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.
June 24 - June 30 is the 26th week of 2024. This week, we remain in the Solar Term of Summer Solstice (June 21 - July 06). The micro-seasons for this week are “Self-Heal Withers” (June 21 - June 26) and “Irises Bloom” (June 27 - July 01). Basho, Issa, Buson, Shiki, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
June 10 - June 16 is the 24th week of 2024. This week, we have the Solar Term of Grain in Ear (June 05 - June 20), and the micro-season of “Rotten Grass Becomes Fireflies” (June 11 - June 15). Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
June 03 - June 09 is the 23rd week of 2024. This week, we have the Solar Term of Grain Buds (May 20 - June 04) and Grain in Ear (June 05 - June 20). The micro-seasons in this week are ““Wheat Ripens and is Harvested” (May 31 - June 05) and “Praying Mantises Hatch” (June 06 -June 10). Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Kerouac 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.
The 21st week of 2024 brings the Solar Term of Grain Buds and the micro-season of silkworms feasting on mulberry leaves. Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote haikus for this week.
The 20th week of 2024 falls within the Solar Term of Beginning of Summer and micro-seasons of “Worms Surface” and “Bamboo Shoots Sprout”. This week is associated with traditions related to health and the consumption of seasonal foods like bamboo shoots. It's also a time for writing haiku or senryu referencing sprouts.
May 06 to May 12 is the 19th week of 2024. This week, enter the Solar Term of Beginning of Summer (May 05- May 20), and the micro-seasons of “Frogs Start Singing” (May 05 - May 09) and “Worms Surface” (May 10 - May 14). Basho, Issa, Buson, Sokan, 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.
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.
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