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Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast

Aaron Smith and James Allen Hall
Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast
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  • Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast

    Hap

    19/1/2026 | 40 mins.
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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. And BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is available from Bridwell Press. 
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.

    NOTES:
    Read "Hap" by Thomas Hardy. And watch a here's a video enactment/reading of "Hap" by Thomas Hardy. And watch a reading/enactment of the poem here. 
    Read a terrific essay about Hardy's poem published by the Thomas Hardy Society here. 
    Thomas Hardy wrote 947 poems, and you can read them all online here.  
    For more about Taylor Swift's newest album's variations, read this piece in Vareity.
    Tom Brady does not have a brother who plays football. 
    Gayle King interviewed Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams at the Golden Globes. See the viral-video exchange here. 
    Here's a reddit thread on being rejected on Christmas Eve.
  • Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast

    I Am a Receptical (A Poetry Salon)

    12/1/2026 | 7 mins.
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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.

    Show Notes:
    We read poems by Amy Lowell and Jubi Arriola-Headley
    Check out Jubi Arriola-Headley's website here, and an obituary here. 
    Learn more about Amy Lowell here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/amy-lowell
  • Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast

    François Sagat (A Poetry Salon)

    05/1/2026 | 9 mins.
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    Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.
    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.

    Show Notes:
    We read poems by Giada Scodellaro and Natalie Louise Tombasco.
    Check out Giada Scodellaro's website here: https://giadascodellaro.com/
    Check out Natalie Louise Tombasco's website: https://natalielouisetombasco.com/
  • Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast

    Vitamin D (A Poetry Salon)

    29/12/2025 | 7 mins.
    Please Support Breaking Form!
    Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.
    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.

    Show Notes:
    We read poems by Kelli Russell Agodon and Afaa Michael Weaver.
    Learn more about Afaa Michael Weaver here: https://www.theshipmanagency.com/afaa-michael-weaver
    Check out Kelli Russell Agodon's website: https://www.agodon.com/index.html
  • Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast

    Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (A Poetry Salon)

    22/12/2025 | 5 mins.
    Please Support Breaking Form!
    Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.
    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.

    Show Notes:
    We read poems by Jonterri Gadson & Patrica Traxler
    Check out Jonterri Gadson's website: https://www.jonterrigadson.com/
    You can read more about Patricia Traxler on this Wikipedia page.

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About Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast

James Allen Hall and Aaron Smith talk about their favorite poems and poets, interview amazing writers, laugh a lot, gossip, and get real about life and art.
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