Poetry Pea - haiku and other English Language Japanese short forms

Why do you need to have a listen to this week's and last week's podcasts? Well because the first submission period of 2025, yes, 2025 is nearly upon us, and it's scifiku. Just scifiku.

One of the last things Debbie said to me was something along the lines that she wouldn’t be her if she didn’t write about Mars. So I’d like you to follow in Debbie’s footsteps and write about all things scifi.

To help you along the way I’ve got some favourites from the episode previously inspired by Debbie which were published in Journal 2:22, some poems from scifiku masters and to end a little bit more Debbie.

One very important thing to tell you before we head over to the poetry… I have an open submission period, deadline 21 December 2024 for Split Sequences. You can write them on your own, or collaborate with your mates, either way, there will be a print and PDF version of Split Peas, the Poetry Pea split sequences journal, out early in 2025. Don’t miss the deadline for submissions!

A Cuttlefish poetry reading, part two.

This time Patricia at Poetry Pea wanted to pay tribute to Deborah who was such a great friend to Poetry Pea, indeed to haiku worldwide. In this episode you will hear Debbie give a workshop on Scifiku a repeat from an episode in 2022, to inspire you to write for the first submission period of 2025. Finally, you will hear Debbie's last recording for us. She ends it with hope. Do listen all the way to end. God Bless Debbie.

Cuttlefish poets read to us part 1

Today an anthology of poets who have published with Cuttlefish books, Robin Smith, Julie Bloss Kelsey, Allyson Whipple and Lenard D Moore read to us from their Cuttlefish books. This is only part 1. Do join us again for part 2 next time.