Literary Revelations

haiku plus the book is out


[haiku]

ask at all of firsts
from nil gifts to open so
open Earth and us


[out now]

Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku
by Literary Revelations

I’m not so good at promoting myself, but my work is in this anthology.  As I’ve mentioned before, I find haiku an arduous process.  So I guess I will say for myself that I’m pleased to have my haiku selected for inclusion in this work.

The book is out now and available at Amazon and appears to have been well-received so far.  I’m grateful to Literary Revelations for the publishing and more specifically to Gabrielle Marie Milton for all her art and effort.

The main title, I probably don’t need to say, is the theme for this gathering of haiku.  Thank you—any, all of you—for your reading of my work generally and should you read what I’ve contributed in Tranquility.

I think as I’ve written earlier, ten years ago while I was recovering from surgery, my sister gave me a laptop and told me to write something.  I decided then to try a blog, though I barely knew what one was.

Throughout my life, it seems that writing has been one thing I can do nearly anytime.  Feeling well, feeling poorly.  At peace or in great stress.

Who knows, maybe I’m getting somewhere on this path.

Christopher
C L Couch


image from Pixabay with thanks to shell_ghostcage

April 28, 2025 3

an announcement of a new book of poetry

Coming soon: Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku by Literary Revelations
Gabriela Marie Milton (editor)

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.

--Gabriela

peace is elusive
though peace lives inside each so
access irony

clc—admittedly more about nature that is human (alone) rather than outside (too or first)

photo by Anton Sobotyak on Unsplash