While I regularly (and in some seasons of life, irregularly) post haiku on this blog, I also enjoy joining others in the haiku community in a variety of published endeavors. You can find some of my haiku in the publications listed below. Thank you to all who allow me to join in their haiku journey!

How Do You Haiku? A Step-by-Step Guide with Templates

Written by Danna Smith, Plumbago Press, 2023

An excellent resource for at home or in the classroom

From the author of Peek-A-Boo Haiku (Simon & Schuster) comes a haiku how-to handbook. Haiku is a Japanese poetry form, but it’s more than just a short, three-line poem. It’s an opportunity to slow down, go outside, and experience the world in a new way. Haiku is a “snapshot” of a moment in nature (if you blink, you might miss it!), and it’s a powerful way to show compassion for all living things.

This book will help you understand haiku so you can create poems with powerful words and images. Each chapter contains examples from Japanese haiku masters and current poets. The included activities and templates will guide you through fun ways to “haiku,” including painting poem stones for your garden (Kuhi), creating haiku comic strips, and writing group poems with your friends (Renga). How Do You Haiku? This handbook will show you how— step-by-step.

Includes haiku by contributing poets Kate Coombs, Nancy Etchemendy, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Raven Howell, Linda Hoffman Kimball, Amy Losak, Bobi Martin, Angie Quantrell, Sydell Rosenberg, Lee Wardlaw, and Linda Whalen.

Haiku for Soulmates

Edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Literary Revelations LLC, 2026

Haiku for Soulmates: A Journey into the Heart of Human Connection

“A breathtaking collection where the ephemeral meets the eternal.”
In this latest offering from Literary Revelations, the delicate art of the haiku serves as a mirror for the soul. Haiku for Soulmates is a carefully curated tapestry of emotion, featuring the work of approximately two hundred poets from around the world. These pages explore the often-wordless recognition that occurs when two spirits meet, capturing love, kinship, and the profound depth of human connection.

More than a mere anthology, this volume is a visual and sensory experience. The ethereal artwork of Hikari (art on the cover) creates a cinematic backdrop for the text, enhancing the book’s archival-quality beauty.

A Legacy of Literary Excellence
Haiku for Soulmates joins a distinguished family of anthologies that have earned a permanent place in prestigious institutions, including the Museum of Haiku Literature, Museum of Poetry, Haiku and Tanka, and the Nara Prefecture Library in Japan. Literary Revelation is grateful to our Artist in Residence Hikari, for her continuous work to place our anthologies in prestigious venues in Japan.

Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku

Edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Literary Revelations LLC, 2025

Following the overwhelming success of “Petals of Haiku,” which captured hearts and souls, we bring you “Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku.” This new anthology will enchant the readers with its delicate imagery and transitory moments, which inscribe themselves in eternity. It features nearly 240 talented authors, each bringing their talent and unique perspectives. Poets are prophets linked to nature and love. In this anthology haiku is there language.

Tranquility also features a stunning cover art by Japanese painter Hikari and superb fine-art photography by Japanese artist Naoki Kimura. With each turn of the page, one can’t help but feel awestruck by how these tiny poems resonate with universal truths. They invite contemplation and reflection, urging us to pause amidst our busy and sometimes not so happy lives and embrace tranquility. This anthology stands as a testament to the enduring power of Asian poetry, specifically haiku, celebrating its role in connecting us with nature’s wonders, love and our own inner peace.