14 p. "Deluxe edition is cased in a variation of the Japanese portfolio structure, with bone clasps"--Publisher's website. Haikus by Sara Pirkle Hughes, with artwork by her twin sister Amy Pirkle, telling the story of their grandmother, who left her home in Japan as a young mother to begin a new life in the 1950's American South. Design, printing, artwork, and handmade paper by Amy Pirkle
Frostic's signature block prints of the natural environment of Michigan accompany her poetry. Various colors and types of paper are used for both text and images; in some cases images can be seen through semi-transparent pages layering the landscapes with additional images or with the poems. Many pages have torn or deckled edges.
