Monster trucks meet haiku.

In this adrenaline-charged episode of Poetry Pea,I share original haiku and senryu inspired by a thrilling monster truck video, captured by Renee Schaffer and curated by Allyson Whipple. Huge thanks to both for fuelling this creative ride.

Expect short-form poetry that explores power, spectacle, humour and the poetry of roaring engines and flying mud — all in just three lines.

Every poem featured will appear in the first Poetry Pea Journal of the year, celebrating contemporary haiku and senryu from our international poetry community.

Love modern haiku? Enjoy writing prompts and award-winning poems? Don’t miss the Golden Pea Award Winners Podcast and the accompanying anthology.

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Small poems. Full throttle.

Poets Featured today

Bisshie

Alicia Samson

Angiola Inglese

Christopher Seep

David Cox

Hifsa Ashraf

Jonathan Blakeslee

Joshua Gage

Lakshman Bulusu

Melissa Dennison

Mims Sully

Neena Singh

Mona Bedi

Ralph Matthews

Richard Bailly

Richard Tice

Rob McKinnon

Rohan Buettel

Tracy Davidson

Rupa Anand

Sheikha A.

Kimberly Kuchar

A podcast about haiku and short poetry from around the world, particularly early Spanish haikuesque poetry of José Juan Tablada, but I'll also explore Japanese haiku, early Western haiku, translation, poetic form, and contemporary practice.

This episode offers close readings, literary context, and thoughts, uncovering forgotten poems, global influences, and the ways haiku has travelled across languages and cultures. Topics include imagist poetry, one-line poems, haiku history, and writing practice.

Ideal for poets, writers, readers, and anyone interested in haiku, poetry podcasts, short poems, and creative writing.

New episodes released regularly.

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In this special episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, host Patricia announces the winners of the Golden Pea Awards 2025, celebrating the very best haiku, senryū, tanka and haibun published by Poetry Pea this year.

Recorded from her studio in Switzerland, Patricia shares a carefully curated selection of award-winning poems, chosen for their craft, originality and emotional impact. These standout pieces appear in The Golden Pea Anthology, the first collection to bring Poetry Pea’s finest poems together.

Featuring luminous haiku, sharp-eyed senryū, resonant tanka and ambitious haibun, this episode is both a celebration of outstanding poets and a masterclass for lovers of short-form poetry.

If you enjoy contemporary poetry podcasts and award-winning short poems, this episode is not to be missed.

Want to see who the talented poets are... go to the episode.