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poetrypea.com presents a podcast with original haiku, senryu and short poetry using food.Our panel of poets has read all the poetry submitted for this topic and have chosen the poems that best represent the writing of Japanese short poetry using food kigo. I wonder if you will agree with them?
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It’s haiku time again. Today at Poetry Pea we’ve recorded haiku for you to enjoy mostly based on the challenge to write using with food kigo.
As to why I think they are all haiku, well put simply, there is a principle that haiku have kigo. Here the food is a kigo. It should take you to a particular season and hopefully awaken something in you, for good or evil.
Now I know that there is a school of thought that says that haiku are purely and simply nature poems. I disagree and will be working on putting together a more comprehensive case over this year. Watch this space and perhaps sign up for our email, because I’ll probably use that to test out some theories with you.
Then there is the school that thinks kigo can only be dictated by the Japanese sajiki. Again, I disagree, at least as far as ELH goes. We are a global bunch. Haiku is I believe the most quantitative genre of poetry written across the globe, and as such I think we can look to evoke the season and our relationship with it from a personal point of view, write an authentic piece, and if we are true to ourselves there’s a good chance there are readers who will get something from our haiku. not necessarily what you had in mind, have you seen my interview with Bruce H Feingold in episode 3 of this series? but anyway they will enjoy your poem none the less.
More thoughts on all these points throughout the coming months.
Today I’m joined by an all female panel, myself, Patricia obviously, as well as Allyson Whipple, who did the presentation for this topic back in series 5. As well as Allyson I’m joined by Doris Lynch, Janice Doppler and Joanne Morcom, all good friends of the podcast and experienced writers themselves. They are our panel of judges this time.
March is a major submission month. 1-15th it’s haiku & senryu, we’re reimagining some classics. You’ll find the inspiration for your poems in E1 of this series and copies of the poems we are reimagining in the show notes for that episode.
This is important, please don’t just rehash the poem, I know you have the skills to allude to them, or to write a poem about where they take you in your imagination, or perhaps you will update some of the scenarios the poems are describing. Let’s see. The team are waiting with bated breath to find out what you can do. Send your submissions, tell your friends to submit. Did I mention January was a record submission month? Well let’s break that record.
Also, Poetry Pea be accepting submissions of split sequences 16-31 March. If you haven’t got a clue what I’m on about, have you not listened to or watched the Pea TV reading with Peter Jastermsky and Bryan Rickert, now the illustrious leader of the Haiku Society of America? Well you can go and have a listen to that or watch the terrible two in action whilst waiting for the first podcast next month when I’m joined by Peter once again. We had some fun doing a workshop for you. It will be out on the first Monday of March.
Apology to Gary, if you’ve listened to the podcast, you’ll know why:
summer’s sun burns
a desiccated segment
my skin peels
Gary Blackwell
Have you left your poetry in the comments on February’s YouTube video prompt. You know you have to be in it to win it, head over to our YouTube page @PoetryPea and leave your poem in the comments. It’s free to use. While you’re there have a look at some of the resources we offer and maybe click on the subscribe button.
Find the poetry read today here
This month was quite difficult to edit. Many poets used two kigo, one being the food but they often they then used a reference to an actual season. I took the decision that we would reject any such haiku if the season mentioned was stronger than the food kigo. It was a difficult road to travel and you may disagree with us sometimes, but we have done our best. That meant we rejected some really cracking haiku, but as we have a very fast turn round hopefully if yours were rejected you could get these great pieces submitted elsewhere.
Shane and I are still replying to the haibun submissions. If you haven’t heard back by the end of the month, Feb 2023… reach out to me. There’s been a glitch in the matrix.
Thanks to all the poets who wrote for us this time, all my coffee supporters, all the Judges’ who gave up their time to come along today and tell us about their choices and of course took the time to read all the accepted submissions, there are more you know, but you can only read them in the journals.
And to you, thank you for listening and being here to support Poetry Pea. I’d love to reach down the wires and give you all a hug, but I can’t. Just know that you are all appreciated
So join me next time to have a listen to a workshop from the very knowledgable and totally brilliant Peter Jastermsky. But until then. Keep writing…
