calendar - The Dewdrop

A Year of Kō: 18th Sekki

November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 Trent Thomson

18th Sekki poems by COLEMAN DAVIS, SHAOMEI YU and MADISON WILLIAMS

A Year of Kō: 17th Sekki

October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 Trent Thomson

17th Sekki poems by BOB RAMA, COLEMAN DAVIS and SHAOMEI YU

A Year of Kō: 16th Sekki

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Trent Thomson

16th Sekki poems by COLEMAN DAVIS, MADISON WILLIAMS and SHAOMEI YU

A Year of Kō: 15th Sekki

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 Trent Thomson

15th Sekki poems by SHAOMEI YU, COLEMAN DAVIS AND NADINE LEITSO

A Year of Kō: 14th Sekki

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Trent Thomson

14th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND

A Year of Kō: 13th Sekki

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Trent Thomson

13th Sekki poems by BENJAMIN TANNER LLOYD, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND

A Year of Kō: 12th Sekki

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Trent Thomson

12th Sekki poems by JOYCE RITCHIE, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

A Year of Kō: 11th Sekki

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Trent Thomson

11th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

A Year of Kō: 10th Sekki

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Trent Thomson

10th Sekki poems by JOSPEH PALMER, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

A Year of Kō: 9th Sekki

June 25, 2026June 26, 2026 Trent Thomson

9th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, COLEMAN DAVIS and ELLIOT DIAMOND

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How Taoism and Zen shaped the way of tea, finding beauty in emptiness and greatness in life’s smallest moments.
Chop Wood, Carry Water: Scott Berkun on Finding Amazement in Ordinary Life
A classic Zen koan shows that true presence isn't an escape from the ordinary work - and delight - of being human.
Don’t Waste Suffering: Ramiro López Larroy on Opening the Doors of Liberation
How can we use the things that give us difficulty in our lives to learn and grow, rather than avoiding them, or trying to push them away?
“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.