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March 18 to March 24 is the twelfth week of 2024. This week, we enter the Solar Term of Spring Equinox (Mar 20- Apr 3) and have the micro-seasons of “Caterpillars Become Butterflies” (Mar 16 - Mar 19) and “Sparrows Start to Nest”(Mar 20 - Mar 24). Basho, Issa, Buson, Sodo, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote the poems selected for this week.
March 11 to March 17 is the eleventh week of 2024. This week, we are in the Solar Term of Awakening of Insects (Mar 05 - Mar 19), the micro-seasons of “First Peach Blossoms” (Mar 11- Mar 15), and the micro-season of “Caterpillars Become Butterflies” (Mar 16 - Mar 20). Basho, Buson, Issa, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Li Po wrote the poems selected for this week.
March 04 to March 10 is the tenth week of 2024. This week, we enter the Solar Term of Awakening of Insects (Mar 05 - Mar 19), complete the micro-seasons of “Grass Sprouts, Trees Bud” (Mar 01 - Mar 05), and enter the season of “Hibernating insects surface” (Mar 06 - Mar 10). Dickinson, Basho, Buson, Issa, Reichhold, and Kerouac wrote the poems selected for this week.
February 26 to March 03 is the ninth week of 2024. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Rain Water (Feb 19 - Mar 04), and have the micro-seasons of “Mist Starts to Linger” (Feb 24 - Feb 28) and “Grass Sprouts, Trees Bud” (Mar 01 - Mar 05). Hughes, Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
February 19 to February 25 is the eighth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we begin the Solar Term of Rain Water (Feb 19 - Mar 04). The micro-seasons for this week are “Rain Moistens the Soil” (Feb 19 - Feb 23) and “Mist Starts to Linger” (Feb 24 - Feb 28). The poems selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Reichhold, and Teasdale.
February 12 to February 18 is the seventh week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of the Beginning of Spring (Feb 04 - Feb 18), while the micro-seasons for this week are “Bush warblers start singing in the mountains” (Feb 9 - Feb 13) and “Fish Emerge From The Ice” (Feb 14 - Feb 18). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Reichhold, Sogi, Kerouac, and Kenko.
January 22 - January 28 is the fourth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we are in the Solar Term of Major Cold (Jan 20 - Feb 03). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Giant Butterbur Flowers” (Jan. 21 - Jan 24) and “The Mountain Stream Freezes Over” (Jan 25 - Jan 29). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
January 15 - January 21 is the third week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Minor Cold (Jan 05 - Jan 19) and enter the Solar Term of Major Cold (Jan 20 - Feb 03). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Springwater Holds Warmth (Jan 11 - Jan 15) and “The Pheasant First Calls” (Jan 16 - Jan 20). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Fukio, and Spiess.
January 08 - January 14 is the second week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. The Solar Term for this week is Minor Cold (Jan 05 - Jan 19). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Water Dropwort Flourishes (Jan 06 - Jan 10) and “The Springwater Holds Warmth (Jan 11 - Jan 15). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold
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.
December 25 - December 31 is the 52nd week of the Gregorian calendar. The Solar Term for this week is Winter Solstice (Dec 21 - Jan 05), and the micro-seasons for this week are “The Common Self-Heal Sprout” (Dec. 22 -Dec 26), and “The Deer Sheds its Antlers” (Dec 27 -Dec 31). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Rosenstock.
December 18 - December 24 is the 51st week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Major Snow (Dec 07 - Dec 21) and enter the Solar Term of Winter Solstice (Dec 21 - Jan 05). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Salmon Gather to Spawn” (Dec 17 - Dec 21), and “The Common Self-Heal Sprout” (Dec. 22 -Dec 26). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Hakyo, and Reichhold.
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