Powered by RedCircle 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 year you’ll know is on the theme of belonging and
S8E7 Summer Poetry
Powered by RedCircle Welcome to summer, yes I know it’s still winter, but I needed a little bit of sunshine and these haiku and senryū hit the spot. Thanks to all the poets who submittd their haiku / senryū
S8E6 Poetry of Love
Powered by RedCircle 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 celebrate St Valentine’s Day. So today, a
S7E44 Poetry: It’s Madku Time
Powered by RedCircle 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, Matthew Defibaugh, Alvin B Cruz and Katherine E Winnick, chose their favourite
S7E23 Premodern Senryū Poetry
Powered by RedCircle 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 Japan, ie. pre 1868 and how