poetry titles struggle to gain visibility without an external audience.
The Harsh Reality of Poetry Sales
Average Lifetime Sales: Approximately 90% of self-published books (across all genres) sell fewer than 100 copies in their entire lifetime.
Genre Challenges: Poetry is statistically one of the lowest-selling genres; it is estimated that of the roughly 10,000 new poetry books released annually, the top 10 titles account for 25% of all sales.
Typical New Author Performance: Industry data suggests that many new poets may only sell between 25 and 30 copies total. Without active marketing, a first-time self-published book might sell as few as 0 to 5 copies in its first year.
Why Sales Are Low for Most Poets
Lack of Organic Discovery: Amazon does not heavily promote poetry in its main browsing menus, meaning readers rarely “stumble upon” new poets unless they are specifically searching for them.
Saturation: In 2025, over 1.7 million books are self-published on Amazon KDP annually—roughly 4,700 new titles per day—making it extremely easy for a single collection to be buried.
Marketing Gap: Success on Amazon typically requires an existing following. “Instapoets” or those with large TikTok or Instagram audiences drive the majority of high-volume sales.
When is it Still “Worth It”?
Despite low average sales, Amazon remains a “worth it” tool if you adjust your expectations:
Zero Financial Risk: Unlike traditional printing, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is free to use, meaning selling even 10 copies results in a small profit rather than a loss.
The “Business Card” Effect: Having a professional book on Amazon can serve as a credential for speaking engagements, open mics, or local workshops.
Global Distribution: It is the only platform that allows a niche poet to be accessible to a global audience instantly, even if that audience is small.
The Blogging world – as a venue for sales
The philosophy behind buying poetry in the blogging world is reciprocity. By buying each other’s poetry and exchanging reviews, bloggers foster a sense of camaraderie and encouragement. This dynamic helps build trust, expand audiences, and create a network where creative work is appreciated and amplified through shared engagement. In the blogging world, it’s about cultivating a collaborative environment where everyone benefits from the collective growth and exposure. Nevertheless, that may give a poet 20-30 sales. Not more than that. But it gives everyone online friends and a nurturing community. Yet, what about quality?
You are very welcome to express your opinions
Gabriela Marie Milton Founder and Editor-in-Chief
REMINDER
Literary Revelations is thrilled to announce an open call for submissions for our upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. Whether you have a soulmate and wish to celebrate your connection, or you dream of finding one, we invite you to share your poetic voice. If you have a soulmate, please compose five haiku for him or her. If you do not, let your imagination shape five haiku that describe the soulmate you hope to meet.
To participate, please submit your five haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me and clearly label your email subject as Haiku for Soulmates. Please note that unlabeled submissions may be misplaced and not read. The submission deadline is February 25. Your five haiku will be accepted or rejected as a block.
Grace the pages of our forthcoming anthology with your fantastic writing. The cover art will feature the work of our fabulous Artist in Residence, Japanese painter Hikari. We look forward to receiving your beautiful haiku and celebrating the magic of soulmates together.
Before you submit, please visit our website on the about page – terms and conditions.
We are looking forward to your submissions!
Our Awards
Best Publisher in the USA (Best of Best Review)
Best Poetry Publisher in the US (Evergreen Award)
Best Publisher for Artistic Excellence (BizWeekly)
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