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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · 1d

NEW PODCAST

@bobsykora.bsky.social reads Belle Ling, @thecorlew.bsky.social reads @heatherchristle.bsky.social , and we talk about getting back into the flow of writing poems

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what's been making you feel

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 10/07/2025 · 39m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW PODCAST

@bobsykora.bsky.social reads @richard-siken.bsky.social

Chris reads Percival Everett

WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW

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read that poet you've been meaning to read

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The Pink Poetry Club @thepinkpoetryclub.bsky.social · Aug 27

Send us some gay af poems! We have 9ish slots for issue two and we want your words

💗✒️♣️ for #midwestern #lgbtq #trans #queer #polyam #enm #voices

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✨️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️🦄

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW PODCAST

@bobsykora.bsky.social reads @richard-siken.bsky.social

Chris reads Percival Everett

WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW

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read that poet you've been meaning to read

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · Jul 29

see? New episode

The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Jul 29

NEW EPISODE

sorry for the hiatus. we didn’t mean to. wanna read some poems?

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poetry against the infection

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 07/29/2025 · 1h 2m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Jul 29

NEW EPISODE

sorry for the hiatus. we didn’t mean to. wanna read some poems?

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poetry against the infection

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 07/29/2025 · 1h 2m

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Jul 10

I had a chance to talk to @bobsykora.bsky.social about his WONDERFUL book, Utopians in Love, and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social was kind enough to publish that conversation. Check it out below!!
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Utopias Everywhere: An Interview with Bob Sykora

I’ve been hearing about Bob Sykora, his work, and the things he gets up to for years. He was in the cohort that left the spring before I started an MFA at UMass Boston, and everyone spoke so …

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Bob Sykora @bobsykora.bsky.social · Feb 14

Happy Valentine’s Day // The Utopians are SO in Love! // you can preorder my book here:

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Text reads Tell someone you love them by preordering my book. Two cartoon hearts, one wearing a flower and both with great eye lashes, the other holding a copy of my book Utopians in Love

Text says Preorder Utopians in Love today, overa bunch of candy hearts. The hearts read: The utopians are in love! Maybe my ass is good enough. My heart won’t be held down by history. History is longing. What absurdities can be imagined greater than institutions? Totes. Nice. My book cover hovers in the right hand upper corner

Text reads: your parter doesn’t want flowers for Valentine’s Day They want you to preorder utopians in love by bob sykora from Game over Books, pink background, flowers on the bottom, 4 cartoon hearts, one giving a snappy finger point, the other holding flowers behind their back, and two that are like not in on these flowers they’re so sassy

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Bob Sykora @bobsykora.bsky.social · Jul 6

got a request on the road to bring @thelinebreak.bsky.social back

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · Jul 29

it’s promote poems day for yr man bc we got a new Line Break out too but first @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social was kind enough to let me Summer Riot with them

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Two Poems by Chris Corlew

I MAY NEVER BE STRAIGHT EDGE BUT IT IS PUNK ROCK TO QUIT DRINKING in the NOFX song Bob spends 15 years gettin loaded until his liver explodedsaying he wanted to think about nothingam I made of the …

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Apr 24

*Arnold in Kindergarten Cop voice* IT’S NOT A LINE BREAK

Lazy & Entitled @lazyandentitled.bsky.social · Apr 24

NEW PODCAST

WE TALKED TO @bobsykora.bsky.social ABOUT HIS BOOK

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4 - The Utopians Are In Bob Sykora

Podcast Episode · The Lazy & Entitled Podcast · 04/24/2025 · 41m

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · Apr 8

EVERYONE CELEBRATE BOB BOOK

The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Apr 8

NEW EPISODE

THE GUYS TALK ABOUT AWP

@thecorlew.bsky.social ATE A LOT OF FOOD

OH YEAH @bobsykora.bsky.social ‘S BOOK CAME OUT

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AWP 2025 AND BOB'S BOOK CAME OUT

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 04/06/2025 · 38m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Apr 8

NEW EPISODE

THE GUYS TALK ABOUT AWP

@thecorlew.bsky.social ATE A LOT OF FOOD

OH YEAH @bobsykora.bsky.social ‘S BOOK CAME OUT

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AWP 2025 AND BOB'S BOOK CAME OUT

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 04/06/2025 · 38m

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Sandra Marchetti @sandrapoetry.bsky.social · Mar 11

I’m BACK on @thelinebreak.bsky.social podcast discussing my new book, DIORAMA! Listen here:

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publishing books takes a long time with Sandra Marchetti

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 03/11/2025 · 1h 16m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Mar 11

NEW EPISODE TIME

WE BROUGHT @sandrapoetry.bsky.social BACK

PREORDER DIORAMA

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publishing books takes a long time with Sandra Marchetti

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 03/11/2025 · 1h 16m

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Justin Carter @juscarts.com · Feb 25

I did a podcast.

The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Feb 25

NEW EPISODE

today, @bobsykora.bsky.social and @thecorlew.bsky.social sit down with @juscarts.com to talk his book BRAZOS, read Dean Young, memories of Dale, and women’s basketball

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raise Hell praise Dale with Justin Carter

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 02/24/2025 · 50m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Feb 25

NEW EPISODE

today, @bobsykora.bsky.social and @thecorlew.bsky.social sit down with @juscarts.com to talk his book BRAZOS, read Dean Young, memories of Dale, and women’s basketball

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raise Hell praise Dale with Justin Carter

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 02/24/2025 · 50m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Feb 11

nothing but illustrious guests, some have said

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Melissa Ferrer Civil @melissaferrerand.bsky.social · Feb 11

Ahhh! My episode on The Line Break Podcast is up and you should go listen to it!

The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Feb 11

NEW EPISODE

THE LINE BREAK IS THE PODCAST FOR POET LAUREATES

WE GOT @melissaferrerand.bsky.social

CHECK IT OUT

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poetry that breathes fortification into your body (feat. Melissa Ferrer Civil)

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 02/10/2025 · 1h 6m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Feb 11

CHECK IT OUT ON SPOTIFY TOO

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Feb 11

NEW EPISODE

THE LINE BREAK IS THE PODCAST FOR POET LAUREATES

WE GOT @melissaferrerand.bsky.social

CHECK IT OUT

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poetry that breathes fortification into your body (feat. Melissa Ferrer Civil)

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 02/10/2025 · 1h 6m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Feb 11

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · Jan 23

Made me grateful for the many models of community-forward poetry podcasts. 🎙️ 📚💙 @commonplacepod.bsky.social @sakeriver.com @davidnaimon.bsky.social @thelinebreak.bsky.social
I hope @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social is like this for listeners as well 💙

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Dec 17

NEW EPISODE

IT’S WINTER SO LETS READ BERNADETTE MAYER

LETS GET COOOOLLLLLLDDDD

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a midwinter's reading of MIDWINTER DAY

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 12/17/2024 · 54m

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The Line Break @thelinebreak.bsky.social · Dec 10

NEW EPISODE!

That’s right, it’s November in December. @bobsykora.bsky.social reads Kenzie Allen, @thecorlew.bsky.social reads Joshua Beckman and Matthew Rohrer, and you’re not gonna believe this, but we talk 🏀

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taking things as they are

Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 12/10/2024 · 1h 7m

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