Haiku Theory

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 " Seasonality: English-Language Haiku in Search of its Vertical."     Charles Trumbull's essay " Seasonality: English-Language Haiku in Search of its Vertical" can be read by Clicking Here.   Harou Shirane's...

Jack Galmitz's review of Dimitar Anakiev's haiku collection 'Rustics' can be found at the Haiku Foundation by Clicking Here. The review begins on p. 165. To read Dimitar Anakiev's essay Haiku and Capitalism can be read in it entirety at the Haiku Foundation by Clicking Here. The essay begins on p. 103.

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 articles, which can be found below.   Jack Galmitz's review of Dimitar Anakiev's haiku collection ' Rustics' can be found at the Haiku Foundation by Clicking Here . The review begins on p. 165.   To read Dimi...

To view the interview with Hasegawa Kai on Richard Gilbert's website ( gendaihaiku.com ) CLICK HERE To contact the Haiku Theory Podcast email us HERE

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 Hasegawa Kai, published in Richard Gilbert's book Poems of Consciousness: Contemporary Japanese and English-language Haiku in Cross-cultural Perspective.     To view the interview with Hasegawa Kai on R...

The essay can be read in its entirety here. Contact the podcast by emailing us here. Music for this episode was provided by the guitar stylings of Adam Graham.

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 of Karumi with Susumu Takiguchi's essay, "Karumi: Matsuo Basho's Ultimate Poetical Value, or Was It?"   The essay can be read in its entirety here .    Contact the podcast by emailing us here .   M...

This episode's essay is title "So:Ba" and was written by Jim Kacian. The essay can be read in its entirety by CLICKING HERE To contact the podcast email us at haikutheory@gmail.com Opening music was recorded in a side-street in Havana, Cuba on January 14, 2017.

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 Japan and became an international form of poetry.   This episode's essay is title "So:Ba" and was written by Jim Kacian. The essay can be read in its entirety by CLICKING HERE   To contact the podcast e...

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 delve into the fascinating realm of Ba as presented in the the article, "Communicative Interaction in Terms of Ba Theory: Towards an innovative approach to language practice," which can read in its e...

The Essay can read in its entirety by Clicking Here. To view Diego Velazquez's painting "Las Meninas" Click Here To contact the podcast email us at haikutheory@gmail.com Opening music provided by your host tinkling around on his piano.

The essay can be read in its entirety by Clicking Here. To contact the podcast please email us at haikutheory@gmail.com The episode's music was recorded in a Barcelona subway station on June, 10 2017

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 Literary Theories."   The essay can be read in its entirety by Clicking Here .   To contact the podcast please email us at haikutheory@gmail.com   The episode's music was recorded in a Barcelona subway st...

The essay in its entirety can be Found Here. To contact the podcast please email us at haikutheory@gmail.com This episode's music was recorded in a street cafe in Barcelona on June 23, 2017.

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 Randy Brooks from his essay  Genesis of Haiku: Where Do Haiku Come From?   The essay in its entirety can be Found Here.  To contact the podcast please email us at haikutheory@gmail.com This episode's mus...

A copy of Beth Vieira's "Pearls of Dew" essay can be accessed here: https://www.academia.edu/17563453/Pearls_of_Dew To contact the podcast please email haikutheory@gmail.com Music: Jerome, M. K, et al. Poor little Butterfly is a fly gal now. 1919. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress

An investigation of how Western psychological theories offer a way to an "ontological union" with Nature. In this episode we'll travel along with Beth Vieira as she explores the ideas of "Transitional Objects" and "Intermediate Areas" as put forth by the psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott.  A copy of Beth Vieira's "Pearls of Dew" essay can be accessed here:   https://www.academia.edu/17563453/Pearls_o...

The essay, "Aha Moments and the Miracle of Haiku," can be found here in its entirety. https://www.graceguts.com/essays/aha-moments-and-the-miracle-of-haiku Michael Dylan Welch's haiku resource website can be found by clicking here. To contact the podcast please email haikutheory@gmail.com Music: Smith, Joseph C, et al. Who Did It?. 1919. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress

Haiku's miraculous capability of Time Travel. In this episode we explore Michael Dylan Welch's time-bending concept of the Aha Moment of haiku. The essay, "Aha Moments and the Miracle of Haiku," can be found here in its entirety .    https://www.graceguts.com/essays/aha-moments-and-the-miracle-of-haiku   Michael Dylan Welch's haiku resource website can be found by clicking here. To contact the pod...

Link to the Essay: https://www.graceguts.com/further-reading/a-pre-electronic-view-of-the-world To contact the podcast please email haikutheory@gmail.com Music: Conrad, Con, Paul Whiteman Orchestra, and Paul Whiteman. Moonlight. 1921. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress

Can haiku be written in an "electronic" world saturated with the information overload offered by social media and the internet?  In this episode we look at Paul O. Williams' concept of a "pre-electronic consciousness." Link to the Essay:   https://www.graceguts.com/further-reading/a-pre-electronic-view-of-the-world   To contact the podcast please email haikutheory@gmail.com Music:   Conrad, Con, P...

To contact the podcast please email haikutheory@gmail.com Music: Ambassador Orchestra, et al. The Japanese sandman. 1920. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Greetings and Salutations! A brief introduction to your host and the Haiku Theory Podcast. To contact the podcast please email haikutheory@gmail.com Music: Ambassador Orchestra, et al. The Japanese sandman . 1920. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .