even more than dream
the hawk of reality
reassures me.
--Basho
(translated by Donald Keene)
July 17 to July 21 is the micro-season of “The Young Hawk Learns to Fly ”. This is the third micro-season of the season of Minor Heat. The micro-seasons within Minor Heat are:
Hot Winds Blows (Jul. 7 - Jul. 13)
The First Lotus Blossoms (Jul 12 - Jul 16)
The Young Hawk Learns to Fly (Jul 17 - Jul 21)
To celebrate this season, we will learn about bird wings and read haiku by Basho, Issa, Shiki, Avila, and Reichhold.
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