S9E17 Haiku on the River

This week on The Poetry Peacast, we drift into a river-inspired collection of haiku and senryu from our March video prompt. While Patricia is (technically) in Zürich, today’s episode is carried by the warm currents of South Africa, where the original footage was filmed during a memorable family trip.The poems featured here have been carefully edited and curated by Johnny Moran—thank you, Johnny—and capture a range of voices responding to water, movement, and the quiet details that make haiku and senryu so powerful.Congratulations to the poets whose work is included in this episode. Their poems will also appear in the upcoming issue of the 1:26 poetry journal.In this episode:A showcase of original haiku and senryuPoetry inspired by rivers, travel, and observationReflections on the March Poetry Pea video promptCommunity voices from poets around the worldIf you enjoy the podcast, you can support us by becoming a member, buying us a coffee, or making a donation via PayPal—all through our website. You can also help by sharing the podcast with your poetry friends and on social media.And yes—there’s a brief (and heartfelt) nod to Crystal Palace’s latest semi-final. Fingers firmly crossed.Subscribe to stay up to date with weekly poetry prompts, haiku, senryu, and readings.Keep writing.Featured PoetsMarch Video PromptHerb TateNeena SinghDavid CoxJennifer L. BlanckMona BediJacob Blumner Lakshmi Iyer India Melissa Dennison Ralph MatthewsJoshua gageChristopher SeepVaishnavi RamaswamyAlicia SamsonRohan BuettelTony Williams Bonus poetry Robert Kingston, PPJ Autumn 2021Mark Gilbert, PPJ Autumn 2021Anne Morrigan, PPJ 2:23MartinLucas from FreewheelingBrett Brady, PPJ 2021John Hawkhead, PPJ Autumn 2020Edward Cody Huddleston, Autumn 2020