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Haiku Pea is a podcast from www.poetrypea.com. It features Haiku from Patricia McGuire and her contributing guests, as well as sharing knowledge on the evolution of Haiku, particularly English language Haiku and offering recommended reading for Haiku beginners and the experienced alike. Let’s Haiku…

Haiku Pea


    • Apr 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 124 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Haiku Pea

    S5E7:Scifaiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 30:39


    This time at poetrypea.com Poetry Pea presents a writer's workshop on scifaiku or speculative haiku with the renowned expert Deborah P Kolodji. But it's not just about scifi... there's some great writing advice in this podcast.

    S5E6: Original Haiku using colour

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 52:11


    On the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com this week our community judges review and discuss the submissions of haiku using colour. Who will win the prestigious Judges Choice... You can listen here, or onPoetry Pea's YouTube channel. Check out the website for lots of free writing resources.

    S5E5: Write like Jack Kerouac

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 53:17


    poetrypea.com presents a workshop to celebrate Jack Kerouac, featuring Stanford M Forrester of bottle rockets press. Stanford is an authority on the poetry of Kerouac, whose centenary we are celebrating in this podcast. He will take you through some of his favourite Kerouac haikus and along the way you'll get great insight and some tips for writing super haikus. Do join us and tell us what you think.

    S5E4: Haiku Punctuation!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 43:29


    This time on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com Allyson Whipple joins Patricia for a workshop on punctuation. Hope it inspires you to submit your haiku and senryu to Poetry Pea.

    S5E3: 5 Favourite Haiku and other poems

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 40:56


    Lots of poems on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com. Richard Tice reads his 5 favourite haiku and we discover Patricia's top poems from Autumn 2021 and the poems Linda has chosen from the Poetry Pea YouTube channel prompt for November and December 2021. A poem packed episode.

    S5E2: Haiku at the old pond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 15:14


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com presents a new feature "Linda's picks" haiku and senryu from the Poetry Pea YouTube channel and we hear some of Patricia's favourites from the Poetry Pea Journal 2021, plus more exciting news from Pea Towers.

    S5E1: Colour in your haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 20:24


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com presents a workshop on the use of colour in haiku and senryu. You can find out what emotions colour evoke, what they suggest to your reader, how to make your poetry pop with colour. You are invited to listen and then to write some haiku and senryu. See the website for details.

    S4E24:Haiku across the ponds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 22:45


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com brings you wonderful original haiku and senryu from around the world. As a special bonus Stanford M Forrester from bottle rockets journal makes a special guest appearance.

    S4E23: Haiku Masters of Melancholy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 41:08


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com presents a reading from Peter Jastermsky and Bryan Rickert of their book "Just Dust and Stone" and Patricia brings you some of James Young's favourite haiku and senryu from the Poetry Pea YouTube channel's monthly prompts.

    S4E22: Original Long Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 42:24


    This time on the Haiku Pea podcast from poetrypea.com a huge selection of original long haiku written by poets from around the globe. We'd love you to join in with us... please go to the website and sign up for our mailings to find out what we're writing about next. If you enjoy our podcast please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and I'd be very grateful. Thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Poetrypea

    S4E21: Haiku are seasonal... aren't they?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 18:42


    A workshop from poetrypea.com: what do seasons bring to your haiku? There are a few questions for you too... I hope you enjoy it. Let me know. If you do enjoy it why not swing by our website and buy me a coffee?

    S4 E20: Our Best Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 46:54


    This time on The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com the community of poets write their best haiku and senryu. Perhaps you'd like to join us next and write your best haiku?

    Call for submissions: Long Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 1:12


    Call for submission to the Poetry Pea Journal of Haiku and Senryu at poetrypea.com Listen hear to find out what we're looking for

    Happy Haiku Birthday

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 18:36


    This time The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com celebrates its 4th birthday. Patricia is joined by Matt Synder, Craig Kittner and James Young for a renku and the award winning poet Debbie Strange reads to us from her latest book "The Language of Loss".

    S4E18: Original haiku using Place Names

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 39:31


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com features original short form poetry from poets around the globe. This time we've all been focussing on writing poetry including place names. It's a veritable travel plan and you will certainly find somewhere to add to your bucket list. I know I did.

    S4E17: Long Haiku featuring Mark Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 39:58


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetry pea.com feature Mark Gilbert in conversation with Patricia. Talking about Long Haiku and other things. Have a listen and perhaps you'll be inspired to submit to the podcast and journal.

    S4E16 original haiku with yūgen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 35:23


    This week on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com our haiku community write original poems using the technique yūgen. Yes it's difficult to use and understand, but there are so many wonderful poems here, you'll enjoy learning about it. If you enjoy it please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for costs and I'd be very grateful. Thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Poetrypea

    S4E15 Ladybirds, Place names and haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 49:39


    This week on the haiku pea podcast from poetry pea we hear a reading from David J Kelly who also gives us the low down on getting your haiku published. Richard Tice gives us a workshop on effectively using place names in haiku.

    S4E14: Realistic haiku and senryu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 41:42


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com presents original haiku and senryu created using selective realism.

    S4 E13 Part 1: Place names and Wasps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 41:27


    This time on the Haiku Pea podcast from poetrypea.com our latest workshop, this time on Place names. This time Richard Tice concentrates on Japanese haiku, next time he'll look at how to use place names effectively in English language haiku. There is also a reading from the Irish poet, Maeve O'Sullivan from her new book Wasp on the Prayer Flag.

    S4E12: Original Haiku of the season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 45:03


    S4E12: Original Haiku of the season by Haiku Pea

    S4E11 Yūgen for your haiku toolbox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 42:12


    This time on The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com a workshop on Yugen from Stanford M Forrester of Bottle Rockets Journal and a little bit of sage advice from the fabulous poet Ben Gaa.

    Bonus Episode: Haiku Pea Tea Ceremony

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 4:05


    A bonus episode of the haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com. The tea ceremony, as promised in S4E10: Euphonic haiku

    S4E10: Euphonic Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 31:11


    This time on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com some wonderful haiku and senryu from talented poets, concentrating on sound and rhythm. A treat for anyone who emjoys poetry and would lke to know more about composition.

    S4E9: Haiku from the Island

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 49:45


    This week on The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com a writer's workshop on selective realism, tips for writing haiku and a wonderful reading of haiku from the Island by Kristen Lindquist. Find out the latest topic for submissions.

    S4E8: No Ego Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 39:10


    Poetrypea.com presents the Haiku Pea Podcast, S4E8 No Ego Haiku. Haiku and Senryu written by the community especially for the podcast. If you would like to submit, check out the website for topics. See the website for details. http://poetrypea.com If you enjoy the moment please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and we’d be very grateful. Thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Poetrypea

    S4E7: Seasons of haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 90:09


    The haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com brings you a workshop with Randy Brooks who discusses the use of seasonal references in haiku. We'll meet Ted Sherman and find out about his project bringing haiku to prisons and the charity project which came from that. All info in the shownotes and of course on the Poetry Pea YouTube channel. Hope you enjoy it. If you enjoy the moment please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and we’d be very grateful. Thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Poetrypea

    S4E6: Haiku with exaggerated perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 30:33


    This time on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com our writing community have written haiku and senryu with exaggerated perspective. Come along and have a listen and see if you agree with the community judges. Would you chose the same verses?

    S4E5: Haiku Sound...and Fury

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 71:39


    Poetrypea.com presents the haiku pea podcast, this time with a fabulous workshop from Brad Bennett on Euphony, it doesn't matter whether you write haiku or another form of poetry you should find this interesting, Bruce H Feingold read for us from his latest book arrhythmia, and the latest from the renku plus much more... come along and join this growing community of poets, you'd be most welcome. See the website for details. http://poetrypea.com If you enjoy the moment please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and we’d be very grateful. Thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Poetrypea

    S4E4: Humorous haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 36:58


    This time on the Haiku Pea Podcast from Poetry Pea our poets are writing original humorous haiku and senryu, using a variety of techniques. If you enjoy the moment please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and we’d be very grateful. Thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Poetrypea

    S4E3: Haiku without me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 40:33


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com brings you a special workshop from Ben Gaa about ego in poetry. Should you be very obviously in your haiku or senryu or should you be in the background? Of course there is a lot more, like a chat with the renowned poet Alan Summers. Come along and have a listen.

    S4E1: Spring and Autumn Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 37:53


    The Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com presents haiku and senryu using Kigo, or seasonal words. Creating micropoems using Japanese traditional and some contemporary kigo. Written by our writing community. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and we’d be very grateful. Thank you.

    S4E1: Let's Exaggerate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 34:28


    This time on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com you can hear a workshop presented by Deborah P Kolodji on "Exaggerated perspective in haiku", our collaborative renku, and a new project to get involved in, Jim Force comes along to tell you all about it. Hope you enjoy it and come along and get involved. See the website for details. http://poetrypea.com If you enjoy the moment please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and we’d be very grateful. Thank you.

    No verbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 34:33


    This week on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com our community of poets are writing haiku and senryu without verbs. Who knew you could write successful poetry without using verbs? If you enjoy the podcast, please consider going to the website and buying me a coffee. It helps to pay for our costs and we’d be very grateful. Thank you.

    S3E23: Humour

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 37:58


    This time on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com, Roger Watson introduces the topic of humour in haiku and senryu, there's a little bit of Christmas, a haibun and a reading from Brad Bennett from his book, "a drop of pond". I hope you enjoy it and maybe write some haiku for one of our podcasts. Perhaps if you enjoy the moment you might go to the website and buy me a coffee for which I would be very grateful. Thank you.

    S3E22: Social Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 23:46


    This time on the Haiku Pea Podcast from poetrypea.com our poets are writing about social issues which they care about. This is a global community of writers and it's interesting to hear just how similar we are across the world. Perhaps if you enjoy the moment you might go to the website and buy me a coffee for which I would be very grateful. Thank you.

    S3E21: Audaciousness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 37:17


    Poetrypea.com presents the haiku pea podcast featuring a chat with Craig Kittner, a renku and a reading from m shane pruett. Also a heads up o the topics for next year. See the website for details. http://poetrypea.com Perhaps if you enjoy the moment you might go to the website and buy me a coffee for which I would be very grateful. Thank you.

    Series 3 Episode 20: Found

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 19:29


    This time on the haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com the community write haiku and senryu which they have found in the words of others. See the website for details. http://poetrypea.com Perhaps if you enjoy the moment you might go to the website and buy me a coffee. Thank you.

    S3E19: Happy Birthday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 40:36


    This week on the #haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com we are celebrating our third birthday, with some chat from Craig Kittner, our latest renku and some haibun from Jennifer Hambrick. I hope you join us. Perhaps if you enjoy it you might go to the website and buy me a coffee, I can drink it with my cake. Thank you.

    S3 E18: Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 32:34


    This week on the haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com our writing community interpret the theme of loss in haiku and senryu form. I hope you enjoy it. Perhaps if you've enjoyed the podcast you might go to the website and buy me a coffee. Thank you.

    S3E17: One Breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 27:43


    This time on the haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com Ben Gaa reads from his latest book "One Breath" . There's feedback and the roots of discussion for you to reply to and of course the latest from the renku.

    S3E16:Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 26:44


    The haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com presents a number of rather wonderful original haiku and senryu from their community of poets. If you've enjoyed it, perhaps you'd go to the website, read all the information and then buy me a coffee?

    S3 E15 Chocolate box

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 40:46


    This week on the haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com there is something of a treat. A workshop about editing from Ben Gaa and a lovely melodic reading of haiku from Roger Watson. I hope you enjoy it.

    S3E14 Voyages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 29:49


    The haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com writes haiku and senryu on the topic of voyages. With many people being in lockdown globally this might be just the ticket! Perhaps if you enjoy the podcast you might go to the website and buy me a coffee. Thank you

    S3E13 Still Brief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 22:55


    This time on the haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com we're still looking at brevity, doing a bit of editing with the help of the community, listening to the latest renku and as a special treat you can hear Craig Kittner reading and commenting on some of his work. It's beautiful. Hope you'll join us. If you do enjoy the podcast perhaps you will support our work and buy me a coffee.

    S3E12 Ageing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 19:26


    poetrypea.com presents haiku and senryu written specially for the podcast from a wonderful community of poets

    S3E11 Keeping It Brief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 18:31


    This week from the haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com we're talking about brevity, listening to the latest renku, and we have a five minute reading from Ronald Tobey. PLUS an invite to a mini workshop.

    S3E10 Monoku

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 17:55


    A haiku pea podcast special from poetrypea.com. This week our community of poets write monoku for us. A splendid collection.

    S3E9: A New Dimension

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 17:34


    Big news this week, the Spring edition of the poetrypea journal is out and in this week's haiku pea podcast from poetrypea.com we add a new dimension to the story. A five minute reading by Hifsa Ashraf, as well as the usual features, a short opinion piece and the latest from the renku.

    S3E8 Afternoon Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 14:26


    This week poetrypea.com presents haiku and senryu written for the podcast by their community of poets. Thank you to all who took part. The topic this week? "Afternoon break".

    S3E7 Collective Unconscious

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 13:40


    poetrypea.com present Episode 7 of the 3rd series of the haiku pea podcast. Talking through the essence of haiku, with a few choice examples. Also the renku which the community are collaborating on.

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