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S9E25 Haiku & Senryu: Rivers, Bridges and the Journeys Inbetween
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Rivers have always carried stories. In this episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, we follow their winding course through a carefully curated collection of contemporary haiku and senryū, alongside classic poems that continue to inspire writers today.
These tiny poems explore rivers as places of connection and separation, memory and movement, peace and conflict. From quiet birdsong to distant sirens, from bridges that unite to waters that divide, each haiku offers a fresh perspective on one of poetry's oldest and richest images.
Featured poets:
Johnny Moran
Kim Klugh
Melissa Dennison
Mona Bedi
Rupa Anand
Jacek Margolak
Anjali Warhadpande
Paul Callus
Lakshmi Iyer
Sandip Chauhan
Vikram Kolmannskog
Arvinder Kaur
Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India
Tony Williams
Corinne Timmer
Minal Sarosh
Ian Richardson
Rowan Beckett Minor, PPJ 3:25
Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo
Anthony Lusardi
Robin Rich
Caroline Ridley-Duff
Janice Doppler
Okamoto Kanoko, trs Makoto Ueda
Maya Daneva
Buson, trs RH Blyth
Roger Ishii
David Cox
If you write haiku, senryū or Japanese short-form poetry, this episode is full of inspiration for your own writing. And don't forget to visit the Poetry Pea YouTube channel to take part in this month's video prompt, guest-edited by Lakshmi Iyer—there's still time to leave your poem in the comments.
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