About this episode
Without zoka, there is no haiku…Zoka — the creative, the generative force that animates the universe — is more than a concept. It's the heartbeat of haiku.In this week’s Poetry Pea Podcast, I reflect on Janice Doppler’s brilliant essay, “Following Bash?, Following Zoka,” and the powerful conversations it’s sparked within our community. I talk about my own grappling with the idea — from my strict Catholic upbringing to gradually recognizing zoka in my writing, even before I had the language for it.We’ll explore what haiku can be when we allow transformation, transience, and seasonality to rise above static images or generic kigo. ?What does it mean to feel the seasons in an urban space? How can we write haiku that breathe and evolve with nature — not just describe it??? Tune in and journey with us through change, through poetry, through zoka.Show notes
