Poetry Pea - haiku and other English Language Japanese short forms

In this very special episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, we bring you our first ever live salon event — and it's all about Zōka, the generative force behind haiku and nature itself.

Featuring readings from the anthology One Thread and a conversation with its editor, Janice Doppler, this gathering celebrates the power of becoming, creativity, and poetic presence.

Hosted by Patricia, with guest poets including Don Baird, Kala Ramesh...

What happens when alphorns echo through the streets of Zürich? They inspire short form poetry from around the world — and this week’s episode features some of the best!

These original haiku and senryū were written in response to June’s Video Prompt — a monthly moment of creativity on our YouTube channel. ✍️✨

Featuring voices like:

🖋️ Daniela Misso

🖋️ Lakshmi Iyer

🖋️ Rupa Anand

🖋️ Sara Winteridge

🖋️ Amy Watson

• more from Switze...

🐛🕷️ Creepy Crawlies Have Entered the Chat…

This week on the Poetry Peacast, we’re getting under your skin — in the best possible way — with a fresh collection of haiku and short form poetry inspired by the little creatures that wriggle, buzz, crawl, and fly.

🦋 Featuring poems from Poetry Pea Journals past (and a few haiku legends), this episode explores beauty in the overlooked — from dragonflies to snails to crickets (yes, even ...

What does healing sound like in haiku?

This week, poet Julie Bloss Kelsey joins me to read from her deeply moving collection, Grasping the Fading Light: A Journey Through PTSD — winner of the 2021 International Women’s Haiku Contest.

Her work brings vulnerability, strength, and beauty to the page. Together we explore grief, trauma, recovery, and resilience — through the gentle force of haiku, senryū, and tanka.

This is an episode full...

Without zoka, there is no haiku…

Zoka — the creative, the generative force that animates the universe — is more than a concept. It's the heartbeat of haiku.

In this week’s Poetry Pea Podcast, I reflect on Janice Doppler’s brilliant essay, “Following Bashō, Following Zoka,” and the powerful conversations it’s sparked within our community. I talk about my own grappling with the idea — from my strict Catholic upbringing to gradually...

This week on the podcast from Poetry Pea we have:

• a reply from Bruce Feingold regarding my problems with the Touchstone awards

• a bit of data research from Bill Fay

• some haiku & senryū written for the latest flashk

• the poems chosen by Linda L Ludwig from May's prompt video

Thank you to all the poets who have had their work chosen.

Thank you to Anne Fox for the video.

Thank you to ...

Do you ever feel like there’s just not enough time for you?

I’m in one of those seasons. When I sat down to plan this week’s episode, I thought I’d explore the poetry of Chiyo-ni — and oh, the rabbit holes I found! That’s going to take more time. But today, I just needed a slower pace… and maybe you do too.

So, I offer you something gentler:

✨ a jazz-infused session of haiku and senryū,

✨ poems to breathe with,

✨ words that settle th...

The point of today's podcast is to get you excited to write haiku and senryū for the second volume of The Poetry Pea Anthology, “Little Marvels.”

As you’ll know from the podcasts I’ve already published the topic is belonging and alienation this year. If you haven’t listened to themHere they are:

• A Reading with Roman Lyakhovetsky
• The Poetry of Alienation
• Belonging in Poetry

The anthology will be in print and PDF format. Subm...

What am I on about doughnuts for? You'll have to listen to find out, but you'll also hear some original poetry, mostly written for the podcast.

I also try out some AI. What do you think?

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Your mission this week, should you choose it

• Don’t forget to check the website’s submission diary
• Write some poetry ...