Arts

Haiku Theory

by Haiku Theory Podcast

Is this your show? Claim it

Listen on Apple Podcasts Pocket Casts RSS feed

Recently ranked · United States

Last recorded placements from this show’s chart history. These are not current rankings.

Not on the United States charts we track today.

If you like Haiku Theory, try…

Politics Theory Other

Latest episodes

Episode 24: Haiku & Conceptual Experience

March 21, 2026 · 1 min

What if a haiku isn't just a poem—but a living concept? Come along as we dive into haiku as conceptual experience: a compact, electrified Now where language, memory, and experience collide. By reimagining haiku as dynamic conceptual…
Episode 23: Poetic Diction in Haiku

November 13, 2025

Think haiku is all about simple language? Come along as we unpack how the juxtaposition of poetic and common diction energizes haiku, and how 20th-century English-language poets got it wrong by mistaking the poetic for the prosaic. Contact…
Episode 22: Haiku Grammar

May 15, 2025 · 0 min

Is haiku bound by the rules of everyday grammar, or does it operate on its own terms? In this episode, we explore how haiku breaks away from the structures of normal sentence-based language. From notions of spontaneous grammars to the…
Episode 21: Haiku Expectations

March 14, 2025 · 1 min

Haiku expectations dictate what it is we think haiku should be doing. In this episode, we dive into the expectations surrounding haiku and how they shape our experience of the form. We explore the common belief that haiku should evoke…
Episode 20: Care Ethics and Haiku

January 23, 2025 · 0 min

A 'Careful Poetics: Caring Imagination, Caring Habits, and Haiku' can be read in its entirety by Clicking Here.

Show 7 more episodesShow fewer episodes

Episode 19: Meaning and Experience

December 20, 2024 · 0 min

The interplay of meaning and experience in haiku both captivates and frustrates readers and writers alike. In this episode, we delve into Richard Gilbert's concept of Collocation and Roland Barthes' Narrative Codes, examining how these…
Episode 18: Jacques Lacan and Haiku

December 13, 2024 · 0 min

Within haiku is a tension between silence and expression that mirrors the complex relationship between desire and its unattainable fulfillment. In this episode, we delve into Ian Marshall's essay, Jouissance among the Kire: A Lacanian…
Episode 17: Disjunction

December 2, 2024 · 0 min

Dwelling beneath the formal aspect of Juxtaposition is the force of Disjunction, a force that disrupts perception and challenges the very notion of what a haiku is. In today's episode, we explore Richard Gilbert's essay The Disjunctive…
Episode 16: Copying Haiku Product, Problem, and Process

November 14, 2024 · 0 min

"Good artists copy, great artists steal." This quote is attributed to Picasso, but what does it actually mean for Haiku? Come along as we dig into a theory of crafting original haiku by copying the works of others. In this episode we'll be…
Episode 15: Impossibility of Realism in Haiku

June 7, 2024 · 0 min

Is Realism a false idol of haiku? Is the understanding of Haiku being "a nature poem" a false understanding? Come along as we explore how Realism interacts with haiku...or even if Realism interacts with haiku at all. In this episode we…
Episode 14: Juxtaposition: cutting and joining

May 29, 2024

Haruo Shirane. The ideas discussed in this episode can also be explored in Shirane's paper Matsuo Bashō and the Poetics of Scent. To download this paper CLICK HERE. Please note, the document is compilation of a bunch of haiku thinkers…
Episode 13: Haiku Commentary & Interpretation

May 15, 2024

Come along as we take a closer look at three specific contemporary haiku offering commentary and interpretation.

Full episode archive on Apple Podcasts →

About the show

"Haiku Theory" is a thought-provoking podcast delving deep into the theory of haiku, the centuries-old form of Japanese poetry renowned for its profundity. Each episode investigates a specific aspect of haiku theory, summarizing key ideas found in the writings of the deepest thinkers on haiku throughout the centuries and across the globe. Whether you're a seasoned haiku enthusiast or a newcomer to the world of haiku, "Haiku Theory" welcomes you to immerse yourself in the beauty and wisdom of this timeless art form.