Connecting to nature through poetry and prose
July 28 to Aug 01 is the micro-season of “Damp Earth Humid Heat”. This is the second micro-season of the season of Major Heat. In today’s post, we will celebrate this season by learning about humidity and reading haiku by Basho, Issa, Kerouac, and Shiki.
July 17 to July 21 is the micro-season of “The Young Hawk Learns to Fly ”. This is the third micro-season of the season of Minor Heat. To celebrate this season, we will learn about bird wings and read haiku by Basho, Issa, Shiki, Avila, and Reichhold.
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.
The micro-season of “Hot Wind Blows” begins on July 07. This is the first micro-season of the season Minor Heat. To celebrate this season, we will learn about prevailing winds and read haiku by Basho, Issa, Buson, Shiki, 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 Plums Turn Yellow”. To celebrate this season we will learn about the Japanese Flowering Plum (Prunus mume) and then read haiku by Basho, Issa, Jane Reichhold, and Jack Kerouac.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Praying Mantis Hatches”. This is the first micro-season of the season of Grain in Ear. To celebrate this season we will learn about the praying mantis and then read haiku by Basho, Issa, Takarai Kikaku, Kerouac, and others.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Time for Wheat.” This is the third micro-season of the mini-season of Grain Full. To celebrate this season we will learn about the history of wheat and read haiku by Basho, Issa, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
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 “Bamboo Shoots Appear.” This is the third micro-season of the mini-season of First Summer. To celebrate this season we will learn about the uses of bamboo and read haiku by Basho and Issa.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Earthworms Rise.” This is the first micro-season of the mini-season of First Summer. To celebrate this season we will learn about earthworms and read seasonal haiku from Basho, Buson, Issa, and Reichhold.
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