The Thousandfold Stair

By Steve Arensberg

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FH32BDHS
• ISBN13: 9798989057139
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Mythic Expeditions Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"