On this episode, we break bread with poet and penpal Bob Sykora and talk about everything bagels, "leaning into softness," and Joyce Peseroff. 

Guest: Bob Sykora, IG: @bob_sykora_, Twitter: @bob_sykora_, Website: bobsykora.com

Bio: Bob Sykora is the author of the chapbook I Was Talking About Love–You Are Talking About Geography (Nostrovia! 2016). A graduate of the UMass Boston MFA program, he teaches at community college, serves as an editor for Garden Party Collective, and co-hosts The Line Break podcast.

Poem(s) discussed: "The Hardness Scale" by Joyce Peseroff and "Crying on the Exercise Bike While Watching The Great British Bakeoff, February 2021" by Bob Sykora

Podcast Website: https://bread-poetry.simplecast.com

Instagram: @breadandpoetrypodcast

Twitter: @breadpoetrypod

Production: Kula Production Company

Photo Credit: Najee Brown @authoredby

Theme Music: Stu Dias @stuartdiasplaysmusicsometimes

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