Poetry Pea - haiku and other English Language Japanese short forms

Travel to Borneo through poetry in this episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast. Discover haiku and senryu inspired by elephants, including the rare and endangered Borneo pygmy elephant. Featuring poems from Linda Ludwig’s final video prompt editorship, past Poetry Pea Journals, and other writers, plus five fascinating facts about Borneo. Perfect for fans of nature poetry, wildlife haiku, and short-form verse. Submit your own haiku or senryu and join the global Poetry Pea community. 1. Elephants in Haiku and Senryu 2. Borneo Pygmy Elephants 3. Poetry Pea Podcast 4. Nature Haiku / Wildlife Haiku 5. Haiku and Senryu about Animals

poetrypea.com presents splendid haiku & senryu using contrast in their juxtaposition. Patricia reads a selection, more will be in the Poetry pea Journal. Listen to them here on the podcast or on our YouTube page. Roger Watson and Ronald K Craig, who received 1st place in The Tenth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Awards – 2022 in the Heron’s Nest, are here to give their nominations for the Judges' choice and this time I'll make a nomination too. Will you agree with us, I wonder? Let me know.

This time on Haiku Pea from poetrypea.com our community of poets, inspired by Jack Kerouac, write original haiku & senryu. A great place for poets to listen to original work and perhaps find a group of poets they would like to write with. I hope you enjoy it and next time if you haven't already submitted you can join us as one of our lovely poets.

Welcome to the Poetry Pea July Video Prompt, featuring a wonderful collection of haiku, senryū and short poetry selected and curated by guest editor Matt Snyder. Thank you Matt.This month’s episode comes to you from the beautiful Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland — Tolkien’s Rivendell — where the July Video Prompt was filmed.Patricia begins with a bonus poem of her own before sharing the poems chosen by Matt for this episode and the forthcoming Poetry Pea Journal 3:26.There's a little mention of Patricia’s insistence that a kigo, or seasonal word, is essential when writing haiku. You may disagree — and that’s perfectly fine. Poetry needs a little healthy disagreement now and then!If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe, leave a review wherever you listen, or head over to YouTube and leave a comment. And if you’d like to support Poetry Pea, you can find membership and donation links in the show notes.Thank you for listening, and most importantly, keep writing.Poets featured:Sandip ChauhanAlicia SamsonSoumya MukherjeeJoanna AshwellLakshmi IyerTracy DavidsonRohan BuettelValerie GreenDavid CoxKim KlughVikram KolmannskogEditor’s ChoiceNeena SinghYvonne Hardenbrook, Haiku in English the first hundred years, Kacian, Rowland and BurnsJennifer Sutherland, Chrysanthemum, Issue 27 from April 2020Dina E Cox, Full of Moonlight, Haiku Society of America 2016 Member’s Anthology.Linda L Ludwig, Little Marvels, 2024Sōseki trs Ueda[i]Fred Schofield, Blithe Spirit, Vol. 9 No.2 June 1999Bona M Santos, PPJ Autumn 2020Ben Oliver, an Honourable mention from journal 3:24Daniela Misso, from episode 22 of the fourth series.Roberta Beach Jacobson, PPJ Autumn 2020Bisshie[i] Modern Japanese Haiku Makoto Ueda, University of Toronto Press, 1976

This week on Poetry Pea Summer Classics, we're revisiting one of the most joyful forms of Japanese linked verse: renku.Sit back and enjoy readings of three collaborative renku created by members of the Poetry Pea community: Drinking Moonrise, Wing to Wing, and Spring Table. These beautifully crafted linked poems demonstrate how individual voices can come together to create something richer than the sum of their parts.If today's episode inspires you, you'll find these renku, along with many more haiku, senryu, tanka and haibun, in the Poetry Pea Journal back catalogue. Links are in the show notes.Get involved with the Poetry Pea Video PromptHave you written your poem yet? Every month there’s a brand-new Poetry Pea Video Prompt to spark your creativity. To submit your poem, simply leave it in the comments beneath the YouTube Video Prompt. If your poem isn't in the comments, it hasn't been entered for consideration. If our guest editor selects your poem/s they’ll be published in a future Poetry Pea Journal and featured in a podcast episode.Support Poetry PeaIf you enjoy the Poetry Pea Podcast and would like to help keep independent poetry and podcasts thriving, please consider becoming a member, making a small donation, buying us a coffee, volunteering your time, or simply recommending the podcast to a friend. Sharing episodes on social media and leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts also helps more people discover the Poetry Pea community.Thank you for listening and for being part of Poetry Pea. Keep writing!