Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry 2024 Wall Calendar

• 12 monthly grids and full-color artwork• High-quality printing with soy-based inks on premium, environmentally sourced paper stock• Exceptional color quality• Grid pages are easy to write on• Features US, Canadian, and United Kingdom legal holidays• Perfect for hanging at home or over an office desk• Our calendars feature exclusive selections of art from museums and artists around the world Published with the Art Gallery of Greater VictoriaSize: 12 x 13 x .125 in.Opens to: 12 x 26 in. The roots of Japanese haiku reach back over 1,000 years. In this poetic form, as in life, there is a pause, a shift, in which the poet celebrates sensory awareness of the season, perhaps suggested by the scent of plum blossoms or the silence of snow-covered tree limbs. The timeless appeal of this understated poetry may be the human desire to capture one’s impressions of a fleeting moment. Such seasonal allusions emphasize the essence of haiku: nature and its ephemeral beauty. This calendar features 1