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About the Book
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.
About the Author
Steve Arensberg writes stories (and now poetry, it seems!) to cultivate a sense of wonder (for the reader and himself): stories with a sense of magic and mystery, with worlds you can get lost in, characters you love (or love to hate), and stories that carry you along on a current of powerful emotion. “More wonder, please,” says Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic (a favorite book on writing)—and that’s exactly what Steve hopes his work brings to you, the reader.
About the Cover Artist
Polina Kotliar is a mother, an illustrator, and a graduate of Seneca College Animation program of Toronto, Canada.