April 22 to April 28 is the 17th week of 2024.  This week, we are in the Solar Term of Grain Rain (Apr 20 -May 04). The micro-seasons for this week are “First Reeds Sprout” (Apr 20 – Apr 24) and “Last Frost, Rice Seedlings Grow” (Apr 25 – Apr 29). Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Rosenstock, and Zaishiki wrote the poems selected for this week.