Highlights from Poetry Pea
I’ve learned a great deal from Patricia’s two-part conversation with Janice Doppler about the concept of zoka in haiku. I think it’s her best workshop yet! Be sure to check it out, so you’ll be ready to submit your haiku when the submission period opens.
Part 1 link: https://poetrypea.com/s6e31-zoka-how-to-use-it-in-your-writing-part-1-featuring-janice-doppler/
Part 2 link: https://poetrypea.com/s6e32-zoka-part-2-a-tool-for-all-writers-featuring-janice-doppler/
Postcards from Texas is available now!
You can buy my new chapbook, Postcards from Texas, one of two ways:
1. Purchase from Cuttlefish Books at this link: https://cuttlefishbooks.wixsite.com/home/poetry-series
2. Email me at allyson@allysonwhipple.com to order a signed copy.
On the Blog
A long-form essay about the challenges of reading haiku in translation. Read it here: https://culinarysaijiki.com/2023/09/06/accepting-the-challenges-of-translation/
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Join the Conversation
This season, I am welcoming both podcast guests and guest bloggers. If you’re interested in joining one or both, visit https://culinarysaijiki.com/join-the-conversation/ for details.
Looking Ahead to Season 3
I’m already preparing for Season 3 of The Culinary Saijiki. I want to create a full 52 weeks of blog posts and podcasts episodes centered around the theme of “Feasts and Festivals.” My goal is to curate a global celebration of food and haiku in 2024, focusing on everything from bombastic national holidays to sacred religious traditions. To do that, I need your help! Start thinking about blog posts or podcast episodes you’d like to create, and be on the looking for full details soon.
Theme Music
“J’attendrai” by Django Reinhardt, performing at Cleveland Music Hall, 1939. This recording is in the public domain. Hear the whole song at https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/show/6045.