The climb of a thousand steps—one three-line, seventeen-syllable haiku at a time.
“I’d like to do something creative this morning, but I’m not sure what that is. Write a little something. Even a poem.”
So began this “idea with barely a pulse,” as Elizabeth Gilbert (Big Magic) would say, which became an experiment, then a practice. In a time when other creative pursuits felt far out of reach, that haiku practice became a daily companion on the trek across many landscapes—natural, spiritual, emotional—toward some destination deep in the (still) unknown.
The Thousandfold Stair is a collection of haiku, drawn from more than 1,000 composed over a year-long journey, accompanied by author notes and essays. It deals with themes of grief and loss, memory loss/dementia, creativity and craft, and faith, among others.
Written by Steve Arensberg. Cover art by Polina Kotliar.
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Hardcover, 5″ x 8″, 198 pages. With black-and-white interior illustrations.
First Edition. Signed by the Author.
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