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Tag: Seasonal

Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 17th Sekki

October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 Trent Thomson

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

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Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 16th Sekki

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Trent Thomson

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

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A Year of Kō: 15th Sekki

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 Trent Thomson

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

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A Year of Kō: 14th Sekki

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Trent Thomson

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

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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

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A Year of Kō: 12th Sekki

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Trent Thomson

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

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Featured Poetry

Constance Clark – This Heat Sculpts a Spell

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Allow the summer heat of Constance Clark's "This Heat Sculpts a Spell" soak into you, as her poem unfolds its petals as an ode to connection.

Tagged companionship, connection, heat, intensity, ko, life, micro seasons, Poem, poet, Poetry, Seasonal, seasons, Solitude, summerLeave a comment
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A Year of Kō: 11th Sekki

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Trent Thomson

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

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A Year of Kō: 10th Sekki

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Trent Thomson

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

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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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