Breaking Form: A Podcast of Poetry & Culture
@breakingformpod.bsky.social
Co-hosted by poets James Allen Hall & Aaron Smith. Online at https://breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.
30 min shows every Monday. We're like a poetry quickie in a filthy motel with a faaaaaabulous library!
30 min shows every Monday. We're like a poetry quickie in a filthy motel with a faaaaaabulous library!
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TODAY at 6pm ET, the Lit House sponsors a visit by @johnjharwood.bsky.social to Washington College to deliver the Richard L. Harwood Lecture in American Journalism. Harwood's talk will center on "truth in unsettling times." A livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/BlBI3TX...
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
TODAY at 6pm ET, the Lit House sponsors a visit by @johnjharwood.bsky.social to Washington College to deliver the Richard L. Harwood Lecture in American Journalism. Harwood's talk will center on "truth in unsettling times." A livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/BlBI3TX...
This week, Aaron and James celebrate the iconic Lucille Clifton. Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your starshine and clay.
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This week, Aaron and James celebrate the iconic Lucille Clifton. Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your starshine and clay.
Fall for our first episode of a topsy-turvy season 4 here:
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January 19, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Fall for our first episode of a topsy-turvy season 4 here:
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breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
If you missed Season 3's interviews, now's a good time to catch up. We loved each of these conversations!
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(Now playing: new, ~10 minute poetry salons as we enjoy a recharge through the new year)
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(Now playing: new, ~10 minute poetry salons as we enjoy a recharge through the new year)
December 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you missed Season 3's interviews, now's a good time to catch up. We loved each of these conversations!
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
(Now playing: new, ~10 minute poetry salons as we enjoy a recharge through the new year)
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
(Now playing: new, ~10 minute poetry salons as we enjoy a recharge through the new year)
Did you catch the season closer of Breaking Form yet? Talk about going out on top.
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FYI: We'll still be releasing new, short salon episodes each Monday until Season 4 starts mid-January.
Gift tip: always wash your toys before you play with them.
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
FYI: We'll still be releasing new, short salon episodes each Monday until Season 4 starts mid-January.
Gift tip: always wash your toys before you play with them.
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Did you catch the season closer of Breaking Form yet? Talk about going out on top.
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
FYI: We'll still be releasing new, short salon episodes each Monday until Season 4 starts mid-January.
Gift tip: always wash your toys before you play with them.
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
FYI: We'll still be releasing new, short salon episodes each Monday until Season 4 starts mid-January.
Gift tip: always wash your toys before you play with them.
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Can you pitch in $5 to help these youngsters get a little light? We're raising money for the Light of Day Internships, which pair students with literary organizations. Please, help us give the Light of Day.
Visit tinyurl.com/tx827sfj & select "Centers of Excellence" & "Literary House Light of Day"
Visit tinyurl.com/tx827sfj & select "Centers of Excellence" & "Literary House Light of Day"
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Can you pitch in $5 to help these youngsters get a little light? We're raising money for the Light of Day Internships, which pair students with literary organizations. Please, help us give the Light of Day.
Visit tinyurl.com/tx827sfj & select "Centers of Excellence" & "Literary House Light of Day"
Visit tinyurl.com/tx827sfj & select "Centers of Excellence" & "Literary House Light of Day"
This week, we welcome former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to talk about poetry, democracy, fear, & poems by Joy Harjo, Francisco Márquez, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Lucie Brock-Broido, and @dseuss.bsky.social
Listen wherever you get your fearless podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
Listen wherever you get your fearless podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This week, we welcome former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to talk about poetry, democracy, fear, & poems by Joy Harjo, Francisco Márquez, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Lucie Brock-Broido, and @dseuss.bsky.social
Listen wherever you get your fearless podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
Listen wherever you get your fearless podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
This week on Breaking Form, we talk poems that give us literal life (including one by @kathyfagan.bsky.social
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your thriving spirit.
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your thriving spirit.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This week on Breaking Form, we talk poems that give us literal life (including one by @kathyfagan.bsky.social
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your thriving spirit.
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your thriving spirit.
We get out our pair of big crystal balls and predict the 2025 National Book Award in Poetry. Tune in for the tea at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your piping hot awards gossip served.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We get out our pair of big crystal balls and predict the 2025 National Book Award in Poetry. Tune in for the tea at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your piping hot awards gossip served.
Tomorrow on Breaking Form, we revisit one of the 20th Century's most important & influential poem: Brigit Pegeen Kelly's "Song"
Catch up on past episodes online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your poetry podcasts.
Catch up on past episodes online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your poetry podcasts.
October 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tomorrow on Breaking Form, we revisit one of the 20th Century's most important & influential poem: Brigit Pegeen Kelly's "Song"
Catch up on past episodes online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your poetry podcasts.
Catch up on past episodes online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your poetry podcasts.
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Cherry Tree is delighted to reveal our second Pushcart Prize nomination: Julie Marie Wade's "From the Jeopardy! Category, THE SUBJUNCTIVE:" which appeared in Issue 11. We know we can always turn to Julie's work for the exact right questions!
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Cherry Tree is delighted to reveal our second Pushcart Prize nomination: Julie Marie Wade's "From the Jeopardy! Category, THE SUBJUNCTIVE:" which appeared in Issue 11. We know we can always turn to Julie's work for the exact right questions!
This week on Breaking Form, we put the SIS in ekphrasis, featuring poems that respond to art by @tommyeblount.bsky.social, Amy Gerstler, Paul Tran, David Trinidad, and Walta Borawski, among others!
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your Arse Poetica'd.
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your Arse Poetica'd.
October 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This week on Breaking Form, we put the SIS in ekphrasis, featuring poems that respond to art by @tommyeblount.bsky.social, Amy Gerstler, Paul Tran, David Trinidad, and Walta Borawski, among others!
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your Arse Poetica'd.
Check it out online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your Arse Poetica'd.
Check out our interview with David Duchovny, author of the poetry book _About Time_ (@akashicbooks.bsky.social).
You can listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you find your podcasts (& sure, we absolutely 100% coincided this release with the character Fox Mulder's birthday.👌)
You can listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you find your podcasts (& sure, we absolutely 100% coincided this release with the character Fox Mulder's birthday.👌)
October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Check out our interview with David Duchovny, author of the poetry book _About Time_ (@akashicbooks.bsky.social).
You can listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you find your podcasts (& sure, we absolutely 100% coincided this release with the character Fox Mulder's birthday.👌)
You can listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you find your podcasts (& sure, we absolutely 100% coincided this release with the character Fox Mulder's birthday.👌)
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This is the best interview so far of the “About Time” (David Duchovny’s poetry book) promotion. Great insight and discussion and even a little tidbit of how a Chris Carter writing quirk unintentionally influenced Duchovny’s Mulder.
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This is the best interview so far of the “About Time” (David Duchovny’s poetry book) promotion. Great insight and discussion and even a little tidbit of how a Chris Carter writing quirk unintentionally influenced Duchovny’s Mulder.
About Time (with Special Guest David Duchovny)
Podcast Episode · Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast · 10/13/2025 · 1h 14m
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October 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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This is the best interview so far of the “About Time” (David Duchovny’s poetry book) promotion. Great insight and discussion and even a little tidbit of how a Chris Carter writing quirk unintentionally influenced Duchovny’s Mulder.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
This is the best interview so far of the “About Time” (David Duchovny’s poetry book) promotion. Great insight and discussion and even a little tidbit of how a Chris Carter writing quirk unintentionally influenced Duchovny’s Mulder.
This week on Breaking Form, we're picking between eminently datable poetry-bachelors and deciding where to take them on our dates....
Listen anywhere you get your Ms. Pacman sated and full, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
Listen anywhere you get your Ms. Pacman sated and full, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This week on Breaking Form, we're picking between eminently datable poetry-bachelors and deciding where to take them on our dates....
Listen anywhere you get your Ms. Pacman sated and full, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
Listen anywhere you get your Ms. Pacman sated and full, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
The queens visit Pittsburgh for a big dose of poetry -- occasioned by a weekend of events held in tribute to Ed Ochester (1939-2023). It's a dishy episode, despite the elegiac occasion. Listen online at
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
or wherever you mine your poetry.
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
or wherever you mine your poetry.
September 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The queens visit Pittsburgh for a big dose of poetry -- occasioned by a weekend of events held in tribute to Ed Ochester (1939-2023). It's a dishy episode, despite the elegiac occasion. Listen online at
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
or wherever you mine your poetry.
breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
or wherever you mine your poetry.
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What Senior Fiction Reader @nicanstett.bsky.social is enjoying when not reading submissions: fabulous books by @riggstah.bsky.social and @tonytula.com
Cherry Tree is open for submissions until October 1!
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Cherry Tree is open for submissions until October 1!
cherrytree.submittable.com/submit
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What Senior Fiction Reader @nicanstett.bsky.social is enjoying when not reading submissions: fabulous books by @riggstah.bsky.social and @tonytula.com
Cherry Tree is open for submissions until October 1!
cherrytree.submittable.com/submit
Cherry Tree is open for submissions until October 1!
cherrytree.submittable.com/submit
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Omg this episode of @breakingformpod.bsky.social is so good I had to stop halfway to tell you to go listen.
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I’ll prob use this earbud break to go buy Richard Siken’s book
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I’ll prob use this earbud break to go buy Richard Siken’s book
I Do Know Some Things (with Richard Siken)
Podcast Episode · Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast · 25/08/2025 · 1h 20m
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September 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Omg this episode of @breakingformpod.bsky.social is so good I had to stop halfway to tell you to go listen.
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I’ll prob use this earbud break to go buy Richard Siken’s book
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
I’ll prob use this earbud break to go buy Richard Siken’s book
This week's episode takes place, places place, and plants poetry in your [placeholder]. Poets mentioned include @tracibrimhall.bsky.social @joseolivarez.bsky.social & @adrianmatejka.bsky.social among others!
Listen wherever you get your poetry podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
Listen wherever you get your poetry podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This week's episode takes place, places place, and plants poetry in your [placeholder]. Poets mentioned include @tracibrimhall.bsky.social @joseolivarez.bsky.social & @adrianmatejka.bsky.social among others!
Listen wherever you get your poetry podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
Listen wherever you get your poetry podcasts, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
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Cherry Tree is open for submissions through October 1. Send us your poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. All accepted pieces are considered for our special section of Literary Shade!
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August 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cherry Tree is open for submissions through October 1. Send us your poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. All accepted pieces are considered for our special section of Literary Shade!
cherrytree.submittable.com
cherrytree.submittable.com
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At long last my copy of @notquitehydepark.bsky.social’s Super Gay Poems has arrived!
(I bought this book after hearing about it on @breakingformpod.bsky.social so I know it’s 🔥)
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At long last my copy of @notquitehydepark.bsky.social’s Super Gay Poems has arrived!
(I bought this book after hearing about it on @breakingformpod.bsky.social so I know it’s 🔥)
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August 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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At long last my copy of @notquitehydepark.bsky.social’s Super Gay Poems has arrived!
(I bought this book after hearing about it on @breakingformpod.bsky.social so I know it’s 🔥)
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
At long last my copy of @notquitehydepark.bsky.social’s Super Gay Poems has arrived!
(I bought this book after hearing about it on @breakingformpod.bsky.social so I know it’s 🔥)
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We had so much fun talking about the poems that always remind us of (and renew for us) the power of poetry to invoke awe that we made Touchstone 2! Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever poetry podcasts electrify you!
August 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We had so much fun talking about the poems that always remind us of (and renew for us) the power of poetry to invoke awe that we made Touchstone 2! Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever poetry podcasts electrify you!
Smoke 'em if you got 'em! "Poetry Babies" is now streaming on Breaking Form. You can listen wherever you get your cigars and strollers, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com.
July 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Smoke 'em if you got 'em! "Poetry Babies" is now streaming on Breaking Form. You can listen wherever you get your cigars and strollers, or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com.
In our current episode, now streaming, we discuss touchstone poems: those works we return to when we need to remember the power and inspiration of poetry. Take a listen wherever you get touched (by poetry!) or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In our current episode, now streaming, we discuss touchstone poems: those works we return to when we need to remember the power and inspiration of poetry. Take a listen wherever you get touched (by poetry!) or online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com
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All aboard for Season 3 of @breakingformpod.bsky.social !
Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com/1865753, or wherever you get your bags packed.
Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com/1865753, or wherever you get your bags packed.
June 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
All aboard for Season 3 of @breakingformpod.bsky.social !
Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com/1865753, or wherever you get your bags packed.
Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com/1865753, or wherever you get your bags packed.