January 01 - January 07 is the first week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. The Solar Terms included in this week are Winter Solstice (Dec 21 - Jan 05) and Minor Cold (Jan 05 - Jan 19). The micro-seasons for this week are “Beneath the Snow the Wheat Sprouts” (Jan 01 - Jan 05) and “The Water Dropwort Flourishes (Jan 06 - Jan 10). The haiku selected for this week are written by Bahso, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Toshio.