In this episode Donna Beaver and Alan Pizzarelli discuss the distinction between the poetic forms of Haiku and Senryu, the origins of Senryu in Japan, and its rediscovery and recognition as a poetic form in English literature.
“the fat lady
bends over the tomatoes
a full moon”
Credits
Choral arrangements of Alan Pizzarelli's Senryu:
"the fat lady" performed by The Marietta Choir
"buzzZ" commissioned by soprano Maria Knapik-Sztramko for the Guelph Spring Festival, May 19, 1993 Ontario, Canada