Connecting to nature through poetry and prose
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.
April 15 to April 21 is the sixteenth week of 2024. This week, we complete the Solar Term of Clear and Bright (Apr 4 - Apr 19) and enter the Solar Term of Grain Rain. The micro-seasons for this week are “First Rainbows” (Apr 15 - Apr 19), and “First Reeds Sprout” (Apr 20 - Apr 24). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
April 08 to April 14 is the fifteenth week of 2024. This week, we are in the Solar Term of Clear and Bright (Apr 4 - Apr 19). This week also contains the micro-seasons of “Swallows Return” (Apr 05 - Apr 09) and “Wild Geese Fly North” (Apr 10 - Apr 14). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Noyes wrote the poems selected for this week.
April 01 to April 07 is the fourteenth week of 2024. This week, we end the Solar Term of Spring Equinox (Mar 20- Apr 3) and enter the Solar Term of Clear and Bright (Apr 4 - Apr 19). During this week, we also have the micro-seasons of “Distant Thunder” (Mar 31 - Apr 4) and “Swallows Return” (Apr 05 - Apr 09). Basho, Issa, Buson, Mizerit, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote the poems selected for this week.
March 25 to March 31 is the thirteenth week of 2024. This week, we remain in the Solar Term of Spring Equinox (Mar 20- Apr 3) and have the micro-seasons of “First Cherry Blossoms” (Mar 26-Mar 30). Basho, Issa, Buson, Soin, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
March 18 to March 24 is the twelfth week of 2024. This week, we enter the Solar Term of Spring Equinox (Mar 20- Apr 3) and have the micro-seasons of “Caterpillars Become Butterflies” (Mar 16 - Mar 19) and “Sparrows Start to Nest”(Mar 20 - Mar 24). Basho, Issa, Buson, Sodo, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote the poems selected for this week.
March 11 to March 17 is the eleventh week of 2024. This week, we are in the Solar Term of Awakening of Insects (Mar 05 - Mar 19), the micro-seasons of “First Peach Blossoms” (Mar 11- Mar 15), and the micro-season of “Caterpillars Become Butterflies” (Mar 16 - Mar 20). Basho, Buson, Issa, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Li Po wrote the poems selected for this week.
March 04 to March 10 is the tenth week of 2024. This week, we enter the Solar Term of Awakening of Insects (Mar 05 - Mar 19), complete the micro-seasons of “Grass Sprouts, Trees Bud” (Mar 01 - Mar 05), and enter the season of “Hibernating insects surface” (Mar 06 - Mar 10). Dickinson, Basho, Buson, Issa, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote the poems selected for this week.
February 26 to March 03 is the ninth week of 2024. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Rain Water (Feb 19 - Mar 04), and have the micro-seasons of “Mist Starts to Linger” (Feb 24 - Feb 28) and “Grass Sprouts, Trees Bud” (Mar 01 - Mar 05). Hughes, Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
February 19 to February 25 is the eighth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we begin the Solar Term of Rain Water (Feb 19 - Mar 04). The micro-seasons for this week are “Rain Moistens the Soil” (Feb 19 - Feb 23) and “Mist Starts to Linger” (Feb 24 - Feb 28). The poems selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Reichhold, and Teasdale.
February 12 to February 18 is the seventh week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of the Beginning of Spring (Feb 04 - Feb 18), while the micro-seasons for this week are “Bush warblers start singing in the mountains” (Feb 9 - Feb 13) and “Fish Emerge From The Ice” (Feb 14 - Feb 18). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Reichhold, Sogi, Kerouac, and Kenko.
February 05 - February 11 is the sixth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we enter the Solar Term of the Beginning of Spring (Feb 04 - Feb 18). We also pass through the micro-seasons of “Spring Winds Thaw the Ice” (Feb 04 - Feb 08) and enter the micro-season of “The Nightingale Sings” (Feb 09 - Feb 13). This week also marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. The haiku selected for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Kinue, Greve, and Kerouac.
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