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Poetry Pea - haiku and other English Language Japanese short forms

216 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings

Poetry Pea is a poetry podcast from www.poetrypea.com. It features haiku and senryu and other Japanese short form poetry. There are lots of free writing resources, workshops from experts, readings of original poetry, haiku and senryu, as well as prompts and writing exercises. You can submit your haiku or senryu to Patricia and be featured on the podcast and in the Poetry Pea Journal. Let’s write together.

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S7E13 Spoken Poetry from the Anthology To Live Here

March 25, 2024 23:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

featuring the UK poet, Katherine E Winnick. Poetry Pea presents the Anthology To Live here, published by Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, proceeds of which go to charity. Show notes. Become a member

S7E12 Meet the Heron: Original spoken Poetry

March 18, 2024 23:00 - 7 minutes - 7.3 MB

This week Poetry Pea features some original haiku from the February video prompt on The Poetry Pea YouTube channel. If you'd like to feature please add your poetry to the comments on the latest video prompt on YouTube. There's some exciting news for all you poets and writers out there. Become a member

S7E11 Poetry Pea Reading American Poet Kristen Lindquist- Island

March 11, 2024 23:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Is this a tourism advert for Monhegan Island off the coast of America? No, it's a reading from one of Maine's premier short form poets. A master of haiku, Kristen Lindquist illustrates her prowess in the haibun form too in her reading from her latest book, Island. The book is inspired by Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine. Show notes. Become a member

S7E10 Ghosts of Haiku featuring US poet Craig Kittner

March 04, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 63 MB

Poetrypea.com has a visit from Craig Kittner at Ghosts on Vacay. We discuss many, many writing topics, but why should you listen? We discuss: What’s your writing process? Do you sometimes have periods when your need to unlock your creativity? What his process and website can offer you in your journey to become a better writer Whether you write poetry or prose, there's something for you. Show notes Become a member

S7E9 Harry Potter meets the wolf twenty years hence - poetry spoken here

February 26, 2024 23:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

Poetry Spoken here: Today poetrypea.com presents a podcast of original haiku and senryu alluding to other pieces of literature for example: Harry Potter Little Red Riding Hood Winnie the Pooh An opportunity for poets to let their haiku imaginations run riot. Five judges join Patricia to choose their favourite of the original poems. Will you agree with them? Show notes Become a member

S7E8 Poetry out loud Haiku in a Flash

February 19, 2024 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

There are few things better in life than listening to poetry. This podcast from poetrypea.com brings you haiku and senryu written for the video prompt on the Poetry Pea YouTube channel (you submit by writing your poem in the comments... there's a prompt every month, except December) AND our latest successful flashku, more wonderful haiku and senryu from Poetry Pea's listeners and viewers. Poets on our mailing list are invited to submit to this spontaneous call out for poetry and then we cele...

S7E7 Sangita Kalarickal reads from her Poetry Book Mamina and we discuss the influences on her work

February 12, 2024 23:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

What influences your writing? Culture Emigration Travel Interacting with other writers or other things. Meet Indian poet, living in the US, Sangita Kalarickal. Have a listen at poetrypea.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Then email me and let me know what influences you. Become a member show notes

S7E6 Having fun with Toriawase, a poetry masterclass

February 04, 2024 23:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

poetrypea.com presents the American poet Joshua Gage, one of editing team at Cuttlefish books who tells us: What Toriawase is How we can use it to improve all our poetry Gives us a recipe for haiku punch, available on the website Join us for a poetry drinking game, you can drink tea, I will! Become a member Show notes

S7E5 German haiku poetry after the second world war. A case study in English

January 29, 2024 23:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

poetrypea.com presents a podcast looking at: What happened to German haiku poetry after the second world war? What is the inner emmigration movement in literature? Listen to haiku poetry in English and German. Be inspired to write some poems of your own. Become a member Show notes

S7E4 Haiku comes to Europe, a case study of Germany, in English

January 22, 2024 23:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

poetrypea.com presents a workshop. When did haiku come to Europe What did it look like Would we recognise it as haiku today What book was published in 1939 that had an impact Become a member Show notes

S7E3 George Swede goes beyond with his poetry

January 15, 2024 23:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

In this second part of a conversation with the preeminent poet George Swede about his book "The Way A Poem Emerges, A Haiku Trinity and Beyond, Patricia and George strive to get to grips with the differences between haiku / senryu and short form poetry, amongst other things. We'd love your response, do get in touch. Become a member Show notes

S7E2 Poetry Pea Readings: George Swede pt 1- The Way a Poem Emerges

January 08, 2024 23:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

A Haiku Trinity. poetrypea.com has a visit from the eminent poet George Swede. He reads to us from his book, "The way a poem emerges, a haiku trinity" and we discuss the haiku form and the benefits to your health of writing haiku. It's fun, it's thoughtful and a great way to start the year of short form poetry that Poetry Pea has in store for you. Become a member Show notes

S7E1 Happy Poetry New Year... A new season begins

January 01, 2024 23:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

poetrypea.com presents a podcast of poetry written especially for Poetry Pea. Some you are hearing them for the first time, some you will have read them in our poetry Journal. All of the poets are superb. Find out which poems Poetry Pea nominated for the Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards. Check out the submission diary on the website... perhaps you will have your work nominated next year. Become a member Show notes

S6E44, Original Poetry, haiku and senryu using Zoka

December 17, 2023 23:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

poetrypea.com presents a podcast of poetry following the creative, Zoka. Patricia is joined by poets from India and the USA to discuss the haiku & senryu and to award this month's Judges' choice. If you had your submission chosen, well done, if you were unsuccessful, there will be a next time. Check out all the submission possibilities on the webs site.

S6E43, Haikai, Honkadori and Honzetsu, the Finale - allusive variation in poetry

December 10, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

poetrypea.com presents the final part of a three part series on allusive variation in poetry. This time Honzetsu, in which a piece of prose writing is the foundation piece. Lots of contemporary poetic examples and some long form poetry in this edition too. Themes of sadness, death, decay, age and bravado, as well as the wistfulness of children's stories.

S6E42 Haikai, Honkadori, & Honzetsu, part 2, allusive variation in poetry

December 03, 2023 23:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

poetrypea.com presents a workshop about honkadori, which is allusive variation in poetry. This is part 2 of three podcasts. If you've not listened to part 1, it's the previous episode, do go and have a listen. How can you as poets use allusion to create, fresh, unique poems? Well hopefully this will answer that question and inspire you to write.

S6E41 Haikai, Honkadori and Honzetsu, part 1

November 26, 2023 23:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

poetrypea.com presents a poetry podcast. This time the spirit of haikai is discussed. There's a little bit of poetry history from the Japanese canon, waka, renga, tanka and haiku. Poetry is read aloud, some of it humorous, there's a little vulgarity, but not too much... have a listen, tell me what you think.

S6E40 Poetry Pea Does Renku

November 19, 2023 23:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB

poetrypea.com presents a spoken word poetry podcast. This time Patricia (me) is joined by a plethora, a gaggle, an anthology, a dinner party of poets who read their renku to us. There are two renku, a Japanese form of collaborative poetry, for you to enjoy. There are a couple of questions for you too, do let me know the answers and I show myself up with my pronunciation... letters and email will come, but you can't be more embarrassed for me than I am myself. Enjoy the poetry.

S6E39 Poetry from our Prompts from South Africa to the flying Swans of Scotland

November 12, 2023 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

poetrypea.com presents original poetry written by poets around the globe in answer to our video prompt on YouTube, out every month, and our call for Flashku. You'll need to be signed up for our mailing to submit for that. Hope you enjoy the haiku & senryu.

S6E38 Haibun nominated for Poetry Awards

November 05, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

poetrypea.com brings you the haibun that have nominated for a Touchstone poetry award in 2023 and one that isn't. Why? You'll have to find out when you listen... Check out our submission pages to find out when you can submit your poems to Poetry Pea.

S6E37 Want to hear some original poetry?

October 29, 2023 23:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB

poetrypea.com invites you to join us for lots of original poetry, this time in the form of Split Sequences. You'll hear a reading from the very first Split Sequence anthology edited by Chrissi Villa. You'll also hear from the poet David Jacob with a real opportunity for poets who have not had their first individual collection published to get into print. Do join us and of course there will be links in the show notes.

S6E36 A Question of War Poetry

October 22, 2023 22:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MB

This time on Poetry Pea poetrypea.com I ask you questions about the writing of war poetry and offer you in return some examples of poetry written by poets with experience of war. Join me and let me know what your opinions are.

S6E35 New Original Poetry the Cut in Haiku

October 15, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

The poetry podcast, poetrypea.com is happy to bring you original poetry from around the globe. This time our poets have been focusing on using the cut in their haiku. Our community judges are from India, the UK, and France by way of the US. Will you agree with their choices? Do email me and let me know.

S6E34 Q&A with Irish Author & Poet Sean O'Connor - writing haibun

October 08, 2023 22:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

poetrypea.com was so honoured to launch Sean O'Connor's book, The God of Bones. A truly remarkable work of haibun. Something that will ignite the minds of writers of prose and poetry in the English speaking word and inspire them to write in new directions. As you will hear, the global audience found the reading very moving. I hope you enjoy and learn from the questions and answers from a very honest author and next time we do one of these live events I hope you'll join us. But you need to si...

S6E33 Poetry Pea Celebrates Poetry & Prose featuring Douglas J Lanzo

October 01, 2023 22:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

poetrypea.com is celebrating 7 years of poetry podcasts with some poetry from Maine in the US and some prose. The prose is a reading from Douglas J Lanzo's award winning book, The Year of the Bear. Douglas is regularly featured as a poet on Poetry Pea and when he told us about his first novel being such a success how could we not invite him along to read to us and tell us a bit about how he got it published.

S6E32 Zoka part 2, a tool for all writers featuring Janice Doppler

September 24, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

poetrypea.com presents the second part of a presentation by Janice Doppler on Zoka. She gives all writers a tool they can use not just for poetry but for prose writing too. Be like the snail that pokes his antennae up to look around the world, record the transformations that you see in your world. Submit your haiku to Poetry Pea.

S6E31 Zoka, how to use it in your writing featuring Janice Doppler

September 17, 2023 22:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

poetrypea.com presents US poet Janice Doppler helping us to understand the idea of Zoka and reading some examples of poetry illustrating Zoka. Zoka is something all writers can use in their work. I think Janice will leave you wanting more, but that's ok as she's back next week, with more super poems for you and tips on how to get started, if you haven't already written something.

S6E30 Foxy haiku & other poetry

September 10, 2023 22:00 - 8 minutes - 7.56 MB

poetrypea.com presents a short podcast of original poetry, specifically haiku and monoku this time. You'll hear more poetry to inspire you to write for our submissions and the results of the YouTube video prompt for August 2023. If you enjoy hearing poetry then you've come to the right place. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know and of course, join in with our submissions.

S6E29 Haiku from the Philippines featuring Alvin B Cruz

September 03, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

poetrypea.com presents a poetry reading with poet Alvin B Cruz all the way from the Philippines. He is reading from his book "Paper Cranes". We don't just discuss poetry, particularly haiku, senryu and tanka, we do culture too. Did you know how popular karaoke is in the Philippines? I didn't. Don't worry neither of us sing. Hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did. Do let me know. I can't make better podcasts without your feedback.

S6E28 Book Launch: Irish author Sean O'Connor reads from his book "The God of Bones"

August 27, 2023 22:05 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

poetrypea.com were truly honoured to be chosen to launch the wonderful book of haibun written by Irish author Sean 0'Connor. As you will hear I believe this to be a ground breaking book. It pushes the boundaries of haibun writing in a powerful way. Strong writing from Sean. Whether you write prose or poetry there is something in this book to move you. Many of the audience reported being moved to tears. Hope you enjoy this reading... do email me and let me know. Don't forget to check out the ...

S6E27 Original Poetry: Haiku using Toriawase

August 20, 2023 22:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

poetrypea.com presents a podcast packed with poetry, specifically haiku using the Japanese aesthetic of Toriawase. Patricia is joined today by Jerome Berglund, editor of Heterodox Journal, Srinivasa Rao Sambangi, Brian LeBansky and Keith Evetts. Keith of course gave us an insight into Toriawase in S6E13. This is a podcast great for all levels of poets and writers too. We can all learn from it and as a bonus enjoy the haiku too.

S6E26 Haiku and Tango

August 13, 2023 22:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

poetrypea.com presents haiku and senryu written by poets from all around the globe. Partly to the July video prompt on the Poetry Pea YouTube channel (a new prompt on there every month), hence the tango theme, and partly in response to a spontaneous call out for haiku. Only poets on the Poetry Pea mailing list get the invite, so it's quite, quite special. Sign up for the mailing if you want to be invited to our next "flashku", it's an extra chance to write poetry and be featured on the podca...

S6E25 The languages of haiku

August 06, 2023 22:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

poetrypea.com is delighted to welcome Canadian poet Michael Dudley and two Croatian poets, Tomislav Maretić and Dejan Pavlinović to the show. Together they have co created a wonderful book of short form poetry, which they read to us. We discuss how it is they came together to work, how that process worked across different languages and generally what it is about haiku that makes us happy. Patricia discovers she is not the only haiku poet who is not particularly zen. Hope you enjoy listening....

S6E24 Ready Haijin One

July 30, 2023 22:05 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Today on Poetry Pea we're back visiting with David Jacobs, UK poet. We talk haiku, monoku and books in general. Do stay to the end, I'll read to you some monoku from one of David's recommendation. I wonder what you'll think? Hosai Ozaki does write haiku about ordinary everyday things. If you'd like to see the books we talk about, head to the show notes on the website. www.poetrypea.com

S6E23 Haiku inspired by Thailand

July 23, 2023 22:05 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MB

poetrypea.com brings you a selection of haiku from their poetry video prompt which can be found on the Poetry Pea YouTube channel. There's a book review for you too. Hope you enjoy and have taken part in this month's video prompt.

S6E22 Creating the Cut in Haiku with Kala Ramesh

July 16, 2023 22:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Poetry Pea brings you all the wisdom of the Indian poet Kala Ramesh who today inspires us with a writing workshop on the cut, or kire in the Japanese Short-form of haiku. You can find the show notes at poetrypea.com. I hope this inspires you to write some wonderful haiku or maybe monoku to submit to us in the not too distant future.

S6E21 What are you reading Tim Roberts?

July 09, 2023 22:05 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MB

When Patricia interviews poets, they often get to talking about what books they are currently reading, what books they are excited about and why. Feedback from you, our listeners and viewers suggests you rather enjoy adding to your book lists. So here you have some recommendations from Patricia and Tim Roberts. If you'd like to hear Tim read some of his work, from his poetry book, Busted, please go back to S6E16, listen to him read and find out why poetry and haiku have become so important i...

S6E20 Poetry with UK Poet David Jacobs

July 02, 2023 22:05 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

poetrypea.com presents a podcast with the UK poet David Jacobs. Now an accomplished poet in the Japanese short form , haiku, senryu, monoku and haibun, he started his poetic career writing long form. We take a journey with him through his career and learn a bit along the way about getting published, and of course about him and his lovely family. Joke warning... there is one very bad joke included in this podcast. Come along and listen, perhaps afterwards you'll want to share some of your ter...

S6E19 Original haiku, senryu and other related poetry

June 25, 2023 22:05 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

poetry pea.com presents a podcast filled with original poetry (haiku, senryu and other related forms) written by poets around the globe. We celebrate our monthly video YouTube prompt, our flashku submissions and our wonderful friend Marion Clarke from Northern Ireland being a runner up in the Seamus Heaney new writers competition in Northern Ireland. Do come along and celebrate poetry with us. And afterwards, tell your friends and send us feedback, maybe even review us where you get your pod...

S6E18 Original Haiku expressing Inner and Outer Weather

June 18, 2023 22:05 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

poetrypea.com presents a podcast of original english language haiku which expressed the relationship between the outer weather and our inner weather. Haiku being one of the most popular forms of poetry, worldwide.

S6E17 Haibun with a difference featuring US poet, Curt Pawlisch

June 11, 2023 22:05 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

poetrypea.com presents a Japanese short form poetry podcast, featuring a poet from the USA, Curt Pawlisch. He introduces the next haibun submission period with a haibun that is a little bit different. If you enjoy writing fiction and poetry, had you thought of combining the two in this delicate and satisfying poetry form? Have a listen... se if you will have something to submit for the call out. Check the show notes and the submission diary and join us, we'd love to read your work.

S6E16 Tim Roberts reads from his Poetry Book, Busted

June 04, 2023 22:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

poetrypea.com presents Tim Roberts, reading haiku, senryu and haibun from his book Busted. He squeezes in a little bit of long form poetry too. Tim discusses writing as therapy, speaks honestly about having Parkinson's and about his time in the UK Police Service. Join us, we had fun and I think you might too.

S6E15 An Audience with the Award Winning Haibun Writer Sean O'Connor

May 28, 2023 22:05 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

poetrypea.com presents the Irish award winning poet and haibun writer Sean O'Connor answering the questions from an invited audience of poets and writers. I learnt a few writing tricks and tips to improve my writing, both the prose and the haiku. I hope you do too. Links to his work are in the show notes on the website.

S6E14 Haiku from the Prompt and Flashku

May 21, 2023 22:05 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MB

poetrypea.com presents to you an episode of haiku and senryu. Some were submitted via our YouTube channel. There's a prompt every month. If you are a poet and would like to submit, leave your poem in the comments under the YouTube video. They will be read and you could be in our Poetry Pea Journal. Our flashku are original haiku and senryu submitted to our spontaneous call out. The only people who can submit are those on our mailing list. Do sign up, or you will miss out on the chance to hav...

S6E13 The Haiku Technique Toriawase featuring Keith Evetts

May 14, 2023 22:05 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

Poetrypea.com presents a haiku technique podcast on Toriawase, featuring the moderator of Facebook's largest haiku group, The Daily Haiku and editor of The Haiku Foundation's Re:Virals, Keith Evetts. It's a cracking podcast with much to inspire the haiku writer.

S6E12 Haiku Translation

May 07, 2023 22:05 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MB

poetrypea.com presents a haiku podcast posing questions about translations in poetry. Using haiku by one of the masters, Buson Patricia illustrates the differences in translation and ask for your feedback.

S6E11: Sean O'Connor reads haibun from his book Fragmentation

April 30, 2023 22:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB

poetrypea.com presents a live event. The award winning Sean O'Connor reads haibun from his book Fragmentation in front of a live audience. The Q and A will be published soon. Do subscribe to the podcast for more great poetry content.

S6E10 Book Review with Lorraine A Padden

April 23, 2023 22:15 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MB

poetrypea.com talks to the poet Lorraine A Padden about what she is currently reading, fiction and poetry. Find our what her answer is and perhaps you will find something to read that will inspire you creatively or perhaps something that is just fun. Show notes on the website.

S6E9 Reimagining Poetry...the original

April 16, 2023 22:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Happy International Poetry Day! Celebrate original poetry with us. poetrypea.com presents a podcast of original poetry, haiku and senryu. Our Judges, haiku experts, offer analyses of their favourite poems. Patricia reminds you of all the ways you can get your writing published at Poetry Pea. Do come along, listen and perhaps next time you will submit to us and hear your poems on our podcast.

S6E8 Linda's YouTube Haiku Picks

April 09, 2023 22:05 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MB

This week on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com Patricia reads the poems chosen by Poetry Pea's YouTube prompt editor, Linda L Ludwig. Thanks Linda. All the poems will be in the Poetry pea Journal, out in July. If you'd like to have a chance of being featured next month. Do go to our YouTube channel, Poetry Pea and submit your haiku or senryu in the comments. Linda reads them all.