{"product_id":"the-thousandfold-stair-hardcover","title":"The Thousandfold Stair - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Arensberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe climb of a thousand steps-one three-line, seventeen-syllable haiku at a time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'd like to do something creative this morning, but I'm not sure what that is. Write a little something. Even a poem.\"'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo began this \"idea with barely a pulse,\" as Elizabeth Gilbert (\u003cem\u003eBig Magic\u003c\/em\u003e) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thousandfold Stair\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53146651001139,"sku":"9798989057139","price":31.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/zK6mbRl4J59798989057139.webp?v=1773868629","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-thousandfold-stair-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}