Poetry Pea - haiku and other English Language Japanese short forms

Dec 09 2024 235 ep. 25 mins 84

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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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S7E50 What if Frankenstein wrote haiku?

Dec 09 2024 14 mins

Why do you need to have a listen to this week's and last week's podcasts? Well because the first submission period of 2025, yes, 2025 is nearly upon us, and it's scifiku. Just scifiku.One of the last things Debbie said to me was something along the lines that she wouldn’t be her if she didn’t write about Mars. So I’d like you to follow in Debbie’s footsteps and

S7E49 Deborah P Kolodji a Tribute to her Poetry

Dec 02 2024 31 mins

A Cuttlefish poetry reading, part two.This time Patricia at Poetry Pea wanted to pay tribute to Deborah who was such a great friend to Poetry Pea, indeed to haiku worldwide. In this episode you will hear Debbie give a workshop on Scifiku a repeat from an episode in 2022, to inspire you to write for the first submission period of 2025. Finally, you will hear Debbie's last record

S7E48 An Anthology of Poets

Nov 25 2024 54 mins

Cuttlefish poets read to us part 1Today an anthology of poets who have published with Cuttlefish books, Robin Smith, Julie Bloss Kelsey, Allyson Whipple and Lenard D Moore read to us from their Cuttlefish books. This is only part 1. Do join us again for part 2 next time.Show notesAlso available on YouTube

S7E47 Japanese Female Tanka Poets part 3: Tawara Machi

Nov 18 2024 18 mins

S7E46 Japanese Female Tanka Poets part 2

Nov 11 2024 24 mins

In episode S7E45 we left the podcast with a bit of scandal, a menage à trois or even quattre. If you haven’t a clue what I’m on about you’d better go back an episode and have a listen. There’s some great poetry on there. You don’t want to miss out.Today I’m going to open with some poetry from Yamakawa Tomiko, explore some female tanka poets who were not included in Ued

S7E45 Japanese Female Tanka Poets Part 1: Yosano Akiko

Nov 04 2024 30 mins

Time for a bit more tanka poetry, because if you are listening to this in real time, the beginning of November 2024, submissions are open for tanka, your deadline the 15th November.This episode is about the poet Yosano Akiko, an extraordinary woman, mother, poet, essayist, traveller, co-founder of a school for girls. A feminist of her time and a woman who wrote great tanka.Hear her

S7E44 Poetry; It's Madku Time!

Oct 28 2024 38 mins

This time on Poetry Pea you will hear the senryu written in response to Bona M Santos' presentation on madku.Bona, along with Lynne Jambor, Matthew Defibaugh, Alvin B Cruz and Katherine E Winnick, chose their favourite poems to nominate for the judges' choice and tell us why. Check the show notes for more info.If you've enjoyed what you've heard, please give us a re

S7E43 Haiku Futures Short Form Poetry from India

Oct 21 2024 49 mins

Thanks to Poetry Pea's host Alex and to the poets from India who came along to tell us about Triveni Haikai India and read some of their poetry for us. Thanks to Triveni Haikai India who collaborated with Poetry Pea on this episode.You will find our more about the poets and a link to Triveni Haikai India in the show notes. Of course the poets will also feature in the Poetry Pea

S7E42 Hungry Tortoise Haiku

Oct 14 2024 15 mins

Today we are celebrating the humble tortoise in poetry, here at Poetry Pea. If you are a regular you may well know that this little reptile is one of my favourites, actually I think it's the only reptile I could say I like. I’ve wanted to have one as a pet since I was a small child. Sadly, it’s never happened, but when Linda Ludwig sent me a video of a cute little chap havi

S7E41 Contemporary Tanka Poetry

Oct 07 2024 40 mins

Today Patricia at Poetry pea with help from Vandana Parashar, brings you contemporary Tanka poetry.How to write themTopics to write aboutExamples of poetry to inspire youshow notes