Best Poetry Pea Podcasts (2024)

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S7E44 Poetry; It's Madku Time! 38:29

1d ago38:29

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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 poems to nominate for the judges' choice and tell us why. Check the show notes for more info. If you've enjoyed what you've heard,…

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S7E43 Haiku Futures Short Form Poetry from India 49:33

12d ago49:33

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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 for us. Thanks to Triveni Haikai India who collaborated with Poetry Pea on this episode. You will find our more about the poets and a link to Triveni Haikai India in the show notes. Of course the poets will…

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S7E42 Hungry Tortoise Haiku 15:38

16d ago15:38

15:38

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 my favourites, actually I think it's the only reptile I could say I like. I’ve wanted to have one as a pet since I was a small child. Sadly, it’s never happened, but when Linda Ludwig sent me a video …

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S7E41 Contemporary Tanka Poetry 40:07

23d ago40:07

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Today Patricia at Poetry pea with help from Vandana Parashar, brings you contemporary Tanka poetry. How to write them Topics to write about Examples of poetry to inspire you show notesBy Poetry Pea

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S7E40 A blast from the Past at Poetry Pea 13:15

1M ago13:15

13:15

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 things have changed, I’m older, but more healthy so bad news and good news there. I was curious as to how the podcast had changed, I barely remember the early days (post-menopausal brain and the recen…

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S7E39 Poetry by the Sea 8:54

1M ago8:54

8:54

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 too. This week on the Poetry PeaCast we have more haiku, but this time original poetry from a number of poets, from all around the globe. We’re hearing the poetry written for August’s video prompt. A lovely …

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S7E38 Poetry Reading with Croatian Poet Dejan Pavlinovic 47:58

1M ago47:58

47:58

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 Pavlinović one of Croatia’s pre eminent haiku poets. He’s going to read from a couple of his solo works, one of which has just launched, yes, you are one of the first people to hear this work, Life Lines.…

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S7E37 Tanka Poetry - The Reforms 30:15

2M ago30:15

30:15

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 you with the promise that this time you were going to hear what happened to waka during the initial tanka reforms and thereafter. So that’s what I have for you today. Tanka reforms, the initial ideas a…

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S7E36 The Poetry that is Waka 23:54

2M ago23:54

23:54

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 go at writing them in November 2024. Today I’m looking at the premodern period, so a poetry type known as waka, composed before the tanka reforms of the late 1800s. By the end of the podcast you should kno…

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S7E35 Poetry The Senryu Way part one 43:52

2M ago43:52

43:52

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 define in one sentence, please go and have a listen to the few podcasts I’ve recorded, including the podcast with Bona M Santos who came along to inspire you to write for the next call out in September 2024. Li…

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S7E34 It's all About the Bees - Original Haiku Poetry 10:59

3M ago10:59

10:59

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 you can find on the Poetry Pea YouTube channel. There's a prompt every month except December. You can leave your poems in the comments section (as many as you want) and Linda will read them and chose…

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S7E33 Madku, featuring West Coast Poet, Bona M Santos 39:24

3M ago39:24

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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, otherwise if you are an Issa or a Buson member they will be sent to your inbox, as long as I have the right email address. Membership information on the website. Show notes here.…

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S7E32 Poetry Uncensored senryu with bite 16:35

3M ago16:35

16:35

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 enjoy this podcast, make sure you are subscribed and tell your friends to join us at poetry pea.com Show notesBy Poetry Pea

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S7E31 Poetry Across the Water New York to Dublin 9:29

3M ago9:29

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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 find it on the Poetry Pea YouTube channel. Thanks to Linda for reading all the entries and choosing this selection for the podcast and the Poetry Pea Journal. Episode webpage.…

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S7E30 Seasonal Poetry Autumn & Winter haiku 10:38

3M ago10:38

10:38

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 the Poetry Pea mailing list you will know why I’ve featured these poems to inspire your writing. If you are not…quick, sign up! If you’ve enjoyed these poems please like and share and maybe you can t…

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S7E29 Seasonal Poetry. Spring & Summer Haiku 23:00

4M ago23:00

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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 list will know why I'm highlighting seasonal poetry. If you are not on the mailing list there is still time to sign up and be involved in something a little special. Sign up now! Thank you for joining us toda…

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S7E28 A Gift of Warm Coins and Poetry - Diarmuid Fitzgerald 44:16

4M ago44:16

44:16

poetrypea.com presents the Irish writer Diarmuid Fitzgerald who reads to us from his books Thames Way and A Thousand Sparks, published by Alba publishing. I smiled for days when editing this. I hope you enjoy it too. Show notes here.By Poetry Pea

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S7E27 A Bike Ride Accompanied by Poetry 29:49

4M ago29:49

29:49

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 especially for the podcast and some senryū to inspire you to write. Check out the show notes here.By Poetry Pea

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S7E26 Single Object Haiku & Senryu Poetry 49:30

4M ago49:30

49:30

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 the author and the reader and so some of you might disagree with some of our choices, which as you know I don’t have a problem with. if you do disagree, slip me an email and let me know why. We won’t…

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S7E25 Modern Senryu Poetry Workshop 23:49

5M ago23:49

23:49

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 running a series of podcasts all about them. This is the second one, the first was episode 23 of this series, so it would make sense to go back and listen or watch that one before you crack on with this. Unfort…

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S7E24 Poetry Pea Reading Irish Poet Jeremy Haworth 45:21

5M ago45:21

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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 particularly haibun. We’re going to meet the poet and farmer Jeremy Haworth and listen to the poems he wrote while he was learning his farming craft. “in Four Season farm, Jeremy Haworth’s writing is ski…

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S7E23 Pre modern Senryu Poetry 29:20

5M ago29:20

29:20

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 they developed from that point on both in the Japan and in the English speaking world. It has been a fascinating study from a poetry and an historical point of view. I’ve always…

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S7E22 Haiku Poetry for Knights 9:07

5M ago9:07

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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. There's one every month (except December). Issa and Buson members will get a copy of the poems featured today, but if you are not a member and you'd like to read them you can buy the next Poetry Pea journa…

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S7E21 A live poetry reading from the collection Off The Main Road 36:09

6M ago36:09

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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 global audience to celebrate the launch of this new collection of haiku & senryū. This collection is a book poetry from 6 poets who have not yet had their single collections published, but on the evidence of th…

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S7E20 A Postcard to my Poetry Friends 2 5:47

6M ago5:47

5:47

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 combines poetry and prose. There's a call for haibun submissions this month. Don't miss it. Show notes hereBy Poetry Pea

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S7E19 A Postcard to My Poetry Friends part 1 10:06

6M ago10:06

10:06

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 editor's choice from the recent Poetry Pea journal of split sequences, Split Peas. Show notes hereBy Poetry Pea

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S7E18 Fun and Games with Haiku Poetry: Toriawase 45:03

6M ago45:03

45:03

Joshua Gage, haiku guru, came along and gave Poetry Pea a masterclass in Toriawase and how to use it to write your haiku. In fact I think you could use it in any writing practice. We then asked you to write some haiku and senryu using the prompts he suggested in the workshop. I was chatting to some of the editing team a little while ago and they me…

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S7E17 Three Little Birds and their haiku 7:33

6M ago7:33

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Poetry Pea presents poems spoken out loud. In this episode the successful poems from the Poetry Pea Video Prompt. If you'd like to feature on the podcast and in the Poetry Pea bi-monthly journal, you can go to the Poetry Pea YouTube channel and leave your poem in the comments. You can submit as often as you'd like and Linda will read them and choos…

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S7E16 Haiku Futures, a live poetry reading 21:30

7M ago21:30

21:30

Poetry Pea presents a live poetry reading, haiku and haibun from a group of North American poets, from, shall we say, a younger generation of poets. Read the show notes here. Thanks to Alex for hosting of this episode and to our lovely poets: Antoinette Cheung Nicky Gutierez Carly Siegel Thorp Ari Azimuth aka Brown Weasel Ryland Li Matt Snyder, one…

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S7E15 All hokku are single object poetry, aren't they? 13:02

7M ago13:02

13:02

A companion podcast to S7E14. This podcast by Poetry Pea offers: more examples of poems by the disciples of the master haiku poet Basho illustrations of the single object method of writing an answer to the the question: all hokku are single object poems, aren't they? You may not agree, in which case, let me know. Hope you enjoy the poetry, it's alw…

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S7E14 How to write Single Object Haiku 29:07

7M ago29:07

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On this podcast from Poetry Pea you will learn: How to write single object haiku & senryu poetry and get your work published using a variety of techniques Reversing expectation Toriawase Using senses Sketch from life Looking beyond the boundary Yūgen Show notes here. You can submit haiku & senryū for this topic to Poetry Pea May 1-15 2024. Become a…

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S7E13 Spoken Poetry from the Anthology To Live Here 18:36

7M ago18:36

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featuring the UK poet, Katherine E Winnick. Poetry Pea presents the Anthology To Live here, published by Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, proceeds of which go to charity. Show notes. Become a memberBy Poetry Pea

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S7E12 Meet the Heron: Original spoken Poetry 7:58

8M ago7:58

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This week Poetry Pea features some original haiku from the February video prompt on The Poetry Pea YouTube channel. If you'd like to feature please add your poetry to the comments on the latest video prompt on YouTube. There's some exciting news for all you poets and writers out there. Become a member…

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S7E11 Poetry Pea Reading American Poet Kristen Lindquist- Island 33:22

8M ago33:22

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Is this a tourism advert for Monhegan Island off the coast of America? No, it's a reading from one of Maine's premier short form poets. A master of haiku, Kristen Lindquist illustrates her prowess in the haibun form too in her reading from her latest book, Island. The book is inspired by Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine. Show notes. Become a …

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S7E10 Ghosts of Haiku featuring US poet Craig Kittner 1:08:50

8M ago1:08:50

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Poetrypea.com has a visit from Craig Kittner at Ghosts on Vacay. We discuss many, many writing topics, but why should you listen? We discuss: What’s your writing process? Do you sometimes have periods when your need to unlock your creativity? What his process and website can offer you in your journey to become a better writer Whether you write poet…

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S7E9 Harry Potter meets the wolf twenty years hence - poetry spoken here 50:58

8M ago50:58

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Poetry Spoken here: Today poetrypea.com presents a podcast of original haiku and senryu alluding to other pieces of literature for example: Harry Potter Little Red Riding Hood Winnie the Pooh An opportunity for poets to let their haiku imaginations run riot. Five judges join Patricia to choose their favourite of the original poems. Will you agree w…

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S7E8 Poetry out loud Haiku in a Flash 11:17

9M ago11:17

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There are few things better in life than listening to poetry. This podcast from poetrypea.com brings you haiku and senryu written for the video prompt on the Poetry Pea YouTube channel (you submit by writing your poem in the comments... there's a prompt every month, except December) AND our latest successful flashku, more wonderful haiku and senryu…

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S7E7 Sangita Kalarickal reads from her Poetry Book Mamina and we discuss the influences on her work 47:57

9M ago47:57

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What influences your writing? Culture Emigration Travel Interacting with other writers or other things. Meet Indian poet, living in the US, Sangita Kalarickal. Have a listen at poetrypea.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Then email me and let me know what influences you. Become a member show notes…

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S7E6 Having fun with Toriawase, a poetry masterclass 38:13

9M ago38:13

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poetrypea.com presents the American poet Joshua Gage, one of editing team at Cuttlefish books who tells us: What Toriawase is How we can use it to improve all our poetry Gives us a recipe for haiku punch, available on the website Join us for a poetry drinking game, you can drink tea, I will! Become a member Show notes…

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S7E5 German haiku poetry after the second world war. A case study in English 32:00

9M ago32:00

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poetrypea.com presents a podcast looking at: What happened to German haiku poetry after the second world war? What is the inner emmigration movement in literature? Listen to haiku poetry in English and German. Be inspired to write some poems of your own. Become a member Show notesBy Poetry Pea

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S7E4 Haiku comes to Europe, a case study of Germany, in English 20:40

10M ago20:40

20:40

poetrypea.com presents a workshop. When did haiku come to Europe What did it look like Would we recognise it as haiku today What book was published in 1939 that had an impact Become a member Show notesBy Poetry Pea

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S7E3 George Swede goes beyond with his poetry 38:15

10M ago38:15

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In this second part of a conversation with the preeminent poet George Swede about his book "The Way A Poem Emerges, A Haiku Trinity and Beyond, Patricia and George strive to get to grips with the differences between haiku / senryu and short form poetry, amongst other things. We'd love your response, do get in touch. Become a member Show notes…

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S7E2 Poetry Pea Readings: George Swede pt 1- The Way a Poem Emerges 52:29

10M ago52:29

52:29

A Haiku Trinity. poetrypea.com has a visit from the eminent poet George Swede. He reads to us from his book, "The way a poem emerges, a haiku trinity" and we discuss the haiku form and the benefits to your health of writing haiku. It's fun, it's thoughtful and a great way to start the year of short form poetry that Poetry Pea has in store for you. …

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S7E1 Happy Poetry New Year... A new season begins 15:29

10M ago15:29

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poetrypea.com presents a podcast of poetry written especially for Poetry Pea. Some you are hearing them for the first time, some you will have read them in our poetry Journal. All of the poets are superb. Find out which poems Poetry Pea nominated for the Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards. Check out the submission diary on the website... perhaps yo…

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S6E44, Original Poetry, haiku and senryu using Zoka 52:47

11M ago52:47

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poetrypea.com presents a podcast of poetry following the creative, Zoka. Patricia is joined by poets from India and the USA to discuss the haiku & senryu and to award this month's Judges' choice. If you had your submission chosen, well done, if you were unsuccessful, there will be a next time. Check out all the submission possibilities on the webs …

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S6E43, Haikai, Honkadori and Honzetsu, the Finale - allusive variation in poetry 21:53

11M ago21:53

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poetrypea.com presents the final part of a three part series on allusive variation in poetry. This time Honzetsu, in which a piece of prose writing is the foundation piece. Lots of contemporary poetic examples and some long form poetry in this edition too. Themes of sadness, death, decay, age and bravado, as well as the wistfulness of children's st…

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S6E42 Haikai, Honkadori, & Honzetsu, part 2, allusive variation in poetry 29:52

11M ago29:52

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poetrypea.com presents a workshop about honkadori, which is allusive variation in poetry. This is part 2 of three podcasts. If you've not listened to part 1, it's the previous episode, do go and have a listen. How can you as poets use allusion to create, fresh, unique poems? Well hopefully this will answer that question and inspire you to write.…

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S6E41 Haikai, Honkadori and Honzetsu, part 1 19:17

11M ago19:17

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poetrypea.com presents a poetry podcast. This time the spirit of haikai is discussed. There's a little bit of poetry history from the Japanese canon, waka, renga, tanka and haiku. Poetry is read aloud, some of it humorous, there's a little vulgarity, but not too much... have a listen, tell me what you think.…

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S6E40 Poetry Pea Does Renku 41:16

12M ago41:16

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poetrypea.com presents a spoken word poetry podcast. This time Patricia (me) is joined by a plethora, a gaggle, an anthology, a dinner party of poets who read their renku to us. There are two renku, a Japanese form of collaborative poetry, for you to enjoy. There are a couple of questions for you too, do let me know the answers and I show myself up…

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S6E39 Poetry from our Prompts from South Africa to the flying Swans of Scotland 11:12

12M ago11:12

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poetrypea.com presents original poetry written by poets around the globe in answer to our video prompt on YouTube, out every month, and our call for Flashku. You'll need to be signed up for our mailing to submit for that. Hope you enjoy the haiku & senryu.By Poetry Pea

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