Aaron and Dave dive into an old private journal to read poems written in high school. Along the way the two have found themselves joined by some incredibly amazing people, all willing to share some of their own bad poetry. Experience a mix of self-reflection, humor, self-deprecation, great conversations and just maybe a half decent poem!
If one can get past the blasphemous title... you are met with a pretty blanned poem. Dave and Aaron are back to the old swing of things with a dug up poem from Aaron's past. And of all the ones found... this probably should have remained lost. An epic fail of an epic poem for a freshman college class. Enjoy!My Bad Poetry Episode 7.16: "The Word of God (written by Aaron)"End Poem from a Real Poet: "Jesus in the WIlderness" by Malika BookerPodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Dave and Aaron learn that good sonnets do not always make for great poems. While these poems may be technical to a tee, Taylor cringes at missed opportunities, as one may flinch at their own distorted reflection in the Bean. You know that famous art work in Chicago? My Bad Poetry Episode 7.15 "What You Wanted, In the Winter, God Shows Off, & Double Barrier (w/ Taylor Byas)"Taylor Byas is a nominee for multiple Pushcart and Best of the Net awards, and her debut full length poetry collection I Done Clicked My Heel Three Times won the Maya Angelou Book Award in 2023. She received her doctorate in Creative Writing and Literature through the University of Cincinnati. You can pre-order her newest work Resting Bitch Face here. Follow her work at https://www.taylorbyas.com/.Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Katie brings some really fun poems to the show that frankly aren't bad at all! Embarrassing...maybe... but even that is up for debate. What isn't up for debate is the phallic shape... found in both?? Katie also teaches Aaron and Dave the word "majusculation," which is a very fancy word for a pretty common thing! My Bad Poetry Episode 7.14 "A Prayer & Coupling with Big Ben (w/ Katie Manning)End Poem from a Real Poet: "On the Origin" by Katie ManningKatie Manning is a professor of writing at Point Loma Nazarene University, a co-founder of editor-in-chief of Whale Road Review, and the author of several chapbooks and full length collections. Her most recent collection Hereverant along with her other works can be found here. You can keep up with her many activities on her website https://www.katiemanningpoet.com/Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Though Dave had to duck out early Matthew brought enough nerdiness for the both of them. MEH makes a triumphant return with poems from the cutting room floor. They are random, they are obscure, they are just the right kind of quirky for Aaron's taste. Do you think they should be revived?My Bad Poetry Episode 7.13: "life is bigger than you, if we're being honest (w/ Matthew E. Henry)"End Poem from a Real Poet: "Job confronts Maggie Smith at a conference" by MEHMatthew E Henry publications and other musings can be found here. His most recent full length collection said the Frog to the scorpion can be found here, with a list of his other published collections.Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
The two titles combined kind of of speak for themselves, when describing the topics of these poems. Dave and Aaron are graced with the presence of a friend who (having listened to the show before it was a show) finally took a turn in the hot seat with some of her works from college. Though Emily claims she has never been a poet, these poems... beg to differ?? Hey, at least they're better than 99% of what Aaron wrote in high school. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.12: "Graceful & Awkward (w/ Emily)End Poem from a Real Poet: "Bed in Summer" by Robert Louis StevensonEmily is a close friend of the show, who keeps her secrets closer! Thanks Emily for the last minute appearance!! Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
If ever you need to find bad poetry Ariel suggests long ago posts on the old social media sites. Even if you have deleted Live Journal and Myspace, don't worry you may have left something on the good old notes pages on Facebook. Dave and Aaron discuss with Ariel the deep lyricism of Dashboard Confessional and the cliches of chick flicks. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.11: "It's Surreal to be Hit Gently with a Rose (w/ Ariel Treece)Ariel Treece is an assistant librarian making her a true hero! Support your local libraries everyone.Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Shaawan brings three interesting poems to the podcast. With no real titles to work with, the hosts and guest sort through words from Shaawan's high school journals. Maybe he could have wrote a song... but he most definitely wrote these!!!End Poem from a Real Poet: "There will always be another horror..." by Shaawan Francis Keahna published on pg. 8 of Mayday.Shaawan Francis Keahna is an artist, archivist, filmmaker, writer, composer, and poet living in Baltimore, Maryland. His first chapbook is title Mayday and is available through Bottlecap Press. You can keep up with Shaawan and all his work through is website https://shaawan.com/.Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Alina Ștefănescu, brings three very different examples of "bad" poetry. One struggling with voice, another structure, and one context. Without Dave, Aaron and Alina work through these varying verses to see how ideas sometimes rightly remain in the drafts folders for a later day or a note to something new.My Bad Poetry Episode 7.9: "Asterisk, Etiologies, & Octave with Line from a Lullaby (w/Alina Ștefănescu)"End Poem from a Real Poet: "Tonight as You Pace the Garden" by Alina ȘtefănescuAlina Ștefănescu is an essayist, educator, translator, poet, and short prose author born in Romania and lives in Alabama. Her published anthologies including Dor and the upcoming My Heresies can be found here. You can keep up with her and all her work through her social media or website: https://www.alinastefanescuwriter.com/Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Dave and Aaron and overjoyed to have another guest on the show! Risha brings poems from Jr. High that have been shared in classrooms, Watt pad, and Tumbler, but now have found there way to My Bad Poetry. How bad could they be? My Bad Poetry Episode 7.8: "Broken hearted and numb, Dark Skies, & Where I'm From (w/Risha Nicole)"End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Spring of Love" by Risha NicoleRisha Nicole is a poet in Kent, Ohio. Her full length poetry collection Without a Sound is available now. Watch for Dying Girl in the future. You can follow @risha_nicole on most platforms, or check on her website here!Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
After a last minute change in plans, Aaron and Dave find themselves recording with only one hastily written poem prepared to share. Working with what they've got, the show struggles along. What is a sonnet really? Are Reels real? Why watch what one hates? These are the big questions that may made a boiling brain plip-plop. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.7: "An Ode to Rage Bait"End Poem from a Real Poet: "There was an Old Man from Quebec" by Edward LearPodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Aaron and Dave try to keep the show light hearted as they dig into a high school assignment about the Vietnam War. Did a high school Aaron give the proper weight and respect to such a severe situation as the draft that effected so many families and young adults? Obviously not... but...the poem could have been worse. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.6: "The Draft"End Poem from a Real Poet: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara TeasdalePodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
While this poem was already shared with the world way back in 2004, now some 21 years later Amelia brings this wonderful LiveJournal entry to Aaron and Dave for our dear listeners to hear. An emo work that asks the deep questions.My Bad Poetry Episode 7.5: "What If? (w/ Amelia McCracken)Since Amelia McCracken has left her emo poetry writing days in the past, she has moved onto entrepreneur and mentor. You can follow her work onLinkedIn or learn more about her work atMent Services.End Poem from a Real Poet: "What If?" by Shel SilversteinPodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Probably should have stayed Off the show Even with a format to go by My oh my oh my.... Aaron found an old acrostic poem from an external hard drive. Dave seeks to destroy said hard drive and shares his newest hastily written poem "Cophiskey". My Bad Poetry Episode 7.4 "me" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Acrostic" by Lewis Carroll Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
For the first time in the shows history Dave's poem is in the hot seat. Without a "bad" poem on hand Dave and Aaron use Dave's weekly hastily written poem as fodder. This ode to "brown bean water" is chalk full of terms needing to be defined, and expressions about espresso needing to be explored. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.3: "How I Like My Coffee" End Poem from a Real Poet: A poem without title/without known author ("O Cloacina") Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
What does one do when you run out of English poems? Aaron decided to dig up some old German poems from his high school German class. Did he just take his previous emo poetry from the Wolf Journal and translate it to German...? Probably. Either way, it's a new nightmare for poor Dave. Dave also provides one of Aaron's favorite hastily written poem for the week, with a spot on impersonation (?) of a conversation presented as a found poem. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.2: "Ein Alptraum" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Die Schöne Nacht" by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
It's a new season, and Dave and Aaron return from their break with a return to the most talked about topic on the show. That topic being Silence...in that Aaron's previous self wrote 5 different poems about it over several years. The two hosts read through all five previous poems in chronological order before Aaron drops the latest entry into the fray. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.1: "After the Silence Saga of My Youth" End Poem from a Real Poet: "TWO TONS OF DEAD LIGHTNING ON YOUR CROWN for My Bad Poetry - The Podcast" by Clem Flowers Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Clem kicks off the show with a poem that is nearly the opposite of a "cake poem." No missing title there. With the other two, Aaron and Dave may find themselves with more familiar styles yet still end up lost in the pregnant stars. Clem then pulls what may be a My Bad Poetry first, having brought an end poem written specifically for the show. My Bad Poetry Episode: 6.23 "Perched Rock, Flask of Salt (w/Clem Flowers) End Poem from a Real Poet: "If you think I'm stupid now//you should see me when I'm high// And I'm smarter than I look " Clem Flowers is a southern-transplant living and writing in Utah with a prolific collections of chapbooks available through kith publishing, Alien Buddha press, Bullshit lit, Cowboy Jamboree and more! Their newest two works are KUDZU and I Know Nothing But the Night.
Lori joins the show to bring several poems about disappointing days. Running themes are dead end jobs, let downs, and meh moments shine through in these rough poems from her past. Aaron and Dave commiserate with the sentiments but still, the poems... are worthy of this show. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.22 "Thursday, Toil and Trouble (w/ Lori D'Angelo)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Barriers" by Lori D'Angelo Lori D'Angelo a grant recipient, flash fiction, and poetry author whose works have appeared various literary journals including BULL, Moon City Review, Reed Magazine, and Rejection Letters. Her latest short story collection "The Monsters are Here" is available now! You can follow her work on her website. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
What sounds does a Nightingale make? Don't ask Aaron and Dave. Aaron digs back into an old external hard drive to find a writing assignment from 2007. One would think that writing for a school assignment may make the poetry better... and at least younger Aaron thought so. To top it all off Birds is the spiritual sister of an early entry in the Wolf Journal titled "Sing". My Bad Poetry Episode 6.21: "Birds" End Poem from a Real Poet: "In the Forest" by Oscar Wilde Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Maddie makes a triumphant return to the show with three phenomenally different “bad” poems from a one and a half year span when she was graduating college. Aaron forgets about basic sentence structure making his critiques, questions, and interpretations of these poems, less than stellar. Luckily, Maddie gave a Master class on linguistics and Dave could help make up for Aaron's lack of understanding the English language. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.20: "JEANS, Rain and umbrella, at my wedding (w/ Madeleine Corley)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "I Remember" by Madeleine Corley" You can follow Madeleine Corley's many projects @madelinksi. Make sure to check our her songs on Spotify or Instagram and visit her website https://madelinksi.com. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Seth Perry brings a rap song from his short time as a rapper in the Vancouver scene of the early 00s. In hearing this artifact from time, Dave and Aaron find themselves in the presence of the one and only Professor Lungz. Did they know that was Seth's rap name before this interview... no... but were they still thrilled to find themselves under his tutelage...sure! They were more interested in the journey from Lungz to Perry and Seth did not disappoint. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.19: "Dope Prowl (w/ Seth Perry) End Poem from a Real Poet: "We Are More" by Shane Koyczan Seth Perry is an ELCA pastor, blogger, and mental health recovery educator. His educational work and musings can be found on his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ourstigma or through his blog: ourstigma.com Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Aaron and Dave are scrapping the bottom of the barrel with one final poem from Aaron's "loose leaf collection". A loosely affiliated group of poems found in a box full of Aaron's school memorabilia. This riddle of a poem fails to take off, much like the ill fated fly who meets an untimely end... Silly old fool! My Bad Poetry Episode 6.18: "The Deerfly" End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Fly" by William Blake Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
This week Aaron brings a poem he remembered writing years ago that took months to find. Whether the search was worth it is up to the listener. Dave and Aaron discuss the odd way previous Aaron tried to use sing songy rhymes to critique incredibly harmful and dangerous theology such as Prosperity Gospel and Christian Nationalism. It definetaly was a choice. Also ...nation. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.17 "I Want Jesus Back" End Poem from a Real Poet: "A Prodigal" by Emily Pauline Johnson AKA Tekahionwake Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Dave and Aaron couldn't connect this week so Aaron went back through the raw files of season six to pull some of the cut conversations. Some were cut for time, others... well it's pretty obvious once you hear them. Listen carefully to catch some of our amazing guest's laugh for share a story as well! My Bad Poetry Episode 6.16: "The Cutting Room Floor (Season Six Bloopers So Far...)" Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Aaron finds a choice writing assignment circa 3rd-5th grade that is all about the Bubonic Plague! Why? Probably a book called "Battle for the Castle" and a certain poem about invading rats. Dave on the other hand reveals a far deeper knowledge on the subject and completely schools past and present Aaron on the finer details of this deadly plague. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.15: "The Plague" End Poem from a Real Poet: From "The Uncured World" by Elisabeth Frost Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Dave and Aaron are joined this week by the prolific nat raum! nat brings journal poems from highschool that are broad and vague at times, yet deeply ernest in the cringiest ways. Laugh along with us as nat shares their poems and stories as well as their incredible insights and knowledge (as well as some hot takes on obituaries?). My Bad Poetry Episode 6.14: "Unfinished Business, Bittersweet, Death. (w/nat raum)" nat raum is the founder and editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press , "an independent community-focused publisher of art and writing by queer, trans, and gender variant creatives." To keep up with nat's own works you can follow them through their website here: https://www.natraum.com/. For more information on the book random access memory they were discussing near the end of the show (past works revamped, collected, and edited) you can find that book here. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Hello Silence our old friend. If we thought Aaron's dramatic takes started in the Wolf Journal, prepare to be surprised/disappointed. Turns out a 5th grade assignment produced around the same level of emo energy and gave us a proto-Silence saga poem. Dave is begging you all to go write your own bad poetry, so he doesn't have to hear any more of Aaron's old stuff. ;) My Bad Poetry Episode 6.13: "Silence & Pain" End Poem from a Real Poet: "If You're Not From the Prairie" by David Bouchard Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Megan makes her triumphant return to the podcast with not 1, not 2,... but 4 "bad" poems from journals in the past. Each poem brings a different kind of bad, from the structural to the theological. Dave and Aaron struggle to find a real critique for two of them but the other two make up for it. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.12: "Orchids and Roses, Work of Art, ... (w/Megan McDermott)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "O, Lover of Souls" by Megan McDermott Megan is a writer and Episcopal priest with her book Jesus Merch: A Catalog in Poem is available through Fernwood Press. Megan also has a chapbook Woman as Communion through Game Over Books. You can follow her work through her website https://meganmcdermottpoet.com/. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
With a rescheduled guest, Dave and Aaron return to Aaron's own bad poems. Having been gifted an old box of stuff from home, Aaron has found poems that predate the Wolf Journal. Dave is slightly more sympathetic to a third grade Aaron's writing, but only slightly. Enjoy a quartet of poems from a single loose leaf lined paper. This episode was fun, but now it's done! My Bad Poetry Episode 6.11: "The Quartet" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Homework Machine" by Shel Silverstein Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
This week co-host's Dave and Aaron find themselves talking to a person working in the Twin Cities, who has never been to the Twin Cities. And if that isn't a riddle enough, they have to try and figure out his old poems! Adam Shaw brings poems from an old duct taped journal and when these three nerds aren't discussing LOTR's sword names, they are trying to make heads or tales of some moody rhymes that could use some work. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.10: "Windowless Room, Taos Court, & Algebraic Hymn (w/Adam Shaw)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "You're Not Even the Dirtbag" by Adam Shaw found in Rejection Letters. Adam Shaw is the MFA director of Concordia University in St. Paul, living in Louisville, KY. He is the author of the novel The Jackels and has had works appear in Taco Bell Quarterly, The Daily Drunk, and beyond. One can also submit their works to Identity Theory where Adam is an assistance editor. Follow him @adamshaw502. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
After nearly two years of DMs to work out a time, the co-hosts of My Bad Poetry get to chat with Jenny Qi... and it was worth the wait! Jenny brings three poems from three distinct times in her life so one can see the progress of a writer from middle school to after college, and all the pit falls along the way. From personified cats to personified herons with a bull beast in between, this episode is a creature feature for the ages. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.9 "The Seaman's Stray, Minotaur, & Almost (w/Jenny Qi)" End Poem From A Real Poet: "On the Anniversary of Death" by Jenny Qi Jenny Qi is a freelance writer and the author of Focal Point published through Steel Toe Books. She has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science and writes about biotech, arts and crafts, and everything in between. You can follow her work through her website. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Jay Parr brings their tinkerings with poetry to the show, demonstrating the fun of self referencial poems. While none of them would be considered high art... they really aren't trying to be. A string of bad haiku's bring it home in this exploration in a proser playing with poetry. Also, Dave may have found his favorite poet... CW: The end poem deals with suicidal ideation. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.8: "SONNET DCLXVII & Obfuscatory Exegesis (w Jay Parr)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Flat Spots" by Jay Parr found in Five Minutes Aug '23 Jay Parr is a teacher, writer, and has been almost everything under the sun. You can keep up with their work through their website. Or follow them on the socials @crankypacifist. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Lasara Firefox Allen brings work from their April 30 in 30 project (30 poems written in 30 days). These hastily written poems may blow most of the stuff Aaron and Dave brings to the show out of the water in quality, nevertheless the saccharin and specificity within prevents the poems from their true potential. Aaron and Dave learn a lot about the art of writing consistently and looking for one's flow. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.7: "HftRR & Dimestore Shaman (w/ Lasara Firefox Allen)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Shark Smile" by Lasara Firefox Allen Lasara Firefox Allen is a writer and academic with a prolific amount of eclectic work! Their are a poet, Witch, social justice advocate, the genderqueer menopause coach and co-conspirator for our collective liberation. You can follow their work through their substack or on their socials @ LasaraFirefoxAllen and buy their books through Amazon. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
To say this experience was surreal would be... partially true? william erickson brings some bad poems from an old chapbook manuscript. Three poems confuse and bewilder Dave and Aaron, but Will's closing poem brings it all full circle with a perfect example of what the previous poems were trying to do! My Bad Poetry Episode 6.6: "Hello Best Wishes, (w/william erickson) End Poem from a Real Poet: "Field of Vision" by william erickson william erickson has a book of poem out called "You Don't Have to Believe in the World" through April Gloaming. His poems can be found around the internet and you can keep up with him on his website: https://www.awkwardlypenned.com/. He is also the Editor of the new journal Not My Style found at https://www.notmy.style/. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
The co-hosts forgot to book a guest for this episode. Unfortunately that means Aaron had to dig for another failed poem in his life. This poem comes from an abandoned reflection written for a church worship service circa 2018-19. It was never shared and all rejoiced! (Except us who have to hear it now...) My Bad Poetry Episode 6.5 "G-d" End Poem from a Real Poet: "little prayer" by Danez Smith Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Kellie Scott-Reed brings a whole lot of laughter and joy to the show, even when her poems were less than happy. An aversion to ernesty in her old poetry leads to some strange twists and turns of phrases, and Aaron and Dave enjoy every moment of the ride. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.4: "Sunday 11:30 Monday Eternity & Oncology (w/ Kellie Scott-Reed)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Canidae" by Kellie Scott-Reed Kellie Scott-Reed is the Assistant Editor-In-Chief of Roi Faineant Press and host of their interview show "A Word?". Her poetry is found throughout the internet along with songs she has written for FiveHead and so much more! You can keep up with all her activities through her handle: @KellieScottReed
Dave and Aaron return from a short break to interview a new guest! Conor aka C. M. Crockford brings some classic cringe and embarrassment with the readings of three uniquely bad poems from the scrap box. From a "faux woke" work to a poorly aged "ode" and all the way to failed song lyrics the hosts are taken on a journey through the work of a Conor in his early 20s. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.3: "Stains, Upon Seeing A Photograph of Charles Bukowski (w/ C.M. Crockford)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Spam Love Poem" by C. M. Crockford C. M. Crockford is a writer and editor from West Philadelphia. You can follow his work on his website cmcrockford.net His debut poetry book Birdsongs is now available for purchase! Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com
Michael VanCalbergh returns for maybe our longest episode to date. He brings with him a Sonnet Crown that fails to reach the 7 poem goal intentionally... yet it feels far more like a mercy. Dave was out sick for this one and in missing he may have avoided one of the worst poems in the shows history! Aaron and Michael talked for over 2 hours and we did our best to stay on topic for most of it. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.2: "A Love's Remembrance (w/ Michael VanCalbergh) End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Vacant Lot Where My Home Once Stood" by Michael VanCalbergh Michael is a poet, essayist, and lecturer living in Illinois. You can find his works in Parenthesis Journal, autofocus Lit, Atticus Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, and many other spaces. You can follow him on social media @MVCPoet. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry/message
Aaron and Dave return for Season Six of My Bad Poetry without the Wolf Journal to guide their discussions. So they bring in more friends! Phil Goldstein brings his Jr. High and High School works salvaged from an old computer. We talk about HAD Skulls, favorite seasons, sneaky rhymes, and old loves we would never ever forget (expect when their name now escapes us). #WeBelievein9thGradePhil. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.1 "Popular, Snows of Tears, & Autumn's Vow (w/Phil Goldstein)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "An Alphabet of Longing" by Phil Goldstein Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.mybadpoetry.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry/message
For the Season 5 finally, Dave and Aaron reach the final page of Aaron's high school Wolf Journal. From Truth to a random line about running ice, they have covered it all. And it only took 100 some episodes with friends joining the show along the way. Aaron offers a new apology poem for all the cringey poetry he previously wrote and forced Dave and the shows dear listeners to experience. The new poem can be read @ https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/about/. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.25: "A'Paw'Logies" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Tell all the truth but tell it slant" (1263) by Emily Dickenson Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Aaron dug back through his old external harddrive to find an audio recording he knew existed and found more than he bargained for. This unplanned sequel to "Bad Songs Giving" provides listeners with even more high school winey-piney Aaron belting his poor lyrical heart out on a basic Windows microphone. Dave resists the urge to walk away, but even if he did his bluetooth earphones would keep this new horror directly in his ears. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.24: "Regret & Better off Friends" End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Eyes of My Regret" b Angelina Weld Grimké Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
A grammatical error misses the mark in more than one way this week as Aaron's old Wolf Journal entries finally try a rhyme. Dave and Aaron go off the rails towards the end with tangents on owls and salads, but what can we say...the hosts are but mortals. Also included in this episode, is potentially the longest context to poem ratio so far in the Wolf Journal episodes. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.23: "Three Day Girl & But, Mortals" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Her Father" by Thomas Hardy Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Dave and Aaron edge ever nearer to the end of the Wolf Journal this time with a prose poem that perhaps wasn't as celebratory as previous Aaron would have wanted for the page. Dave also brings back the potty humor with an inspired hastily written poem of the week. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.22: "He Sat Alone" End Poem from a Real Poet: "I Sat in the Sun" by Jane Hirschfield Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco comes on the show to bring his less than stellar work. From "Emily's Recurring Dream of a Failed Bridge" which was too long for the show title that is full of "—" in honor of Emily Dickinson...let's just say the concept failed to connect. Blanco brings along two other rough poems that eventually got reworked to great success. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.21: "One Calculus & The Only Island (w/ Richard Blanco)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Looking for The Gulf Motel, Marco Island, Florida" by Richard Blanco Richard Blanco is a Cuban American poet from Miami, Florida. He was the fifth Presidential Inaugural Poet in U.S. history, reading "One Today" for President Obama in 2013. He was also awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Biden from the National Endowment for the Humanities. His most recent collection Homeland of My Body: New & Selected Poems was released at the end of 2023. You can learn more about his life and work through his website. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Dave tries to redeem his French in this weeks hastily written poem, but may have offended the entire language. Aaron tries to start a beef with Swifties?? Dave and Aaron discuss a brief word of relationship advice from high school Aaron. And just a little over halfway through the episode, we get to a halfway decent poem in the Wolf Journal?? Or maybe it just sounded good after all that came before it. You can be the judge. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.20: "The Awakening Sun" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Sonnet [This day when waking from pertubéd sleep]" by Luis G. Dato Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
After an incredible streak of amazing guests, Aaron and Dave dive back into the pages of Aaron's high school Wolf Journal for what may be described as an Epistolary poem if one were generous. Dave brings "nothing" to the table with his poem of the week and Aaron may have brought to much. Also, if you are celebrating #NaPoWriMo maybe these failed lines could be generative for your daily work. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.19 "To My Dearest Love" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Letter to N.A." by Elizabeth Bishop Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Frances Klein makes such an amazing return to the show that she may have out hosted the hosts. With three "new" bad poems from her past, Frances brings us through the stylings of a dictionary and thesaurus, with an uninhibited poem, an ekphrastic/found poem, and an add copy?? Oh Dave and Aaron were there too. (Also includes Tallulah's first guest bark.) My Bad Poetry 5.18 "Doppelganger, Scenes..., & Hibernation (w/ Frances Klein)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Angel Gabriel Says It's Not a Booty Call If He Doesn't Have Genitals" by Frances Klein originally published in Peatsmoke Journal. Frances Kleins newest poetry collection on dating the Angel Gabriel will be dropping in May! Her current chapbooks can be found through her linktree. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Co-Hosts Aaron and Dave took the week off to focus on their day jobs. Enjoy a compilation of the tangents, distractions, and strange takes that just didn't make the cut for a "normal" episode. This episode features the vocal stylings of previous guests Trapper Markelz, Shiksha Dheda, Madeleine Crowley, jason b. crawford, L.M. Cole, Court Ludwick, and Aaron's daughter...We think a chuckle from Nicole Tallman may have also snuck in there as well. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.B4 "Spring Break Bloopers!" Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Kelli Russell Agadon makes her triumphant return to the show after nearly two years since she became the first true guest of the show. This time around, Kelli brings three poems from three different eras in her writing career. She talks with Dave and Aaron about "dressing up" poems, choosing strong titles, and flipping everything on its head, when editing one's work. My Bad Poetry 5.17 "Both Things are True...North of the Eiffel Tower (w/ Kelli Russell Agadon) End Poem from a Real Poet: "Hum of the Living" by Kelli Russell Agadon Kelli Russell Agadon is the co-founder of Two Sylvia Press, faculty at PLU, and a poet with Dialogues with Rising Tides published through Copper Canyon Press. You can find more of her work and information about her through her social media accounts and website. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
The Stick Figure Poet himself joins Dave and Aaron to share an eclectic collection of bad poetry from the 90s. From cocky self assurance, to shy kid in the corner, to kissing death, the twists and turns will keep the co-hosts on their toes. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.16 "World, Ambiance..., & Making Love... (w/Darrell Parry)" End Poet from a Real Poet: "Exorcism" by Darrell Parry, found in Twists: Gathered Ephemera. Darrell Parry is a writer, editor, and self proclaimed slacker. Darrell also helps organize poetry events and publics readings around the Lehigh Valley area. He is the founder of the online publication Stick Figure Poetry Quarterly . You can submit your works to Stick Figure Poetry Quarterly at stickfigurepoetrysubmission@gmail.com Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
When a poet reaches out to the show with the phrase "I am willing to dive into the old, Sad Boi notebooks and unleash all the Cringe" one cannot say no. Court does not disappoint with her selections. Warning, some pot brownies may have been consumed in the writing of these poems... need we say more? Huge shout out to "Arts Callings Podcast" w/ Jaime Alejandro for being the connection point that made this episode possible. Look for Court's episode on Arts Calling too! My Bad Poetry 5.15 "Miscellaneous & You wake up at five in the morning (w/ Court Ludwick)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Fawn (see also child)" by Court Ludwick Court Ludwick is an artist, writer, and educator currently pursuing her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing. She is the author of THESE STRANGE BODIES (ELJ Editions, 2024) and the founding editor-in-chief of Broken Antler Magazine. Her writing has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. Most recently, her visual art has shown at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. Find more of Court's work at www.courtlud.com. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
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