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S2E24 Episode 24: Haiku & Conceptual Experience
What if a haiku isn't just a poem—but a living concept? Come along as we dive into haiku as conceptual experience: a compact, electrified Now where language, memory, and experience collide. By…
S2E23 Episode 23: Poetic Diction in Haiku
Think haiku is all about simple language? Come along as we unpack how the juxtaposition of poetic and common diction energizes haiku, and how 20th-century English-language poets got it wrong by…
S2E22 Episode 22: Haiku Grammar
Is haiku bound by the rules of everyday grammar, or does it operate on its own terms? In this episode, we explore how haiku breaks away from the structures of normal sentence-based language. From…
S2E21 Episode 21: Haiku Expectations
Haiku expectations dictate what it is we think haiku should be doing. In this episode, we dive into the expectations surrounding haiku and how they shape our experience of the form. We explore the…
S2E20 Episode 20: Care Ethics and Haiku
In a world that often feels disconnected, haiku offers a unique way to nurture our capacity for care. In this episode we read Ce Rosenow and Maurice Hamington's 'A Careful Poetics: Caring…
S2E19 Episode 19: Meaning and Experience
Meaning and Experience The interplay of meaning and experience in haiku both captivates and frustrates readers and writers alike. In this episode, we delve into Richard Gilbert's concept of…
S2E18 Episode 18: Jacques Lacan and Haiku
Within haiku is a tension between silence and expression that mirrors the complex relationship between desire and its unattainable fulfillment. In this episode, we delve into Ian Marshall's essay,…
S2E17 Episode 17: Disjunction
Dwelling beneath the formal aspect of Juxtaposition is the force of Disjunction, a force that disrupts perception and challenges the very notion of what a haiku is. In today's episode, we explore…
S2E16 Episode 16: Copying Haiku Product, Problem, and Process
"Good artists copy, great artists steal." This quote is attributed to Picasso, but what does it actually mean for Haiku? Come along as we dig into a theory of crafting original haiku by copying the…
S1E15 Episode 15: Impossibility of Realism in Haiku
Is Realism a false idol of haiku? Is the understanding of Haiku being "a nature poem" a false understanding? Come along as we explore how Realism interacts with haiku...or even if Realism interacts…
S1E14 Episode 14: Juxtaposition: cutting and joining
The linking of juxtaposed components is a formal aspect of haiku, so what are the rules of linking two components together, and what variety of linking methods are there? Come along as we explore…
S1E13 Episode 13: Haiku Commentary & Interpretation
Come along as we take a closer look at three specific contemporary haiku offering commentary and interpretation. Ben Oliver's haiku was published by Presence, Britan's leading independent haiku…
S1E12 Episode 12: The Problem with Kigo
Can English-language haiku actually contain a Kigo? Come along in our exploration of the problems the concept of Kigo causes for English-language haiku as we discuss Charles Trumbull's essay…
S1E11 Episode 11: Capitalistic Haiku
Are haiku actually wicked machines working to spread the exploitive tenets of Global Capitalism? In this episode we look at Dimitar Anakiev's concept of "Capitalistic Haiku," as we review two…
S1E10 Episode 10: Ma & the Haiku Cosmos
Cutting, Ma, and the Haiku Cosmos are three concepts Hasegawa Kai explores in his theories of haiku. In today's episode we will be thinking about the concept of Ma as we look at an interview with…
S1E9 Episode 9: Karumi: Basho's Ultimate Poetical Value, or was it?
At the time of his death, the haiku master Basho was developing a new aesthetic he called Karumi. What exactly is it, and what does it have to do with haiku? In today's episode we explore the concept…
S1E8 Episode 8: So:Ba
What exactly does Ba have to do with haiku? Join us for part two of our exploration of the concept of Ba and how it interacts with haiku, which includes a little history of how haiku emerged out of…
S1E7 Episode 7: Communicative Interaction in Terms of 'Ba' Theory
It is argued that the concept of Ba, the Japanese word for 'place,' is essential to haiku, but what is Ba? In this episode we begin a two-part exploration of the concept of Ba. Hold on tight as we…
S1E6 Episode 6 - Haiku Rhetorical Theories
How does a haiku function as a rhetorical act? Come along as we explore four different theories of Haiku Poetics from Randy Brooks' essay "Haiku Poetics: Objective, Subjective, Transactional and…
S1E5 Episode 5: Genesis of Haiku
It is assumed haiku originated in Japan, but....where does it really come from? Join us for an exploration of the multifaceted genesis of haiku. In this episode we take a gander at the ideas of…
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