US$25
An illustrated poetry collection
All the Moments
Without You没有你的种种片刻
Kawanaka Sanki · 河中散棄Without You没有你的种种片刻
Cover commission planned · typographic study only
A book in the making
All the Moments Without You
Forty-seven poems written across nine years, arranged into four sections. I am now working to bring them to readers as an illustrated English collector’s edition.
- 47
- complete poems
- 4
- complete sections
- 9
- new commissioned works
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Where this book comes from
These poems were written from 2017 to 2025. They preserve different measures left by love, dissociation, illness, seasons, and time. They were not written to fill a book; only afterward did I recognize the climate they share.
The English collector’s edition will retain all forty-seven poems, with a new cover and eight interior works by one lead illustrator. Two works will accompany each section, allowing image and poem to move alongside each other without forcing an explanation.
Four sections, nine new works
- A Stove Fire in the Room14 poems · 2 interior illustrations
- The Terminus Never Reached11 poems · 2 interior illustrations
- This Flesh-Colored Body10 poems · 2 interior illustrations
- The Hour When All Things Are Fragile12 poems · 2 interior illustrations
A newly commissioned cover completes the set. The illustrator will receive a clear contract, fee, and credit; this project will not ask for unpaid speculative work in exchange for “exposure.”
How ¥20,000 becomes a book
Illustration commission¥8,000
English poetry editing¥2,000
Book design and prepress¥2,500
Proofs and first print run¥4,000
Packaging and international shipping¥2,000
Fees, exchange, and contingency¥1,500
Initial goal¥20,000
This is a first-round budget allocation, not a set of received quotes. Every commission will be confirmed only after written quotations.
Become one of the book’s first patrons
The US$25 and US$180 tiers are payable through PayPal. The US$1,500 tier is invoiced through PayPal only after the delivery scope is confirmed. Each tier is project support with stated rewards, not a charitable donation.
US$180
Collector
One numbered, signed hardcover, the digital edition, and a printed acknowledgement. International postage is separate.Support via PayPal →US$1,500
Founding Patron
Limited to one or two patrons: five signed copies, founding-patron acknowledgement, and a private online reading.Confirm and request a PayPal invoice →The digital edition is expected in December 2026; physical editions are expected to ship that month, with international postage billed after destination confirmation. If the project is cancelled, cannot be delivered, or the collector’s edition cannot be shipped to your region, your payment will be refunded in full. Statutory rights remain unaffected after digital delivery.
Production timeline
- Editorial review and sample artReview an English sample, finalize the illustration brief, and commission one paid sample.
- Secure first-round supportOpen two fixed PayPal tiers and one confirmed-invoice tier; the full illustration commission begins only after funding is secured.
- Production and proofingComplete eight interior illustrations, the cover, book design, prepress checks, and a physical proof.
- Print and deliverAfter proof approval, print the numbered collector’s edition and prepare a global print-on-demand edition.
If you would like to help this book move closer to reality, write to me.
Contact Kawanaka Sanki