Connecting to nature through poetry and prose
October 14 to October 20 is the 42nd week of the year. The Solar Term for this week is Cold Dew (Oct 08 - Oct. 22) and the micro-season for this week is “Chrysanthemums Bloom” (Oct 13 - Oct 17). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
May 27 - June 02 is the 21st week of 2024. This week, we are in the Solar Term of Grain Buds (May 20 - June 04), and the micro-seasons of “Safflowers Bloom” (May 26 -May 30) and “Wheat Ripens and is Harvested” (May 31 - June 05). Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote the poems selected for this week.
April 29 to May 05 is the 18th week of 2024. This week, we are in the Solar Term of Grain Rain (Apr 20 -May 04), and the micro-seasons of “Peonies Bloom” (Apr 30 - May 04). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
July 7 to July 13 is the micro-season of “The First Lotus Blossoms ”. This is the second micro-season of the season of Minor Heat. To celebrate this season, we will learn about the sacred lotus and then read haiku by Issa, Buson, Basho, and Reichhold.
On July 01 we will enter the micro-season of “The Crow-dipper Sprouts”. This is the third micro-season of the season Summer Solstice. To celebrate this season, we will learn about plants in the Araceae family and then read haiku by Basho, Shiki, Buson, Issa, and Reichhold.
On June 26th we will enter the micro-season of “The Iris Flowers”. This is the second micro-season of the season called Summer Solstice. To celebrate this season, we will learn about the iris and then read haiku by Basho, Issa, Shiki, and Ogawa Shushiki.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Safflower Blossoms.” To celebrate this season we will learn about the safflower and read haiku by Basho, Issa, Buson, Matsunaga Teitoku, and Yagi Shokyu-ni.
We have entered the micro-season of “The First Camellia Blossoms”. This is the first micro-season of the mini-season of First Winter. As a way to celebrate this season, we will learn about the camellia flower and its symbolism. Then we will read camellia-themed haiku from Issa, Basho, Buson, and Shiki.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Chrysanthemum Flowers”. This is the second micro-season of the mini-season of Cold Dew. As a way to celebrate this season, we will learn about the chrysanthemum flower, explore its cultural significance, and then read haiku by Basho, Issa, and Buson.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Tree Peony Flowers”. To honor this season we are investigating the “King of Flowers”, and reading poetry by Qian Qi, Emperor Yang, Buson, Issa, and Basho.
"The First Camellia Blossoms” is the first micro-season of mini season First Winter. The Camellia flower, also known as Tsubaki, has a unique connection to poetry and literature in both Japan and the United States.
The Chrysanthemum has found its way into the poetry of ancient China, Japan, and 1900s England. Here is a collection of poems and haikus that highlight this flower.
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