The minimal text Black provides is scattered sparingly across the book's pages, often with just a single word on a page, accompanied by both Lehrer's simple illustrations and vast swaths of empty space. "I was looking for a new way to write, a way for words to carry the full weight of their meaning," Black states in the book's afterword.
The minimal text Black provides is scattered sparingly across the book's pages, often with just a single word on a page, accompanied by both Lehrer's simple illustrations and vast swaths of empty space.
"I was looking for a new way to write, a way for words to carry the full weight of their meaning," Black states in the book's afterword.
"Neither established forms of poetry nor prose but something different." The author's approach takes the form of single lines describing some aspect of grieving, sometimes spread over multiple pages.
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The minimal text Black provides is scattered sparingly across the book's pages, often with just a single word on a page, accompanied by both Lehrer's simple illustrations and vast swaths of empty space. "I was looking for a new way to write, a way for words to carry the full weight of their meaning," Black states in the book's afterword. "Neither established forms of poetry nor prose but something different." The author's approach takes the form of single lines describing some aspect of grieving, sometimes spread over multiple pages.
In a curious and visually unique combination of words by former New York Times reporter Black and page designs ("visualization") by illustrator Lehrer, this book portrays the author's experiences dealing with grief after his mother's unexpected death.
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