Poetry Pea - haiku and other English Language Japanese short forms
Episodes
S9E16 From Basho to Shiki classical lyrical haiku that endure
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, we continue our exploration of lyrical poetry with a journey into the work of the Japanese haiku masters. F...
S9E15 Chiyo-ni and the search for lyrical haiku
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Poetry Pea, I explore the haiku of Chiyo-ni, the 18th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist nun whose lyrical voice is often overlooke...
S9E14 A handful of haibun but what links them?
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Poetry Pea episode, we celebrate impending close of our haibun submissions period with a curated selection of haibun readings. New to ...
S9E13 Haiku between wings, contemporary short poetry
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Step into a listening space shaped by small poems and quiet attention.This weekly podcast brings together contemporary haiku from voices around the wo...
S9E12 Poetry Pea Podcast Brilliant poetry and some highlights from our judges'
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Settle in for another episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, where this time there’s no set theme—yes, maybe it 's a bit trickier for you… but a...
S9E11 One-line haiku love them or leave them.
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Poetry Peacast, we bring our current exploration of one-line haiku to a halt for now.After three episodes and a number of thoug...
S9E10 Kala Ramesh on Haiku – A Special Poetry Pea Podcast Conversation
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Poetry Pea Podcast there’s a slight change of plan.Part three of the one-line haiku series isn’t quite ready yet. After posing se...
S8E9 One line haiku part two: 5 powerful techniques for writing haiku & senryu
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, we continue our deep dive into the art of the one line haiku and explore five powerful techniques for writi...
S9E8 Examining one line Haiku, The Form, The Flow
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Poetry Pea Podcast, we begin an in-depth exploration of one line haiku and senryū in English. What makes a one line haiku work...
S9E7 Poetry Pea Podcast A Monster haiku & senryu edition
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Monster trucks meet haiku.In this adrenaline-charged episode of Poetry Pea,I share original haiku and senryu inspired by a thrilling monster truck vid...
S9E6 Global Haiku Podcast in Spanish and English
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast about haiku and short poetry from around the world, particularly early Spanish haikuesque poetry of José Juan Tablada, but I'll also ex...
S9E5 Golden Pea awards 2025: The Best Haiku, Senryu, Tanka and Haibun, Poetry Pea Podcast
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, host Patricia announces the winners of the Golden Pea Awards 2025, celebrating the very best haiku,...
S9E4 Urban Haiku Podcast More City Life in Short Poetry
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Urban Haiku Podcast | More City Life in Short PoetryStep into the streets, gyms, roads, and temples of contemporary poetry with this episode of the Po...
S9E3 Poetry Pea Podcast The Golden Pea Awards Long List Top Poems of 2025
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Poetry Peacast, where small poems loom large and every word earns its keep.In this episode, you’ll hear poetry from the long list of ...
S9E2 Urban Haiku - Modern City Poems Poetry Pea Podcast
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Urban haiku and senryū inspired by modern city life, with poems, and submission calls.Show notespoets featured today:m shane pruett, Haiku Pea Podcas...
S9E1 Poetry Pea Podcast featuring Original Poems from a Snowy Video Prompt
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Poetry Pea Podcast is a contemporary poetry podcast featuring original poetry, poetry prompts, video poetry prompts, and poetry readings from poet...
S8E49 Poetry Pea Podcast - Reid Hepworth on Love, Loss and Poetry
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, host Patricia welcomes celebrated Canadian poet Reid Hepworth for a stunning reading from her colle...
S8E48 Dance, Haiku & Senryu: Poetry Pea's October Video Prompt Showcase
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
show notes
S8E47 Celebrating Tanka: Highlights from the Poetry Pea Journal
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Patricia for a special episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, featuring original tanka poetry from contemporary writers around the world. In this epi...
S8E46 Haiku from Andalusia: A Reading with Claire Thom of Wee Sparrow Press
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Poetry Peacast, we welcome Scottish poet Claire Thom, joining us from Andalusia, Spain. Claire, founder of Wee Sparrow Press, shares ...
S8E45 A Poetry Reading with Canadian Poet Allison Douglas Tourner
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we visit with Canadian poet Allison Douglas Tourner, who reads from her haunting and beautiful collection sticks & bones. Togethe...
S8E44 Poetry Pea Heads to the Beach with Haiku & Senryu
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the rain lashes Zürich and the winter tyres go on, it’s time to escape to somewhere warmer! In this episode of the Poetry Peacast, we’re off t...
S8E43 The Senryu Sessions Part 3- Pop Quiz
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Poetry Pea’s birthday! To celebrate, we’re throwing a Senryū Pop Quiz — and you’re invited.In this episode, we put our poetic instinct...
S8E42 Poetry Pea The Senryu Sessons part 2 - defining senryu
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Poetry Pea: The Senryū Sessions (Part Two), Patricia dives deeper into the poetic dance between haiku and senryū — where do the...
S8E41 Poetry Pea: The Senryu Sessons - Part One - Senryū
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Poetry PeaPodcast is Part One of a series on senryū. A form of Japanese short poetryWe begin by asserting that senryū do not hav...
S8E40 Poetry Pea International Dot Day Special - Haiku & Flashku Special
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, Patricia celebrates International Dot Day with the Poetry Pea community. Join us for a playful look...
S8E39 Creepy Crawlies in haiku & senryu
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original poems by global poets.Welcome to the Poetry Pea Podcast – your home for haiku, senryū and short-form poetry. 🐞🦋🐝In this episode, ...
S8E38 Dancing with Words: Tango, Spring and Fair Play
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
✨ Welcome to the Poetry Pea Podcast ✨In this episode, we share beautiful haiku and senryū from our community, inspired by the video prompts. You’...
S8E37 Kyoka - the wild side of tanka poetry
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we round off our tanka series with something a little different – kyōka.Kyōka are often described as the “wild poems” of the t...
S8E36 How to Write a Superior Poem
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Poetry Pea! In this episode, Patricia shares practical tips and writing exercises on how to write superior tanka poetry. Building on last w...
S8E35 Ten Styles of Poetry
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
✨ Today we’re diving into the world of Fujiwara no Teika (1162–1241) — one of Japan’s most influential poets, teachers, and literary critics...
S8E34 Small Elephants in Short Form Poetry
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pack your poetic passport — this week, the Poetry Pea Podcast is off to Borneo!Our theme? Elephants in haiku and senryu, inspired by Borneo’s rare...
S8E33 John Wills and the art of haiku
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re diving into technique. But wait! Don’t run for the hills just yet, or even the mountains…. This isn’t a dry lecture—we’re doin...
S8E32 Senryu with a sense of Humour
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PoetryPea Podcast, your go-to show for English-language haiku, senryu, and other short-form poetry. In this special episode, we’re em...
S8E31 Poetry Pea Live - Zoka
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
S8E30 Haiku with love from Switzerland
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when alphorns echo through the streets of Zürich? They inspire short form poetry from around the world — and this week’s episode fea...
S8E29 All the colours of butterflies in haiku
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🐛🕷️ Creepy Crawlies Have Entered the Chat… This week on the Poetry Peacast, we’re getting under your skin — in the best possible way —...
S8E28 Poetry Pea Reading with Julie Bloss Kelsey
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
S8E27 Creepy Crawly Haiku
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An episode of haiku poetry presented by Liam Maguire on the topic of creepy crawlies. Honestly he does a brilliant job. He's inspired me to write ...
S8E26 There is No Haiku without Zoka
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Without zoka, there is no haiku…Zoka — the creative, the generative force that animates the universe — is more than a concept. It's the hear...
S8E25 It's Flashku & Prompt Time
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast from Poetry Pea we have:a reply from Bruce Feingold regarding my problems with the Touchstone awardsa bit of data research fr...
S8E24 Haiku to kick back to
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
S8E23: The Poet Lenard D Moore
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Marvel...
S8E22: Poetry in the Shadows
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
haiku, senryu and tanka about death. It's much more cheerful than that sounds. In the end I think the Ravens won! Are you all Vikings?There's ...
S8E21 Poetry not doughnuts
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
S8E20 There is only good verse, bad verse and chaos
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of the importance of poetic history to our writing with the philosopher poets, Sean O'Connor and Thomas Festa.Your mission is to emai...
S8E19 Can you write Split Sequence Poetry
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
show notes
S8E18 Haibun to inspire your writing
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I revisit some haibun that Poetry Pea nominated for awards from their Journals over the years. Will you be writing for the next Poetry Pea J...
S8E17 How to write your haibun prose poetry
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in our how to haibun episode to get you inspired to submit to Poetry Pea I have for you:a Patricia who is a tiny bit crossa romp through tra...
S8E16 Celebrating International Haiku Poetry
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
show notes
S8E15 A Reading with Poet Roman Lyakhovetsky
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
show notesIf you've enjoyed this episode please consider supporting Poetry Pea with a membership, or a coffee.
S8E14 A Whisper of Moths, Poetically
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Pea presents short form poetry about moths.You can read them in the latest Poetry Pea Journal 1:25.show notesI can’t continue to offer this p...
S8E13 Original Scifi Ku
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
show notes
S8E12 Death Poetry part 2
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I’m going to be continuing with the theme of death poetry, taking a look at some interesting areas:Japanese prisoners of war, held in Jap...
S8E11 Death Poetry part one
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast is about Death Poetry, more specifically * Jisei, * Zekku * Death awareness poetry.It will be the first of a two-part series of p...
S8E10 International Women's Day in Poetry
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's celebrate women through Poetry.Poetry By WomenPoetry About Womenshow notes
S8E9 What's the theme of today's podcast?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You tell me...Put your guess on :instagramBlueskyXDon't forget to tag meShow notes
S8E8 The Poetry of Alienation
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I want to return to thoughts of the Poetry Pea Anthology, Little Marvels for 2025, which if you’ve been listening to the podcasts this yea...
S8E7 Summer Poetry
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A feast of summer haiku & a few senryu too!Join Patricia for original poetry, written by you and for you on this week's podcast.Shownotes
S8E6 Poetry of Love
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What am I up to this week? Apart from trying to lose those extra kilograms I put on on holiday?Well February is the month of love; the month we celebr...
S8E5 Belonging in Poetry
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I want to introduce the theme for this year’s anthology to you. Little Marvels, our annual anthology will be on the theme of belonging and alienati...
S8E4 A Love Story in Poetry Ryokan and Teishin
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What poetry would you write to the love of your life?Have a listenWrite your love a poemSee what ocmes backLet me know...Shownotes
S8E3 The Great Fool Poet Ryōkan
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some poems for you to contemplate and perhaps wonder:Why is this poet not considered one of the great masters of the Japanese short formCould you have...
S8E2 How to Write Scifiku
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get some expert advice on how to write scifikuBe ready for the submission period 1-15 Feb 2025WriteCheck out the submission diary.Shownotes
S8E1 New Year, Original Poetry, Split Sequences
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you want a how to write split sequences I have a workshops for you by Peter Jastermsky.Today you will hear:Solo sequencesCollaborative sequencesA s...
S7E53 The Poetry that is Tanka
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
shownotesThis is the very last Poetry Peacast of season 7, a special one, full of your original tanka poetry.Thank you to all of you loyal listeners a...
S7E52 Poetry for the Festive Season
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week a festive Poetry Peacast, with some Christmassy poetry from our November Video Prompt on YouTube. Thanks to Linda L Ludwig who curates this ...
S7E51 Poetry Pea awards 2024
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you get onto this list? Check out the show notesCongratulations to all the poets featured today, the culmination of all the work we've done...
S7E50 What if Frankenstein wrote haiku?
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 nearl...
S7E49 Deborah P Kolodji a Tribute to her Poetry
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, ind...
S7E48 An Anthology of Poets
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cuttlefish poets read to us part 1Today an anthology of poets who have published with Cuttlefish books, Robin Smith, Julie Bloss Kelsey, Allyson Whipp...
S7E47 Japanese Female Tanka Poets part 3: Tawara Machi
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
show notes
S7E46 Japanese Female Tanka Poets part 2
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 bet...
S7E45 Japanese Female Tanka Poets Part 1: Yosano Akiko
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, y...
S7E44 Poetry; It's Madku Time!
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, Matthe...
S7E43 Haiku Futures Short Form Poetry from India
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fo...
S7E42 Hungry Tortoise Haiku
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
S7E41 Contemporary Tanka Poetry
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today Patricia at Poetry pea with help from Vandana Parashar, brings you contemporary Tanka poetry.How to write themTopics to write aboutExamples of p...
S7E40 A blast from the Past at Poetry Pea
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our birthday.Can you believe that Poetry Pea is going into our 8th year?Seven full years and have things changed here at Pea Towers? Well some ...
S7E39 Poetry by the Sea
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you enjoy last week’s haiku from Dejan Pavlinović? If you’ve not heard it, go back and have a listen, he’s a lovely bloke and quite a poet ...
S7E38 Poetry Reading with Croatian Poet Dejan Pavlinovic
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I believe I have a treat for you today. We’re off to Croatia, yes, in the summer when the weather is beautiful and we’re going to meet with Dejan ...
S7E37 Tanka Poetry - The Reforms
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last time I outlined the development of waka, prior to the late 1800s and gave you some idea as to why waka was becoming a disappointing art. I left y...
S7E36 The Poetry that is Waka
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The next couple of months I’m going to intersperse our haiku and senryu poetry podcasts with podcasts about tanka, because we’re going to have a g...
S7E35 Poetry The Senryu Way part one
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poetry is our very first senryū only edition of the poetry pea podcast. If you don’t know what senryū is, and it is a bit tricky to defi...
S7E34 It's all About the Bees - Original Haiku Poetry
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
poetrypea.com brings you a podcast of haiku all about the bees, well, more or less. The first poems were inspired by the Poetry Pea Video prompt which...
S7E33 Madku, featuring West Coast Poet, Bona M Santos
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't get mad... write some poetry.How to let off steam by writing short poetry with Bona M Santos.You will find the slides on the YouTube version...
S7E32 Poetry Uncensored senryu with bite
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A short tribute to Deborah P Kolodji and some senryū poetry to inspire you to write outside your comfort zone.Push your writing boundaries!If you enj...
S7E31 Poetry Across the Water New York to Dublin
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week you can hear the poems chosen from the Poetry Pea Video prompt from June. Have you left your poetry in the comments this month? You'll f...
S7E30 Seasonal Poetry Autumn & Winter haiku
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
poetrypea.com presents haiku poetry celebrating the seasons. In part two of this mini series you will hear poems from Autumn and Winter. If you are on...
S7E29 Seasonal Poetry. Spring & Summer Haiku
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 1 of a miniseries on haiku seasons. This week Spring & Summer, next week Autumn & Winter. Those of you on the Poetry Pea mailing ...
S7E28 A Gift of Warm Coins and Poetry - Diarmuid Fitzgerald
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
poetrypea.com presents the Irish writer Diarmuid Fitzgerald who reads to us from his books Thames Way and A Thousand Sparks, published by Alba publish...
S7E27 A Bike Ride Accompanied by Poetry
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Come on a bike ride with me to the lake and back via the woods, river and farm and along the way we'll enjoy some haiku and senryū poetry written...
S7E26 Single Object Haiku & Senryu Poetry
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have oodles of original poetry, haiku and senryū, written by you about one single object.Much like beauty, the object is often in the eye of...
S7E25 Modern Senryu Poetry Workshop
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Next month, July 2024, we are writing senryū together. To inspire your creativity and to give you a background in the history of senryū I’m runnin...
S7E24 Poetry Pea Reading Irish Poet Jeremy Haworth
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today at poetrypea.com I’m inviting you to head off with me to my old summer stomping ground, the Irish countryside. For a reading of poetry, more p...
S7E23 Pre modern Senryu Poetry
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next month or so I’ll be looking at senryū. At why senryū are often seen as a lesser form of poetry, at senryū in the pre modern era in ...
S7E22 Haiku Poetry for Knights
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week poetrypea.com presents you with the haiku & senryu poems chosen by Linda to feature on the Podcast from the Poetry Pea YouTube prompt. T...
S7E21 A live poetry reading from the collection Off The Main Road
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
poetrypea.com presents a live reading of haiku & senryū poetry from the collection Off The Main Road. The poets and editors are joined by a globa...
S7E20 A Postcard to my Poetry Friends 2
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia from poetrypea.com records a little postcard for all poetry lovers. This week a reading from a haibun by Thomas Festa, a short form that comb...
S7E19 A Postcard to My Poetry Friends part 1
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While she takes a little RnR, Patricia has recorded a postcard for poetry lovers. A little bit about seasons in haiku and then a split sequence, the e...