S9E38 Paragliding Haiku Poetry Inspired by the Swiss Alps

Join Patricia on the Poetry Peacast for S9E38, featuring haiku and senryu inspired by paragliding in Interlaken, Switzerland, with David Cox as editor of the August Video Prompt. Discover the poems selected by David Cox, as Patricia explores the beauty of the Swiss Alps, the history of Interlaken, the spectacular Jungfrau region, and even a few James Bond connections. From silent paragliders floating between church steeples to fleeting shadows on mountain trails, these haiku capture the many ways poets interpret a single moment. This episode also features bonus haiku and senryu about flying, wind, kites, sky and the natural world, including work by Swiss poets Gregor Graf, Valeria Barouch and Gerard Krebs. Whether you write haiku, senryu or simply love short-form poetry, join us for a celebration of poetic observation, imagination and the inspiration we find in the world around us. In this episode: August 2026 Video Prompt, curated by David Cox Selected haiku and senryu inspired by paragliding Interlaken, the Jungfrau and the Swiss Alps Bonus poems about wind, sky, kites and nature Haiku by Swiss poets, including Gerard Krebs Poetry, travel, and the art of noticing Enjoying the Poetry Peacast? You can support Poetry Pea by becoming a member, purchasing the Poetry Pea Journal, making a donation, leaving a review, or sharing the podcast with your poetry-loving friends. Poets featured today: Gregor Graf Valeria Barouch Gerard Krebs Ryan Cohen Alicia Samson Anna Yin Tracy Davidson Shilan Amir Norbert Kovacs Paul Callus Rohan Buettel Jacek Margolak Joanna Ashwell Kim Klugh Tom Bierovic Melissa Dennison Denisa Hansutova Federico C Peralta Tony Williams Brent Partridge Debbie Strange Issa Taigi Kim Russell Eavonka Ettinger Diana Salusia Emil Karla Baisali Chatterjee Dutt   Thank you for listening, and as always, keep writing! Visit Poetry Pea for more haiku, senryu, poetry prompts, journals and community features.