Less Desolate

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Haiku by Shin Yu Pai & Comics by Justin Rueff
Publication Date: Fall 2023

Multidisciplinary artists Shin Yu Pai and Justin Rueff have created Less Desolate, a stunning haiku comics book exploring Pacific Northwest and pandemic life. Less Desolate represents an hybrid literary artform that brings together the lyricism and associative qualities of poetry, while also drawing from the craft of sequential art. Within its pages, Pai and Rueff uncover the quiet moments of calm that anchor us within urban surroundings, while also contemplating climate change, poverty, homelessness, loneliness, parenting and mental health during isolation and confinement.

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About the Book

Multidisciplinary artists Shin Yu Pai and Justin Rueff have created Less Desolate, a stunning haiku comics book exploring Pacific Northwest and pandemic life. Less Desolate represents an hybrid literary artform that brings together the lyricism and associative qualities of poetry, while also drawing from the craft of sequential art. Within its pages, Pai and Rueff uncover the quiet moments of calm that anchor us within urban surroundings, while also contemplating climate change, poverty, homelessness, loneliness, parenting and mental health during isolation and confinement.

Less Desolate includes over 108 haiku comics panels within a hardbound cover, an introduction from comics artist David Lasky, and an author and artist interview between Shin Yu and Justin.

Less Desolate is also an important addition to the canon of Asian American literature rooted in the Pacific Northwest. It is one of the first of the interdisciplinary form of haiku comics in the U.S. Themes in the collection are wide-ranging, from climate change, civil unrest, protest, and activism to urban poverty, crime, homelessness, and life during the COVID-19 confinement.

POETRY | HAIKU COMICS
ISBN: FORTHCOMING
Page Count: 125
Dimensions: 6″ tall by 8.5″ wide
Publisher: Blue Cactus Press
Printer: Gray Dog Press

 

About the Author & Illustrator

Shin Yu Pai is the Civic Poet of The City of Seattle. She is the author of Haiku Not Bombs (Booklyn, 2008) and 10 other books of poetry, including most recently Virga (Empty Bowl, 2021). In 2020, Entre Rios Books published Ensō, a 20-year survey of Shin Yu’s practice across poetry, personal essay, photography, performance, installation, and public art. For more info, visit http://shinyupai.com.

 

Justin Rueff is an artist, designer and educator. He works as a sign painter, commercial artist and comic book creator. He is the creator of Brother Crow comics and the upcoming romance title, Heroes & Lovers. You can see more of Justin’s work on his Instagram: @justinrueff or at his website at http://www.justinrueff.com.

Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 8.5 in
Format

Paperback, eBook

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