We were tasked by Hog Press, an imprint of Culcidae Press® to design the interior and the cover for Gopal Lahiri’s book of poetry, to be released in January 2026. After conferring with the author about the meaning of the title—he was imagining the sting of the wasp as one of those challenges in life we have to confront while the filament represents the lightness and relative tranquility of life we enjoy—we generated five versions (see images below) of the cover. The author picked the version above/left (depending on how you are reading this page, on a mobile or desktop device). We agree with his choice, although versions 2, 3, and 5 are also quite beautiful…
