Mended Haibun

A variation on torrin a. greenhouse’s “burning haibun,” this piece erases from an original prose poem to an ultimate haiku. The erasure is achieved by weaving with thread through strips of letterpress printed text on paper — with the exception of one word of the haiku literally mended back into place from the original text. A work in progress.

Materials: Cotton paper, letterpress type with oil ink, cotton thread dyed with onion skins, turmeric and avocado.