# S9E19 Soaring Beauty: Contemporary Lyrical Haiku and Senryu Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-pea-haiku-and-other-english-language-japanese-short-forms-204386/s9e19-soaring-beauty-contemporary-lyrical-haiku-and-senryu Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-pea-haiku-and-other-english-language-japanese-short-forms-204386/s9e19-soaring-beauty-contemporary-lyrical-haiku-and-senryu.md Podcast: [Poetry Pea - haiku and other English Language Japanese short forms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-pea-haiku-and-other-english-language-japanese-short-forms-204386) Published: 2026-05-18T22:00:12+00:00 Episode link: https://redcircle.com/shows/719f3e09-bcf6-4c08-8307-d1db1b40c67c/episodes/c936748f-33db-45bf-834e-1e6840ff6499 Audio file: https://audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/c936748f-33db-45bf-834e-1e6840ff6499/stream.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/poetry-pea-haiku-and-other-english-language-japanese-short-forms-204386/episodes/s9e19-soaring-beauty-contemporary-lyrical-haiku-and-senryu Duration seconds: 2003 ## Resource In this final episode of Poetry Pea’s series on lyricism in haiku and senryū, Patricia explores contemporary poems that sing—haiku and senryū rich in musicality, emotional resonance, and soaring beauty. With recommendations and insights from some poetry friends, we journey through lyrical work from some of today’s finest poets, asking what makes a haiku truly resonate. Is it sound, rhythm, imagery—or something harder to define? Do we come up with the answer? From birdsong and flowing rivers to moonlight, frost and bending grass, this episode celebrates poems that move us deeply without sentimentality, reminding us how much can be achieved with just a few carefully chosen words. Don't forget to check the shownotes. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/poetry-pea-haiku-and-other-english-language-japanese-short-forms-204386/episodes/s9e19-soaring-beauty-contemporary-lyrical-haiku-and-senryu/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-pea-haiku-and-other-english-language-japanese-short-forms-204386/s9e19-soaring-beauty-contemporary-lyrical-haiku-and-senryu.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.