The Thousandfold Stair
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 the 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.
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Book, Hardcover
The Thousandfold Stair
- Author: Steve Arensberg
Mythic Expeditions Press, 2025
198
English
8.00 x 5.00 x 0.63 inches, 0.71 pounds
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