Linebreak launched on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. We publish one poem per week. Find previous poems by title below.
- American history
Written by Bob Hicok
Read by Ash Bowen
Published on January 21, 2008
- Horn
Written by Bruce Bond
Read by Ashley McHugh
Published on January 29, 2008
- Trip to the Moon
Written by Barry Ballard
Read by Johnathon Williams
Published on February 4, 2008
- crab louse
Written by D.A. Powell
Read by Geoffrey Brock
Published on February 12, 2008
- Come Back
Written by Dorianne Laux
Read by Davis McCombs
Published on February 19, 2008
- January Monster
Written by Zachary Schomburg
Read by Heather Christle
Published on February 26, 2008
- Stardust Memories
Written by Daniel Nester
Read by Amanda Auchter
Published on March 4, 2008
- Counting
Written by Carolyn Guinzio
Read by Quan Barry
Published on March 11, 2008
- Sad Dictionary
Written by Richard Siken
Read by Amanda Auchter
Published on March 17, 2008
- Dave Mustaine Changes Lives
Written by Anthony Robinson
Read by Zachary Schomburg
Published on March 24, 2008
- Or Something Like That
Written by C. Dale Young
Read by D.A. Powell
Published on April 1, 2008
- Gold
Written by Dorianne Laux
Read by Michael Heffernan
Published on April 8, 2008
- Cash at Folsom
Written by Seth Abramson
Read by Leon Stokesbury
Published on April 14, 2008
- Spree fall
Written by Bob Hicok
Read by Beth Ann Fennelly
Published on April 22, 2008
- Poem for the Adoptive Mother
Written by Amanda Auchter
Read by Chloë Honum
Published on April 29, 2008
- To ************* From the Residents of Point Reyes
Written by Lola Haskins
Read by Carolyn Guinzio
Published on May 6, 2008
- Cruz del Condor
Written by Quan Barry
Read by Davis McCombs
Published on May 13, 2008
- Bug
Written by Alison Stine
Read by Amanda Auchter
Published on May 20, 2008
- Onward and Onward
Written by Heather Christle
Read by Adam Clay
Published on May 27, 2008
- Thou May’st in Me Behold
Written by David Graham
Read by Sara Stripling
Published on June 3, 2008
- The Natives Are Restless
Written by Sandra Beasley
Read by Steve Mueske
Published on June 10, 2008
- The Second Night
Written by Christina Davis
Read by Brandon Shimoda
Published on June 17, 2008
- Elegy of a Young Motorcyclist
Written by Ryan Courtwright
Read by Rachel Mallino
Published on June 24, 2008
- Somewhere Once, a House
Written by Paul Dickey
Read by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Published on July 1, 2008
- Fragment From A Nonexistent Yiddish Poet #34
Written by Jehanne Dubrow
Read by Van K. Brock
Published on July 8, 2008
- For the Weight of Gravity in Early Autumn
Written by Adam Clay
Read by Jennifer Perrine
Published on July 15, 2008
- The Lover
Written by Karen Rigby
Read by Julie Carter
Published on July 21, 2008
- Middles of Deserts
Written by Amy MacLennan
Read by Erica Dawson
Published on July 29, 2008
- The Gift
Written by Lola Haskins
Read by Juliana Gray
Published on August 5, 2008
- Matilda Stays Up Late With No Questions to Ask
Written by Farrah Field
Read by Brad Leithauser
Published on August 12, 2008
- The Hotel Devotion
Written by Sandra Beasley
Read by Katrina Vandenberg
Published on August 19, 2008
- A kind of elegance to the attachments
Written by Bob Hicok
Read by Eric McHenry
Published on August 26, 2008
- barbershop talc
Written by D.A. Powell
Read by Greg Williamson
Published on September 2, 2008
- The Avalanche Club
Written by Heather Christle
Read by Eric McHenry
Published on September 9, 2008
- Mother’s Day
Written by Dorianne Laux
Read by Andrew Hudgins
Published on September 16, 2008
- Halley’s Comet
Written by Trent Nutting
Read by Steve Mueske
Published on September 23, 2008
- Gray Sisters to Perseus
Written by Lori Lamothe
Read by Michael Robins
Published on September 30, 2008
- Third Hand Tale: West Virginia
Written by James Cervantes
Read by Lori Lamothe
Published on October 7, 2008
- At the Border Between the States
Written by Seth Abramson
Read by Greg Williamson
Published on October 14, 2008
- Testimony
Written by Emma Bolden
Read by Abraham Smith
Published on October 21, 2008
- Chryssoie
Written by Maureen Alsop
Read by Adam Clay
Published on October 27, 2008
- Honor Thy
Written by Sandy Longhorn
Read by Maureen Alsop
Published on November 4, 2008
- Jacob’s Dream
Written by Adam Tessier
Read by Ralph Adamo
Published on November 11, 2008
- The Last Holdout
Written by Alison Pelegrin
Read by Tony Tost
Published on November 18, 2008
- Ghazal with Heavenly Bodies
Written by Sarah J. Sloat
Read by Lori Lamothe
Published on November 25, 2008
- Mommy
Written by Megan Collins
Read by Jennifer Jabaily
Published on December 2, 2008
- Robertson Boulevard Onramp
Written by Michelle Bitting
Read by Tobias Wray
Published on December 9, 2008
- Unlisted
Written by Adam O. Davis
Read by Mary Angelino
Published on December 16, 2008
- A Tongue in a Mouth of Teeth is a Powerful Muscle
Written by S. Whitney Holmes
Read by Jeff Simpson
Published on December 23, 2008
- Evaporation
Written by Brent Goodman
Read by Lori Lamothe
Published on December 30, 2008
- Falling
Written by Traci Brimhall
Read by Jeff Simpson
Published on January 6, 2009
- Head First
Written by Kristine Ong Muslim
Read by Erika Seay
Published on January 13, 2009
- Rube Goldberg Draws the Human Heart
Written by M.C. Allan
Read by Chris Wong
Published on January 20, 2009
- Sonatine
Written by Chad Temples
Read by Louise Mathias
Published on January 27, 2009
- Renaming Wonder
Written by Sally Ashton
Read by Doug Van Gundy
Published on February 3, 2009
- Dear Atamasco Lily
Written by Susan Meyers
Read by Steven D. Schroeder
Published on February 10, 2009
- Mother’s Day Omen
Written by Michelle Bitting
Read by Daniel Nester
Published on February 17, 2009
- Rape of Myself
Written by Seth Abramson
Read by Brent Goodman
Published on February 24, 2009
- Fire on the Mount
Written by Kerry Krouse
Read by Daniel Nester
Published on March 3, 2009
- Argument From Design
Written by T.R. Hummer
Read by Geoffrey Brock
Published on March 10, 2009
- More Matter, Less Art
Written by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
Read by Deborah Ager
Published on March 17, 2009
- 1920: In Duluth, Minnesota
Written by T.J. Jarrett
Read by Michael Heffernan
Published on March 24, 2009
- Past Perfect
Written by Christina Olson
Read by Jacob Shores-Argüello
Published on March 31, 2009
- Caddyshackesque
Written by Daniel Nester
Read by Shin Yu Pai
Published on April 7, 2009
- Cadaver Dog
Written by Seth Abramson
Read by K.C. Trommer
Published on April 14, 2009
- A meeting of estrangements
Written by Bob Hicok
Read by Nate Pritts
Published on April 21, 2009
- Self Portrait Descending Slowly into the Atlantic Ocean
Written by Oliver delaPaz
Read by Davis McCombs
Published on April 28, 2009
- Climbing the Air
Written by Leslie St. John
Read by Nic Sebastian
Published on May 5, 2009
- Somewhere South of Miles City
Written by Joe Wilkins
Read by Rachel Mallino
Published on May 12, 2009
- In the Town Called Allegory
Written by Jeffrey Thomson
Read by Brett Harrington
Published on May 19, 2009
- At Ruann’s, Having Tea with the Future
Written by Sally Molini
Read by April Christiansen
Published on May 26, 2009
- I Slept Last Night
Written by Jen Currin
Read by Matthew Nienow
Published on June 2, 2009
- Courage and Horror Stand Side by Side
Written by Katrina Vandenberg
Read by Steve Mueske
Published on June 9, 2009
- Shack & Creek
Written by Carolyn Guinzio
Read by David Sanders
Published on June 16, 2009
- The Painter’s Wife
Written by Tania Pryputniewicz
Read by Jehanne Dubrow
Published on June 23, 2009
- Errata
Written by Lisa Fay Coutley
Read by Moira Egan
Published on June 30, 2009