Connecting to nature through poetry and prose
July 08 - July 14 is the 28th week of 2024. This week, we enter the Solar Term of Minor Heat (July 07 - July 21). The micro-seasons for this week are “Warm Winds Blow” (July 7 - July 11) and “First Lotus Blossoms” (July 12– July 16). 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.
We have entered the micro-season of “The First Lotus Blossoms ”. This is the second micro-season of the mini-season of Minor Heat. As a way to celebrate this season, we are going to learn about the lotus flower and its connection to Buddhism. Then we will read several haiku by Basho, Issa, Shiki, and Buson.
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