Connecting to nature through poetry and prose
July 22 - July 28 is the 30th week of 2024. This week, we complete the Solar Term of Major Heat (July 22 - Aug 06), and we are in the micro-season of “Paulownia Trees Produce Seeds” (July 23 - July 28). Basho, Issa, Buson, 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 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.
February 05 - February 11 is the sixth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we enter the Solar Term of the Beginning of Spring (Feb 04 - Feb 18). We also pass through the micro-seasons of “Spring Winds Thaw the Ice” (Feb 04 - Feb 08) and enter the micro-season of “The Nightingale Sings” (Feb 09 - Feb 13). This week also marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. The haiku selected for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Kinue, Greve, and Kerouac.
January 29 - February 04 is the fifth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Major Cold (Jan 20 - Feb 04), and have the micro-seasons of “The Mountain Stream Freezes Over” (Jan 25 - Jan 29) and “The Chicken Lays Her First Eggs” (Jan 30 - Feb 04). This week also marks the beginning of National Haiku Writing Month. The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Shiki, Haritsu, Kerouac, and Kyoshi.
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.
December 04 - December 10 is the 49th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Minor Snow (Nov 23 - Dec 06) and enter into the Solar Term of Major Snow (Dec 07 - Dec 21). The micro-seasons in this week are “The Tachibana First Turns Yellow” (Dec 02 - Dec 06) and “The Sky is Cold, Winter Comes” (Dec 07 - Dec 13). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Reichhold, Shiki, Kyoshi
November 20 - November 26 is the 47th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we have the Solar Term of Minor Snow (Nov 23 - Dec 06) and the micro-seasons of “The Daffodil Flowers (Nov. 18 - Nov 22) and “The Rainbow Hides Unseen” (Nov 23 -Nov 27). The haiku selected for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Uejima Onitsura, Dakotsu, and Reichhold.
November 06 - Nov 12 is the 45th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week we move into the Solar Term of First Winter. This week also sees the end of the microseason “The Maple and the Ivy Turn Yellow (Nov 02 - Nov 07) and the beginning of the microseason “The First Camellia Blossoms” (Nov. 08 - Nov 12). The selected haiku for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Baishitsu, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
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