Chaconne is a collection of haiku by Diane Alleva Cáceres, tracing the emotional aftermath of her mother’s stroke and onset of vascular dementia. Included throughout the book are drawings by her mother, a lifelong artist.
While grief is a constant thread, Chaconne reveals a wider spectrum: the rawness of a changed life, the fragile beauty of connection, and the truths of a new reality. Through its spare, attentive language, the collection offers a powerful meditation on love, memory, and the ways we navigate change.
Now available for pre-order.
Shipping mid-January 2026
Printed and bound in New England
5” x 7.5”
92 pages
Soft cover with lay-flat binding
Signed and editioned card insert
Design by Emily Sheffer
Published by Dust Collective
2026
ISBN 979-8-9893350-8-4
Diane Alleva Cáceres is a poet writing haiku, haibun, and tanka. She was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Maryland and Virginia.
Her first book of haiku, North Star quivering, was published in 2021 and reviewed by Frogpond. Chaconne is her second collection of haiku. She is co-founder of the annual Atlanta Haiku Festival in partnership with the Atlanta Botanical Garden and is a judge for its haiku competition. She is also a member of the Atlanta Haiku Group and the Haiku Society of America.
Diane teaches topics of international affairs and technological innovation at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She lives with her husband and daughter in Smyrna, Georgia.
Chaconne is a collection of haiku by Diane Alleva Cáceres, tracing the emotional aftermath of her mother’s stroke and onset of vascular dementia. Included throughout the book are drawings by her mother, a lifelong artist.
While grief is a constant thread, Chaconne reveals a wider spectrum: the rawness of a changed life, the fragile beauty of connection, and the truths of a new reality. Through its spare, attentive language, the collection offers a powerful meditation on love, memory, and the ways we navigate change.
Now available for pre-order.
Shipping mid-January 2026
Printed and bound in New England
5” x 7.5”
92 pages
Soft cover with lay-flat binding
Signed and editioned card insert
Design by Emily Sheffer
Published by Dust Collective
2026
ISBN 979-8-9893350-8-4
Diane Alleva Cáceres is a poet writing haiku, haibun, and tanka. She was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Maryland and Virginia.
Her first book of haiku, North Star quivering, was published in 2021 and reviewed by Frogpond. Chaconne is her second collection of haiku. She is co-founder of the annual Atlanta Haiku Festival in partnership with the Atlanta Botanical Garden and is a judge for its haiku competition. She is also a member of the Atlanta Haiku Group and the Haiku Society of America.
Diane teaches topics of international affairs and technological innovation at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She lives with her husband and daughter in Smyrna, Georgia.
