Connecting to nature through poetry and prose
Week 29: "Hawks Learn To Fly". July 15 - July 21 is the 29th week of 2024. This week, we complete the Solar Term of Minor Heat (July 07 - July 21), and are in the micro-season of “Hawks Learn To Fly” (July 17 - July 22). Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Rosenstock wrote the poems selected for this week.
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 01- July 07 is the 27th week of 2024. This week, we remain in the Solar Term of Summer Solstice (June 21 - July 06). The micro-season for this week is “Crow-Dipper Sprouts” (July 2- July 06). Issa, Buson, Mills, Clausen, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
June 17- June 23 is the 25th week of 2024. This week, we enter the Solar Term of Summer Solstice (June 21 - July 06). “Plums Turn Yellow” (June 16 June 20) and “Self-Heal Withers” (June 21 - 26) are the micro-seasons for this week. Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold wrote the poems selected for this week.
July 28 to Aug 01 is the micro-season of “Damp Earth Humid Heat”. This is the second micro-season of the season of Major Heat. In today’s post, we will celebrate this season by learning about humidity and reading haiku by Basho, Issa, Kerouac, and Shiki.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Plums Turn Yellow”. To celebrate this season we will learn about the Japanese Flowering Plum (Prunus mume) and then read haiku by Basho, Issa, Jane Reichhold, and Jack Kerouac.
We have entered the micro-season of “The Common Self-Heal Dries”. As a way to celebrate this season, we are going to learn how to identify the common self-heal, discuss its potential medicinal properties, and then read some haiku from Issa, Basho, and others.
Looking for ways to engage your kids in nature? This week's digest has three ways for kids to learn about and explore the natural world.
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