{"product_id":"the-thousandfold-stair-9798989057139","title":"The Thousandfold Stair","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mythic Expeditions Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989057139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Steve Arensberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360439496885,"sku":"9798989057139","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_50fc476d-9987-4a2d-bd8d-52f591a0931e.jpg?v=1773720951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-thousandfold-stair-9798989057139","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}