S2E8: Buson, Translation, and Food Part 2

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 2Continue reading “S2E8: Buson, Translation, and Food Part 2”

Accepting the Challenges of Translation

Before I commence with this week’s post, I want to take a moment to thank Kimberly Kuchar for buying me three coffees in support of this work. I’m grateful for the support! I’m working on some late summer and early autumn bonus content. If you want to contribute financially, you can do so using theContinue reading “Accepting the Challenges of Translation”

Lost Haiku, Authorship, and Translation

Before I begin: Remember that the deadline for the community open mic is Monday, August 28th at 11:59 pm CST! Read the reminder post for updated submission details. Link: https://culinarysaijiki.com/2023/08/21/reminder-last-chance-for-the-podcast-open-mic/ I’ve slowly started to build up an interesting collection of mid- to late-twentieth century classical haiku translations. Many of these anthologies are by people that,Continue reading “Lost Haiku, Authorship, and Translation”

Source Text: The Sound of Water

One of the things I find helpful in the study haiku is people sharing the various sources they use in their own writing practice. A few weeks ago, I gave an overview of Joshua McFadden’s Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables, which is one of my non-haiku source texts. I also thought it wouldContinue reading “Source Text: The Sound of Water”

S2E4: Interdependence: A Conversation with Elliot Nicely

Postcards from Texas is available for preorder Preorder one, or all three, of the Cuttlefish chapbooks for summer 2023: ⁠https://cuttlefishbooks.wixsite.com/home/2023-summer-book-launch⁠ Get Elliot’s Book If you would like a copy of Elliot’s chapbook weathered clapboard, you can email him at elliotnicely [at] yahoo [dot] com. This is a limited print run, so get yours today! MoreContinue reading “S2E4: Interdependence: A Conversation with Elliot Nicely”

S2E3: Form, Content, and Tamales

Community Open Mic Airs August 30th Click the Send a Voice Message button here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/culinarysaijiki/message Deadline: Saturday, August 26th at 11:59 pm CST. Theme: Transitions Editorial Decisions: Cherry and Plum Blossoms Read the latest blog post here: https://culinarysaijiki.com/2023/07/12/editorial-decisions-cherry-and-plum-blossoms/ Join the Conversation This season, I am welcoming both podcast guests and guest bloggers. If you’re interestedContinue reading “S2E3: Form, Content, and Tamales”

Editorial Decisions: Cherry and Plum Blossoms

As I’ve mentioned before, the end goal of this project is to produce a food-related saijiki in the spirit of William J. Higginson’s Haiku World: An International Poetry Almanac. That means producing a print book (and because it’s the 21st century, an ebook) that people can use as a reference to guide their personal haikuContinue reading “Editorial Decisions: Cherry and Plum Blossoms”

Food, Haiku, and Your Roots: 2023 HNA Presentation

Presentation Slides An Overview of Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables Read the most recent community blog post here: https://culinarysaijiki.com/2023/06/28/an-overview-of-six-seasons-a-new-way-with-vegetables/ 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. Support the ProjectBuy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culinarysaijiki.Continue reading “Food, Haiku, and Your Roots: 2023 HNA Presentation”

An Overview of Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables

“The seasons don’t ever divide themselves neatly,” writes Joshua McFadden in the opening of the Early Summer chapter of Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables. “Spring flows into early summer in fits and starts. A week of T-shirt weather may be followed by a string of cool gray days challenging our optimism about summer’sContinue reading “An Overview of Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables”