My Bad Poetry: Recent Episodes
Aaron and Dave
Aaron and Dave, two friends, former roommates, and colleagues (pastors) in their early thirties, dive into the old private journal of Aaron to read the poems written while he was in high school. Experience a mix of self reflection, humor, spirituality, philosophy, self deprecation, and just maybe a half decent poem!
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/.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: 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/.
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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
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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 Pressand 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!
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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 VanCalberghMichael 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.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: 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
Phil Goldstein is a poet who has worked professionally as a technology and business journalist, a content marketer, editor, and marketing copywriter. His debut poetry collection, How to Bury a Boy at Sea, was published by Stillhouse Press in April 2022. You can find this biography and more at his website https://www.philagoldstein.com/!
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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 DickensonPodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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!"
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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.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.socialInstagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
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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.comPodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.socialInstagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
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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. Listen to Court's episode on Arts Calling here!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.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.socialInstagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
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Dave and Aaron banked an odd episode in case the weekend got busy. Here the co-hosts return to Aaron's high school Wolf Journal with the sad realization that Aaron often dwelled on the same topics and styles. They take this opportunity to discuss types of love.
My Bad Poetry 5.14 Untitled Wolf Journal Entry (Obsession Redux)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Poem Not to Be Read at Your Wedding" by Beth Ann Fennelly
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From dark tendrils to spotted slugs and briars of prongs, L.M. Cole's draft folder is full of some strange images. Aaron and Dave dive into the draft folder with L.M. to find the less than subtle cries for help in the glassy ocean that is... Iowa?
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.13: "Pumpkin King ... Decreasing Functionality (w/ L.M. Cole)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "No Portents On This Path" by L.M. Cole recently published in Feral.
L.M. is an artist and poet residing in North Carolina with two published chapbooks, Salt Mouth Moss Queenand Eat Me(at) Your Earliest Convenience . L.M.'s work can be found on their website.
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Dave and Aaron find themselves in the presence of the 2023 Omnidawn 1st/2nd Book Prize winner, jason b. crawford! That being said the poems they share on the show aren't ones that made the cut for Yeet! or Year of the Unicorn Kidz, or really anything... and that is probably a good thing. Hear jason's undergrad and recent grad work that were found in an old folder on an old email that they were gracious enough to dig out for all to hear.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.12 "Playground & Have you ever seen a guilty man's hanging? (w/ jason b. crawford)
End Poem From a Real Poet: "Untitled 1975-86" by jason b. crawford published in July/August 23 Poetry Magazine.
jason b. crawford is a prize winning poet with works in Barren Magazine, Frontier Poetry, Glassworks Magazine, Kissing Dynamite, Poetry Magazine, Frontier Poetry, and so many more. Their chapbooks good boi,Twerkable Moments, and full book Year of the Unicorn Kidz can be found and purchased online. You can follow their work on their website here: https://www.jasonbcrawford.com/
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While Dave is unable to make it, Aaron and Madeleine carry on a cosmic journey over a silk road to a ocean of plastic. From 2017 and 2018 archived documents Madeleine finds evidence of unrequited love and odd artistic choices. Feel free to use any of these lines for your Valentines. She even brings a short song to kick things off. Also, no dolphins were harmed in the recording of this episode.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.11: "Confinement, Silk Road, & Adynaton (w/ Madeleine Corley)"
End Poem From a Real Poet: "Overstimulation" by Madeleine Corley originally published in Pigeonholes
You can follow Madeleine Corley's many project @madelinksi. Make sure to check our her daily songs on Tik Tok or Instagram and visit her website https://madelinksi.com.
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Nicole returns to My Bad Poetry with a high school poem and a college assignment (that earned an A). The only thing these two poems share? Nicole thinks they are bad. Since Dave and Aaron have no clue how to speak or read French they will just have to take her word for it.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.10: "Ode to My Pal, John & La Reine du Déguisement (w/ Nicole Tallman)"End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Velvet Room" by Nicole Tallman found in her latest poetry book Fersace Poemsfrom ELJ Editions.
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Shiksha wants to make it clear that these are the poems of a 16 year old so listeners beware. From "school is a prison," to a personified Death, Shiksha takes Dave and Aaron through the ringer of cliche high school poems. They all find a little solace in the fact that we all tend to need the same things, and in the end isn't that a sweet piece of cake to consider?
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.9: "The Jail I Enrolled Into, The Fallen god, & Chocolate Cake (w/Shiksha Dheda)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Can I Please Stop Growing Now" by Shiksha Dheda recently published with Monologgging.
Shiksha's poetry collections Washed Away: a collection of fragments, The Tragedy of Touch, and We are All Pretty Bizarre: Ramblings About the Movies, are all available for purchase online.
Look for her newest essay collection dropping on soon through Anxiety press!
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Dave and Aaron welcome back the Gorgan writer herself, Raegen Pietrucha. Raegen has done her due diligence and dug up two old poems from her own high school journal (covered with suns and moons no less). Along with one hold over poem from her last appearance, the the co-hosts work through the emo angst, rhymes, and stream of consciousness to conclude... high school is a weird time.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.8: "Untitled & Desperation (w/ Raegen Pietrucha)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "This is Not a Love Poem" by Raegen Pietrucha
Raegen Pietrucha is a editor, poet, writer, and consultant currently working on her memoir. She has two previous poetry books Head of a Gorgan and An Animal I Can't Name .
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Dave and Aaron return from their holiday breaks with new guest on the show Trapper Markelz. From questionable interpretations of salt formations to interesting fisher slang, this conversation takes many unexpected turns, much like Trapper's poem on babies.Trapper Markelz is a cyclist, music producer, startup CEO, angler, father, and poet, whose newest poetry book Childproof Sky is available through Cherry Dress Chapbooks.My Bad Poetry Episode 5.7: "Hello, Babies & Slaying It (w/ Trapper Markelz)"End Poem from a Real Poet: "A Reading From Isaiah" by Trapper MarkelzPodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.socialInstagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
For our podcast's "proof of life" during this extended holiday season, enjoy some bloopers and outtakes from the first six episodes of Season Five. Special features include: technical difficulties, general distractions, tired hosts, and a lot of extra laughs with Lannie Stabile.
If you enjoyed this episode, pop on over the our other bonus episode of the season featuring Luke Wortley briefly revisiting topics from his time on the podcast "The White Book" with a conversation about board games!
My Bad Poetry 5.B2 "Winter Vacation Bloopers/Outtakes Season 5"
Lannie Stabile's micro-chapbook Hi Lonely. I'm Dad.mentioned in this episode can be purchased through Kissing Dynamite Poetry Press.
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Though originally cut for time, this boardgame conversation seemed to interesting to leave on the cutting room floor. So during this extended winter break My Bad Poetry decided to drop this special bonus mini Boardgame episode that has nothing to do with poetry whatsoever. Enjoy! Luke Wortley used to be a featured guest/co-host on the Game of Thrones Card Game podcast The White Book (named for the log that chronicles the history and roster of the Kingsguard in A Song of Ice and Fire series). He continued chronicling his love of boardgames with "The Board Game Blog" through 2022. Now at the end of 2023, he brings his passion for gaming and previous experience on a show all about games to the podcast. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.B3 "My Bad Poetry Presents: Boardgames with Luke Wortley "Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.comBluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.socialInstagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePodWebsite: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
CW: Some references to abuse made throughout the episode.
Lannie Stabile makes her triumphant return to the podcast as its "secret third co-host" with more rabbit holes as well as physical proof of future material (seven journals worth in fact!). Dave and Aaron are regaled with tales of theatre camp, pig fests, and spelling bees, that somehow are tangentially related to the bad poem she brought to the show.
Since her last appearance, Lannie has had the poetry book The Inconvenience of Griefpublished through Animal Heart Press. Watch for her newest chapbook When the Forest Finds You coming soon!
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.6: "Forty Ounce Magnum (w/ Lannie Stabile)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "The First Christmas Without Her" by Lannie Stabile found in The Inconvenience of Grief.
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Content Warning: The final "bad" poem does deal with a death by suicide. Covering 34'-40'. _____Luke Wortley tries a bold strategy coming on the show, which is exploring tangents long enough to never actually get to any of his "bad" poetry. Even his first poem distracts the co-hosts with the painting the ekphrastic is describing! Nevertheless, poems are discussed, from garbage to mitigated garbage, ending with a beautiful prose poem that is very good. *
Luke Wortley is a poet in Indianapolis, Indiana, who has works published in Cincinnati Review, Variant Lit, and Maudlin House to name a few. His first full length book Shared Blood is available now through Gnashing Teeth Publishing. You can follow him on socials @LukeWortley.
*Luke wants to correct a historical flub "Horacio Quiroga died in Buenos Aires, but Misiones is the name of his home and a museum dedicated to his life and craft as a storyteller."My Bad Poetry Episode 5.5: "Shemjaza, [...], Glass, & Misiones (w/ Luke Wortley)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Cry" by Luke Wortley found in Shared Blood.
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Dave and Aaron return to their normal format after the Thanksgiving break just as previous Aaron seemed to return to his (rather unfortunate) normal form. The hosts get to brush up on the now classic "toxic masculinity" critique to see if slightly older high-school Aaron has matured at all. While Dave saw a glimmer of hope in a few lines of compassion, Aaron couldn't get past the cringe.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.4: "She Is..."
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Scaffolding" by Seamus Heaney
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Aaron's sister delivers on a hope first expressed in episode 5.1 "Not Long Song...Not Long," providing audio files from a cassette tape in Aaron's past. Dave and Aaron take a break for the Thanksgiving Holiday but not before taking a listen to these never before shared "songs" from a piney-whiney high school Aaron circ. 2008.
Warning: amateur emo piano ballads may cause unexpected ear bleeds and/or thoughts of grumpiness.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.B1 "Bad Songs-giving"
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Sickness could not prevent this podcast from being recorded. Though maybe it should have... Dave and Aaron continue to work through the uncharted lengths of the latter pages of the Wolf Journal. What hellscape have they stumbled into? Listen along to find out!
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.3: "The Devils Playground"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "XLVI [Many red devils ran from my heart]" by Stephen Crane
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Aaron's new poem "Green" that Dave wrote "Periwinkle" after can be found here: Roi Faineant Undone 51
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Another failed song from the pages of the Wolf Journal has Dave all kinds of frustrated. Too short, bad rhymes, toxic message, these are just a few of the reasons the hosts came up with...not to love this one.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.2 "A Reason"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "I attempt from love's sickness to fly" by John Dryden and Sir. Robert Howard
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Welcome to Season 5! Dave and Aaron turn the page in the Wolf Journal to find a new genre of highschool Aaron's writing... lyrics. While this song may have tried to describe the immeasurable feelings of young love, the length of the stanza quite short. Or not nearly short enough according to Dave.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.1 "Not Long Song... Not Long"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Me and My Dog" by Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers aka boygenius
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Feeling nostalgic and a little crunched for time after 100 episodes, Aaron gives up on a blooper reel and finds a whole host of oddities in the uncut recording of "My Bad Poetry- Introductions" from Season 1.
A promo that ended up being just under 3 minutes took nearly 9 minutes to record. Which actually is pretty accurate to how the show still sounds behind the scenes.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.21 "Our Bad Introductions"
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Dave and Aaron reach 100 episodes of the podcast and are somehow still dealing with Wolf Journal entries. High-schooler Aaron writes not from the mind and it shows as he tries to give advice on how to write. Considering all that has come before, maybe these words should be taken with a grain of salt. Also an abandon thought hangs out on the same page. Dave and Aaron take about as much time on it as previous Aaron apparently did.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.20: "A Word of Advice"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Writing Prompt" by Michael Torres
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"Look at Old Photographs/ Everytime we do it makes us laugh."
Megan brings so many gems to the show, yet the crew only had time to discuss two of them. Partly because they kept getting off topic with clergy stuff, and mainly because these works from a 17 year old Megan have layers. From romantic idealism to jaded pessimism all within the span of a stanza, Dave and Aaron find the rollercoaster of near rhymes and moonlit miracles well worth the ride.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.19: "The Prince & Old Photographs (w/Megan McDermott)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Prayer Book for Contemporary Dating: The Index" by Megan McDermott published in Prayer Book for Contemporary Dating. Megan is a writer and Episcopal priest with her newest book Jesus Merch: A Catalog in Poem is available through Fernwood Press. Megan also references her chapbook Woman as Communion through Game Over Books. You can follow her work through her website https://meganmcdermottpoet.com/.
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Having covered all of the typed poems from Aaron's high school anthologies, Dave is sad to learn that the Wolf Journal is far from empty. Aaron finds three loose stanzas to get the show back into the pages of these handwritten "works."
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.18 "Return to the Wolf Journal"
End Poem from a Real Poet: “If you shed tears” by Rabindranath Tagore
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Though Dave had to bow out to be a good parent to sick kids, Aaron and Emily take a break from parenting to talk about poetry! Emily brings not only old poems but pictures from an eighth-grade project. Ekphrastic might be one way to describe these works but..."bad"...may be more accurate?
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.17 "Popularity, Two Similar? & When a tree is chopped...? (w/Emily Dillon)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Pink Prose" by Emily Dillon published through Twin Pies Literary. Emily is a writer, teacher, coach, artist, and editor, from Maryland. You can find her website at https://www.emilydillonwriting.com/ which includes a list of her publications. When she isn't busy doing everything you can follow her on Twitter @emily_dillon or Instagram @ emilydillonwriting.
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Dave and Aaron discuss the last of the "poems without a home" from Aaron's typed out high school anthologies. The co-hosts cover the the lighthearted and easily discussed topic of "death." Why was a ninth grader writing about such a topic? Aaron thinks it was homework.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.16 "Death"
End Poem from A Real Poet: "Sonnet 71" by William Shakespeare
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The co-hosts are honored to have a two time "Wakefield Prize" winning poet on this week's show. Aside from made up awards, John Yamrus brings decades of wisdom to the podcast in writing and being published. Of course, he also brings what he calls "embarrassingly" bad poems. My Bad Poetry Episode 4.15 Poem & I have (w/ John Yamrus)End Poem from a Real Poet: Two works from Selected Poems: The Director's Cut by John Yamrus. You can find and purchase Yamrus' most recent book Twenty Four Poems here as well as many of his other 35 publications here. You can find and follow Yamrus on his Facebook account here: https://www.facebook.com/john.yamrus/Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message
Ken, the self described blue collar poet and poet laureate of the Cleveland sewer system, joins Dave and Aaron for some needed discussions around beard balm ingredients, who really was at the manger, and how someone stumbles into poetry.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.14 "A Party at the Manger, The Beard Balm Conundrum, & Judging the Dead (w/ Ken Tomaro)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "All Planned Out" by Ken Tomaro which is found in his most recently published collection Potholes and Perogies. His other works Home is where the headstones are, and Paralysis can also be found and purchased online. Ken's newest project "Screaming Down the Poetic Highway" can be found on Youtube.
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Aaron and Dave are fated with the task of diving back into the old works of a high school Aaron this week. Instead they spend most of their conversation discussing the Barbie movie; most of which had to be cut for time. While the poem is nothing special Aaron seized on a second of time to close out a long standing debate when Dave admits to hearing alliteration with only two repetitions of the starting consonant! How long this truce will last is yet to be determined.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.13 "Fate"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Better to Die" Florence Earle Coates
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My Bad Poetry returns from its midseason hiatus with a teacher ready to teach. Jessica Cuello brings her rejects to the table and still manages to encourage and educate the two co-hosts in the best possible way. Hear discussions on purposeful misspellings, missing the mark with narrative over lyrical lines, and how punctuation can be a great friend or foe.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.12 "Conchence, Achers, & Smite (w/ Jessica Cuello)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Dear Mother, [I wanted to crawl]" by Jessica Cuello. You can find "Dear Mother," in Yours, Creature from JackLeg Press, 2023. Cuello is also the author of Liar (Barrow Street Press, 2021), Hunt (Word Works 2017, and Pricking (Tiger Bark Press, 2016). You can find all her latest news and updates on her website https://jessicacuello.com/ and you can follow her on Twitter @JessicaACuello.
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Dave and Aaron were unable to find the time to record this week. So Aaron dug through the back catalogue of late Season 3 and the first half of Season 4 to compile this random collection of outtakes and bloopers. This episode features a heavy dose of one particular co-host. From beard wax to barbershop, we all get to learn a little more about the person, the legend, the persona grata that is Dave. Also... Aaron continues to struggle with the basic pronunciations of names.
Other voices include Michael VanCalbergh, Candice Kelsey, Alex Carrigan, Nolcha Fox, & Matt Schur.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.Bonus: Midseason Blooper Break
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Aaron and Dave spend the show discussing a day in the life... but not the classic rock song. Aaron's high school poem "Day" barely qualifies as a thought and yet the hosts spent way to much thought on this one.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.11: "Day"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Nostalgia" by Giannina Braschi translated by Tess O'Dwyer
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Even with somewhat garbled moments Tate Lewis-Carroll's humor and wisdom comes through clearly and they share some pretty good "bad" poems with Aaron and Dave. Common splices, run on sentences, and a third thing, keep the party going with these poems, and a early poet experiments with styles and subjects ranging from passion, sticking it to tradition, and genuine grief. So join us as we all open up a little after kissing the fire eater.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.10 "Kissing the Fire Eater, Beach House, & Wish He Was Here (w Tate Lewis-Carroll)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "I Dreamt Us Having a Pure Son and Father Moment" by Tate Lewis Carroll.
"I Dreamt Us Having a Pure Son and Father Moment" can be found in Tate Lewis Carroll's first full length poetry collection "What's Left" through Finish Line Press. Tate also has four Haiku collections and has worked as an editor for Ocotillo Review and Kallisto Gaia Press. When they are not writing they are working on their homestead farm raising chickens and growing crops. You can follow them on Twitter @TPLpoetry.
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This week Nolcha Fox brings three poems that range in their... quality? Listen to Dave make the most random connection between Nolcha's poem "Gently Used" and the Greek myth of Pandora. Aaron talks about snot and dead caterpillars. Nolcha brings rhyming poems when she normally writes in free verse. This one goes places. Good thing we had Directions!
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.9 "Married and Buried, Thought is a Caterpillar, & Gently Used (w/ Nolcha Fox)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Directions" by Nolcha Fox. "Directions "can be found in her third chapbook How to Get Me Up in the Morningfrom Alien Buddha Press. "Gently Used" was recently published in MasticadoresUSA. "Thought is a Caterpillar" made an appearance in Five Fleas. Her most recent chapbook Why Chicken Explodes in the Microwave can be found through Dancing Girl Press & Studio. You can follow her publications and work through her website.
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This week's episode features three very different types of "bad" poems. Robert brings to the show: a poem he wants to change to flash fiction, a published poem that he considers "his worst", and a typical angsty poem that carries all the attitude and cringe we have grown to love (or love to groan at).
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.8 "PDA, Ugolano...& Masochist (w/ Robert Allen)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Ache" by Robert Allen. Robert Allen is a teacher of poetry who lives in Oakland, California. While his chapbook "Disjointed" had a Sold Out run, you can find his work all across the internet, or conveniently collected right here on his website. His poem "Ugolano, Prince Of Misfits Wherein We Meet Our Cast of Characters" was originally published in 2/04/22 by BULLSHIT Lit Mag and can be found on their website. You can also follow Robert on Twitter: @RobertAllenPoet
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Laurence brings to the show two rough drafts of works that they are still chipping at to find the statue within the stone... but don't think the poems sink on arrival! Follow Dave, Aaron, and Laurence through the murky current stream of consciousness that is three nerds reflecting on language, structure, lovelorn angst, and all those awkward 20 something moments that may be better as tears lost in the rain.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.7 "A Hillbilly’s Desiderium in Colombia & Reverse Rain (w/ Laurence Foshee)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "No Second Term" by Laurence Foshee. Laurence is an Oklahoma based poet with poems published through Triolobite, eMerge Magazineand many more. Their first book Trionfini is out now! You can follow them on Twitter @LaurenceFoshee
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Adrian dug through a box of loose leaf works to find poems that span a decade. From middle schooler to NYC apartment dweller, Adrian's previous contexts help pull back the curtain on poems full of mixed metaphors, Greek myths dropped in, and chewy lines to say. Dave and Aaron had a lot to ruminate on and that was before they even got to the chapbook on Teeth!
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.6 "Untitled Works & Ganymede in Waiting (w/Adrian Dallas Frandle)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Ode to My Husband's Parasomnia" by Adrian Dallas Frandle found in May's edition of Blue Mountain Review. Their chapbook, Book of Extraction: Poems with Teeth, can be found through Kith Books Publishing. You can follow them on Twitter @adrianf.
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Aaron and Dave find themselves returning to where it all began... the thoughts of a "misunderstood" high schooler. They have walked these halls before and frankly any door would be a good exit from this failed philosophical fluff. Hope none of you all feel as trapped listening to this as Aaron felt when he wrote it back in the day.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.5: "The Hall"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Paths" by Dorothy Parker
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Aaron is late to recording and Dave is early to leave but Paul Lutter puts up with the both of them. While the hosts have had English teachers and college professors on the show, this is the first time they have had a college prof who was one of their teachers. Paul taught Dave and now Dave gets to taunt Paul...if only Paul chose poems that weren't so darn sentimental ;) The three discuss the wonders if fatherhood and children's imagination and how all that might be harder to capture in words than first meets the eye.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.4 "A Walk & Revelation (w/Paul Lutter)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Rain" by Paul Lutter. Paul Lutter is an ELCA pastor who serves in Minnesota as interim pastor who recently finished his MFA in creative writing in 2022. He currently teaches at Augsburg University in the religion department as an adjunct instructor. Paul writes as a poet and essayist. His contribution to Working Preacher can be found here. He has also had articles featured in Living Lutheranand HuffPost, as well as many other publications and journals.
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What do Dave and Aaron do when a fellow Les Misérables enthusiast and Luther Seminary alumn comes on the show? Talk about basically everything else. From the complex rhyme structures of limericks to the nuanced, highly sophisticated, and informed opinions of high school boys, Matt's typewritten poems from 93' do not disappoint.
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.3 "Elegy & A Limerick (w/Matt Schur)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Disguised in Plain Sight" by Matt Schur found in his newest published book Imperfectly Perfect. His first book of poetry, Cross Sections, was published in 2021. You can find his website here.
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Aaron and Dave find themselves trying to solve the mystery of Candice Kelsey's Murdered worms and what else She Wrote about. From a red pocket folder emerge poems much like how worms appear on a sidewalk after a spring rain, and much like the worms they may have been better left uncovered... Candice brings a perfect self deprecating humor and wit to the show that hopefully translates well to your ears!
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.2 "Worms and I Sense the Presence of a True Believer (w/Candice M. Kelsey)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Reading about Chat GPT I miss my brother" by Candice M. Kelsey found in her newest published book"The Poet Dreams of Driving a Ding-a-Ling Ice Cream Truck & Other Means of Escape" from Pine Row Press. Her latest chapbook "Choose Your Own Poem" just dropped with Cherry Press Chapbooks and her 2022 full length book "A Poet" was published with Alien Buddha Press. You can follow Candice on Twitter @CandiceKelsey1 and you can find her website here.
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How do Dave and Aaron decide to get back into the habit after a long break from recording? They drag along a new friend! Alex Carrigan joins the co-hosts for the first episode of Season 4 and carries the show with his energy, creativity, and of course his bad poetry. From a Gotye inspired breakup poem to a haiku heavy ode for a baker...as well as an extra little erasure poem that might have been better simply erased, Alex did not fail the assignment!
My Bad Poetry Episode 4.1 "Flipped Coin & Lottie (w/Alex Carrigan)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Farrah Moan Doesn’t Emphasize, She Highlights" by Alex Carrigan first published in Sage Cigarettesand soon to be found in Now Let's Get Brunch from Querencia PressAlex Carrigan is an editor, poet, critic, and the author of May All Our Pain Be Champagnepublished by Alien Buddha Press. You can find his website here and follow him on Twitter @carriganak. Look for Now Let's Get Brunch dropping in 2023!
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Dave and Aaron receive a mysterious voicemail from a Ms. Roberta Spaghettio (who is definitely in no way Tiffany M Storrs). Roberta tries to clear up the pronunciation of a certain press to ...some success. Hear the definitive pronociation here and shout out to Roi Fainéant for being the fun filled press that they are!
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.21 "A Call (w/ Roberta Spaghettio)
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For their last guest episode of the season, Dave and Aaron get a master class on the evolution of poems from the amazing Julia Guez. Julia brings two examples of "bad" poems that have evolved over time through edits and revisions to become completely different works of art. From collapsing couplets to exploring expansions this episode focuses on the art of writing and rewriting and rewriting and...
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.22 "Meditation at Callicoon & On the Occasion of Our Tenth Anniversary (w/ Julia Guez)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Still Life With Vicodin" by Julia Guez published in In an Invisible Case Which Is Also a Framepublished by Four Way Books in 2019.
Julia Guez's bio, publications, and other works can be found at her website: https://juliaguez.net/. Julia is a writer, translator, and teaches creative writing at NYU and Rutgers. Her new work The Certain Body features the latest version of "Meditation at Callicoon" which was read on the show and can be purchased here.
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Dave and Aaron had to do their best not to waste time because they had a precious 40 minutes to speak with the great Jerod Beloff during his lunch break. While they would have been thrilled to spend the whole time talking about Jared's new book, Jared did not disappoint with two amazing poems form his days at a 10th grader. From moss to Sasquatch, Jared's poems seem to have always sought to capture the glory of nature, just with way more skill and subtly nowadays.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.21 "My Light at Last & Behold the Glory (w/ Jared Beloff)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Playing With Climate Models" by Jared Beloff published in Who Will Cradle Your Head.Coming on Feb. 9th 2023.
Jared Beloff's bio, publications, and other works can be found here. Jared Beloff is a high school English teacher and a peer reviewer for Whale Road Review.He is also one fourth of the The New Sledder a literary newsletter. You can follow Jared on Twitter @Read_Instead.
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From a concrete poem that might have benefited from it's own Hulk Smash to a emo-laced exploration of that thing called "Love," Michael VanCalbergh's high school poems live up to this show's title. Dave and Aaron find another fast friend with this week's guest as Michael brings the perfect energy to a rare evening recording. Be warned however the final poem hits hard as it carefully explores the loss of a parent through a unique lens. Note: When discussing the End Poem Aaron references a song that he thought was sung by Lewis Capaldi when in fact it's a song by Dean Lewis.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.20: "The Green Machine & The Disease (w/ Michael VanCalbergh)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Instructions for My Father's Mortician" by Michael VanCalbergh
Michael VanCalbergh can be found on Twitter @MVCpoet. You can find his work published with Parenthesis Journal, autofocus Lit, Atticus Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, Beaver Magazine, and many other spaces.
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Dave and Aaron breath a sigh of relief after finishing the final typed collection from Aaron's high school years. While there are still more episodes to come it felt like a good time to reflect and wrap up most of Season 3. They talk about what episode they would suggest to someone starting the show and highlight some amazing events of the season. There is even a brief cameo from poet Jay Parr who took a crack at saying "Roi Fainéant!"
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.19 "Analogy of Life Wrap-Up"
End Poem from a "Real" Poet: "A Waking Thought" by Aaron G. H.
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Just when you thought you had heard the last of the "Silence Saga", the very end of high school Aaron's third anthology throws one more in the mix. An untitled poem musing on the need and lack of silence seems to be a fitting companion for Dave and Aaron this week as Aaron's "recording studio" -aka the kitchen table- is repeatedly interrupted by a child who is stretching the definition of their "quite/rest time." Nevertheless they persevere to say a lot on the little they had to work with. Hopefully this is not one you are waiting to unhear!
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.18: "'Untitled (Silence IV)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Silence" by Babette Deutsch
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If the Silence Saga wasn't enough Aaron's previous self decided to write a second "My Words" without any acknowledgment of the first. Dave and Aaron work through this poem that seems to be reflecting on the Wolf journal entries as a whole and they find themselves landing in a similar place (spoilers... it's toxic masculinity!)
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.17: "'My Words (II)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "The world is s beautiful place" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Video Essays cited at the 21' mark: "Superman Won't Save the Cat | ZACK SNYDER PART 1-3" by Maggie Mae Fish
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Start of 2023 with a new blooper reel! Or maybe don't... We won't judge.
Aaron and Dave continue to struggle with all things recording in this collection of gaffes, tangents, and conversations cut for time.
Want to enjoy a real episode? Might we suggest our Featured Guests Episodes!
Want to enjoy more bloopers? We have plenty of those too!
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With the holidays and vacations, Dave and Aaron decided to try their hand at a new format for this special episode. With randomly generated words, chance styles, and five minutes the two co-hosts attempt to write poems for the season. Some fair better than others. None fair well.*
Hoping the end of 2022 has brought with it times of rest, joy, hope, peace, and reasons to be happy. Next time yule be hearing from us is in the New Year. ;) -Aaron and Dave
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.15: "'Blizzard' & Three Soap Limericks (Holiday Special)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger Is" by Paul Gerhardt
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*Aaron must apologize for the sound this week. A certain three year old was playing with the microphone right before recording and Aaron forgot to check the gain.
Dr. MEH and us tell each other fairy tales... or really just share some bad poetry. Aaron and Dave are delighted to have Mathew E Henry on the show to share some of his first ever poems which were heavily influenced by the great e. e. cummings and of course Counting Crows. Aaron accidently has Matthew read all three of the shared poems including "she says it's only in my head" and he's not really worried or overly concerned because it's all or nothing. Also Dave adds one more to his "sad dad" poetry collection at the beginning of the episode.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.14 "musing & (at) fireworks on the 7th (w/ Matthew E Henry)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Hevel" by Matthew E Henry to be published in his upcoming chapbook said the Frog to the scorpion scheduled to drop in the winter of 2023.
Matthew E Henry publications and other musings can be found here. Dr. MEH is a high school English teacher and the editor-in-chief of The Weight Journal. His three published collections the Colored page, Teaching While Black, and Dust & Ashes can all be purchased here. His other upcoming chapbook The Third Renunciation is scheduled for the spring of 2023. More information on his work and where to find her can be found through his website: https://www.mehpoeting.com/ and you can follow him on Twitter @MehPoeting
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When should a writer take the title and theme of their work as the best advice? Perhaps when they continue to work with "Silence." With a recording scheduled that spanned a week, Aaron and Dave return once more to the endless well that is high school Aaron's "deep" thoughts on silence. Also Dave has a pretty good joke about Webster's word of the year sprinkled in there. My Bad Poetry Episode 3.13: "Silence III"End Poem from a Real Poet: "In Deepest Night" & "In Sacred Manner" by Susan Palo Cherwien Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
In this weeks episode Dave and Aaron talk a while on a perfect topic for an auditory medium like podcasting... silence. Dave channels his inner troll for his starter poem and Aaron's poetry feels like trolling in its own right. Hear Dave attempt to remind Aaron of basic things that Aaron has forgotten from high school biology. Then sit with your thoughts and wonder how there could possible to more than 10 minutes of cut material from this episode. Apparently the co-hosts had a lot to say about a little when it came to this late sequel. Rumor is Silence III is already in production!
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.12: "Silence II"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "But the silence in the mind" by R. S. Thomas
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Dave and Aaron break up the silence (and by that we mean the recording of two poems on Silence from Aaron's journals) with another amazing guest episode. Frances Klein not only brings her quick wit and sense of humor to the show but she brings her first ever poem. A work she composed as a thesis project of all things. Hear the evolution of her craft from first draft to today and laugh along along the way.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.11 "The Mask & Patron Saints (w/ Frances Klein)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "In the bower/the roses hang so heavy—" by Frances Klein published in New and Permanent
Frances Klein's poetry can be found in River Styx, Tupelo Press, So it Goes: The Literary Journal of the Vonnegut Memorial Library, HAD, Roi Faineant Press, and so many more! She is the assistant editor of Southern Humanities Review and a high school English teacher. Her chapbook New and Permanent is available through Blanket Sea Press (with 10% of proceeds going to support "The Little Timmy Project") and her microchap The Best Secret is provided by Bottlecap Press. More information on her work and where to find her can be found through her linktree: linktr.ee/francesklein and you can follow her on Twitter @fklein907.
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From the cutting floor of "Realization," comes the shocking revelation on the true tipping point for the show's existence!
A moment that Dave is perhaps still reeling from.
Hear this truly terrifying and mystifying reveal...along with how Season Four may be structured and how truly grateful we are for guests on the show!
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Dave and Aaron have multiple realizations during this episode. 1. Dave should maybe not record with a fever. 2. Aaron doesn't understand commas. 3. This show is so lucky to have guests willing to speak with us. 4. Giving a poem a title is hard.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.10: "Realization"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Thought." by Alice Dunbar-Nelson
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This week's episode is often in direct conversations with our previous episode 3.7 "Alive."
Aaron's high school self brings his notable style of subtlety to this week's poem. And by that we mean, the title tells you exactly everything to pay attention for this poem. Dave and Aaron attempt to improve the work with some actual -yet small- success. Meanwhile Dave continues his renaissance of "must be read" poems at the start of this episode.
Content Warning: This week's poem deals with ideas around suicide. If you are someone you know are struggling with thoughts of suicide, severe depression, or anxiety, please speak up, talk with family or friends, or text or call the US national lifeline 988. Support is out there and you are worth it.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.9: "Letters"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "[The cry of the cicada]" by Matsuo Basho -translation by William George Aston
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When scheduling conflicts and unseen events prevented a Halloween weekend recording with Lauren Theresa it seems like some of the magic may have been lost to time. Thank goodness for Daylight Savings which gave everyone another hour and a perfect time for Aaron and Dave to hear the bad, the batty, and the beautiful poems from this great guest.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.8 "Enraptured, Breaking With Reality, & I Want to Believe (w/ Lauren Theresa)"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Motels" by Lauren Theresa published by Maudlin House
Lauren Theresa's published work can be found in HAD, Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, Gutslut Press, Tiny Wren, Warning Lines, Daily Drunk Mag. She is a poetry editor at Onley Magazine and a co-creator of ICEBREAKERS. Her chapbook Lost Things is available through BullSh*t Lit. More information on her work and where to find her can be found on her website here: https://www.laurentheresa.com/ and you can follow her on Twitter @ImLaurenTheresa
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When life got in the way of recording this week, we dove into the crypt of cut pieces to Frankenstein together something "new" for our October 31st episode. While the bloopers aren't necessarily frightening, we hope you enjoy this impromptu Halloween "special." Correction: Aaron says Sondheim worked on the Broadway "Marry Poppins." That was hastily corrected by his sister. Sondheim had worked on his own version early on but couldn't get the rights. He was not involved in the Disney stage version. My Bad Poetry Episode 3.7.5: "Halloween 'Special' aka Bloopers" Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://mybadpoetrythepodcast.wordpress.com/
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Dave and Aaron encounter a poem that may actually be poetic? "Alive" deals a bit more with mental health issues that previous poems so Aaron and Dave attempt to address the topic without ruining the lighthearted vibe. Hopefully there is reason enough here to stick around for a listen.
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My Bad Poetry Episode 3.7: "Alive"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "I Know Not" by Diwaldo Salom
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Aaron and Dave run into an odd "poem" from the Wolf Journal where the concept might not actually be as bad as the poem itself. While the poem itself barely resembles the art, the concepts of oppression and exploitation explored may hold some water. Unprepared for such an occurrence the two took the conversation on many different turns and lengthy tangents, many of which were ultimately cut from this episode (but did help bulk up the latest blooper reel). Nevertheless a "successful" episode was completed.
Other podcasts referenced in this episode: The 1619 Project and NPR's Throughline (specifically their Reframing History arc in 2020, "America's Caste System," and "The Invention of Race")
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.6: "Success"
End Poem from a Real Poet: Habakkuk 1:1-4 - The prophet Habakkuk
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Aaron and Dave find themselves chatting with the founder of the Southern Collective and editor-in-chief of Blue Mountain Review, Charles Clifford Brooks III. Yet the bad poems he brings to the table prove even editor-in-chiefs can't find their muse every time. From dead puppies to misinterpreted meanings, this episode doesn't fail to take flight (unlike one poems protagonist). So press play and LIVE, DANCE, STAY. Won't you?
End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Unburnt Toast" by Clifford Brooks
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.5 "Bad Poetry" & "Airplanes Won't Leave Washington" (w/ Clifford Brooks)
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With "Hocus Pocus II" dropping this week, why not revisit a sequel in Aaron's high school poetry collection? Dave could probably provide many reasons why at this point. Nevertheless, Aaron and Dave struggle not to repeat themselves and their ideas too much this episode but when a 16 year old Aaron keep retreading the same themes and ideas over and over and over again it's shall we say... inevitable? The poem "Love II" fails to demonstrate its need to exist, and to be honest, "Love" which was already a second poem by that name didn't warrant a sequel in the first place (second place). ;)
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.4: "Love II"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Rose Song" by Anne Reeve Aldrich
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Your mind is not deceiving you. There was a poem titled "Love" which the podcast covered back in Season 2 episode 3 but here in Season 3 episode 3 the two hosts have found a poem by that exact same name. Dave and Aaron wish there was something original in this work to work with, but are left with another generic emo-esque collections of words. Secondhand Serenade is evoked and sung, FD Signifier is cited and praised, Great British Bake Off is discussed and debated... basically Aaron and Dave did their best to avoid talking about this poem.
You can find FD Signifiers tour-de-force on the manosphere here: "Dissecting the Manosphere" and here "Connecting the Manosphere"
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.3: "Love"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "My Love" by Bruce Nugent
What does a 16 year old boy have to say about life? Apparently quite a bit! Dave and Aaron try to sort through the opening statements/poems/aphorisms (???) that introduce the third installment of a high school Aaron's poetic endeavors from 2006.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.2: "Analogy of Life"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Elegy of Joy [an excerpt]" by Muriel Rukeyser
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Dave and Aaron return to the microphones after a week off to start season three with a new friend. Fizza Abbas joins the season premiere to bring her "bad" poems for all to hear. From her first poems snarky interludes to a end of poem twist of comedic proportions, Fizza keeps Dave and Aaron laughing for all the wrong(right?) reasons.
End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Unburnt Toast" by Fizza Abbas
Another poem referenced in this episode is The God of Numbers by Danusha Laméris
My Bad Poetry Episode 3.1 "Am I Polyamorous?" and "I can't find my specs" (w/ Fizza Abbas)
Fizza Abbas is the author of Ool Jalool and Bakho.Her poems, blog thoughts, and bio can be found on her website: https://fizzawrites453993256.wordpress.com/ She has the ambitious goal of getting published in 10,000 journals by 2030. You can follow her progress on Twitter @fizzawrites
When it comes to helping those affected by the massive flooding in Pakistan, Fizza has referred us to Saba Irshad. An individual doing good work. Reach out to Fizza to get her contact info.
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*Also if you want to really nerd out and wonder why if Season two was blue what is Season three? Check out this Hexadecimal: C32148
Dave and Aaron discuss the donation drive "Bad Poetry for Good Causes" that occurred during the week after National Bad Poetry Day. A big thanks to the guests who chose awesome charities! If you want to support any or all of the charities here is where you can give:
- OrcaConservancy
- ResilienceChi
- Orchard OCD
- O Miami Poetry Fest
- National Forest Foundation
- InsideOutDET
- Assisting Families of Inmates
- National Women's Law Center
Also Aaron shares the cover art his 2006-self created for the second Microsoft Word anthology of Wolf Journal Poems: Thoughts of a boy.....and other sad stories. Open the link to laugh along with our hosts.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.25: "#BadPoetryforGoodCauses Drive & Season 2 Wrap Up"
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Yes that is the full title of this bad poem brought to us by not one but two authors! Siân and Polina come on the show share a bit about their friendship and what may have been the magic combination of time and place to produce this delightful work. From their love of food to their propensity towards the dramatic, the conversation never falters as they paint the picture of a Eastern European coffee shop occupied by two college freshman, bad coffee, and a fight brewing against "THE MAN."
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.24: "1-11-92: Leshko's Coffee Shop & Home Cooking, NYC" (w/Siân Killingsworth & Polina Grinbaum)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Heritage: Homage to RBG" by Siân Killingsworth found in When There Were Nine.
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With Dave in Ohio (!) of all places and the season nearly wrapped, it seemed as good a time as any to drop our Season two outtakes reel. This time with guests!! Enjoy a mix of laughter and insight found from the cutting room floor, full of daughter interruptions and even a dropped call. Thanks to all the guests who gave their time to laugh with us. Here's to many more. Guest List: Kelli Russel Agodon, Raegen Pietrucha, Shiksha Dheda, Nicole Tallman, Mitchell Nobis, Jasper Fforde, Lannie Stabile, & Terri Linn Davis. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.23: "Season 2 Bloopers and Outtakes" Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1
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Aaron and Dave take a break from their normal routine to answer some listener questions. A big thanks to all who sent in their queries! Hope we didn't leave you with more...
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.22 "Co-Host Q&A"
End Poems from Real Poets: "Sonnet 17" Pablo Neruda & "i thank You God for most this amazing" e. e. cummings
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Aaron's former self was so confident in the concept of this poem he even decided to leave the title in lower case. Dave and Aaron finish the poems from the second typed anthology of the Wolf journal poems and they couldn't be happier to turn the page on this collection of "sad boy songs."
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.21: "The lowered face"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Submerged" by Lola Ridge
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We didn't intend to have a Christmas in July episode, but Santa showed up anyway...
Terri Linn Davis brings her playfully horrific style to the show... just shall we say...lacking in the playful department with these early drafts. Dave gets to brush off his Latin and Aaron confuses Phoebe Bridgers for Phoebe Cates when talking about Gremlins, but of all the things in this episode, that might be the least upsetting. If you want to play along with the second poem here are the prompts that produced such a work: "Exercise: 20 Little Poetry Projects"; https://theartofcompost.com/2014/10/24/exercise-20-little-poetry-projects
My Bad Poetry 2.20 Santa Came & Time is the Devourer of All Things (w/Terri Linn Davis)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "My Mom as Action Movie Villain" by Terri Linn Davis found in The Daily Drunk.
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Dave and Aaron discuss a depressing collection of words, both in its subject matter and composition. A more pessimistic side of Aaron's previous self rears its ugly head in this poem about life, and death, and face paint?
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.19 "The Tie"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Futility" by Elsa Gidlow
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Lannie Stabile joins Dave and Aaron to share a whole list of things, from her love of Ludo to her knowledge of plus-size chapbooks and TMNTs. Hear Dave fear for his co-host gig and Aaron attempt to keep everyone somewhat on track, as Lannie fits right in following the hosts down rabbit holes and fun side adventures, many of which were simply cut for time.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.18: "The List" and "Adam's Apple" (w/Lannie Stabile)
End Work from a Real Poet: "A Family Debate" from Something Dead in Everything.
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Dave and Aaron find themselves talking to one of their shared favorite authors and yes... we are as surprised as everyone else. Jasper Fforde brings his wit and wisdom to the show while sharing some of his poems that are far superior to the works of Aaron's old Wolf Journal. Much like his novels, the episode is smattered with references that range from Kafka and Lewis Carol, to Bonanza and The Clash.
Jasper Ffordes latest novel The Great Troll War from the Last Dragonslayer Chronicles is available in the UK and will be available in the US on August 9th, 2022.
Other works include the Thursday Next Series, the Nursery Crime Series, Shades of Grey, Early Riser, and The Constant Rabbit. All can be purchased through The Goliath Corporation found on Jasper Fforde's website or through your local bookstore. The author can be followed on Twitter @jasperfforde.
My Bad Poetry 2.17: "Double Trouble, and Twice as Nice (w/Jasper Fforde)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee
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A desensitized and demoralized duo look to understand the mind of a teenager in 2006 all while Aaron sounds like he is recording in a tin can. Aaron also tries and fails miserably at remember the name of a band at about the 10 minute mark. It is in fact Hawthorne Heights (specifically their song "Ohio is for Lovers". For other 00's emo/screamo recommendations (?) feel free to reach out to the show.
My Bad Poetry 2.16: "The Cry"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Thoughts in a Jail" by Katharine Rolston Fisher
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With Dave unable to make the recording do to work, Mitch and Aaron soldier on through some... really bad poems. Whether or not they were trying to emulate gasoline infused roses or a manure covered country side one could say these poems stick. Mitch has nobly dug deep into the archives of his past collections to find what perhaps should have remained well hid.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.15: "Gas Station Roses" and "Harvest" (w/Mitchell Nobis)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Spine" by Mitchell Nobis published in Hobart.
The book Read Writing: Modernizing the Old School Essay which he co-authored can be found here. Find Mitchell Nobis and more of his work on his website and/or follow him on Twitter @MitchNobis.
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Nicole Tallman brings pages of her high school journal to the show demonstrating a "Emily Dickenson" phase in her writing career. With hurricane briefings and further meetings limiting their time together one can only hope there are more signed copies of old poems to go around.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.14: "Bitter Bitter" and "Complicated" (w/Nicole Tallman) *Untitled in their original form.
End Poem from a Real Poet: "On Finding Your Ashes In My Suitcase" by Nicole Tallman in Something Kindred.
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Aaron and Dave speed through what may be the pinnacle of Aaron's piney private "poetry", that or it's darkest valley (they landed on the latter). From a late lunch to an early out, this time crunched episode really makes you wonder what they talk about when the episode tapings run long.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.13: "Friend"
End "Poem" from "Real" Poets: "It's Gonna be Me" by Andreas Mikael Carlsson, Martin Max, and Rami Yacoub... also Dave's honorary mention "Friend is a Four Letter Word" by John McCrea (which was equally as good of a suggestion).
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Shiksha stumps Dave and Aaron with what may be the first "bad" poem that neither could say anything bad about...luckily she had more to share!
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.12: "A setting sun" & "Grey Palette" (w/Shiksha Dheda)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "When I think about writing about flowers" by Shiksha Dheda in Washed Away: A collection of fragments.
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Dave and Aaron just had one too many events and life occurrences to juggle this week. Though they tried... the episode was not to be. Hear Aaron vamp for 5 or so minutes just to let you all know how much this project means to him and Dave...and hopefully to you all as well!
My Bad Poetry: Bonus* Non-Episode
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Do You Know Where Fairies Live?" by Anne Pollock
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*The Bonus is a journal entry about Nessie.
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Raegen Pietrucha brings binders of bad poems to the podcast and proves that goth/emo poetry can transcend both time and place.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.11: "In This Room" & "Corsage" (w/Raegan Pietrucha)
End Roem from a Real Poet: "Note From the Nadir" by Raegen Pietrucha in Head of a Gorgon. Vegetarian Alcoholic Press, 2022.
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Find her previous works An Animal I Can't Name from Two of Cups Press and many more online.
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Contrary to the title, this poem does not take long to read, nor is this episode that length. But if it was would you still listen? Dave and Aaron circle around the idea of small talk and try to pin down its true value. Spoilers...we think it's good!
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.10- "1 Hour and 23 Seconds"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "In the Company of Women" by January Gill O'Neil
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Dave and Aaron return to the Wolf Journal for another of Aaron's high school poems. They were not sure how they felt about this one...or more accurately what they thought about it. Hear a teenager's attempt at an existential thought while Dave and Aaron attempt to avoid too many tangents.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.9: "Thoughts"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Thought" by Alison Dunbar Nelson
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Kelli Russell Agodon brings a much needed breath of fresh air when she shares her own "bad" poetry. Turns out Aaron's high school Wolf Journal isn't the only place failed poems have sat in purgatory!
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.8: "Revising" & "Don't Bury Me in a Donut" (w/Kelli Russell Agodon)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Grace" by Kelli Russell Agodon in Dialogues with Rising Tides. Copper Canyon Press, 2021.
Learn more about our guest Kelli on her site: https://www.agodon.com/index.html or follow her on Twitter @KelliAgodon
Find her books: Dialogues with Rising Tides, The Daily Poet, Everything is Writable: 240 Poetry Prompts from Two Sylvias Press and many more at your local bookstore or online.
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Buddies bumbling through baby care, busy seasons, and a bout of brain pain (migraine) were unable to work on this side project. Enjoy this B-side material from the cutting room floor! We will be back strong next week! My Bad Poetry Episode 7.5- Bottom of the Barrel Bloopers
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Sorry for the delay.. but really the title kinda sums it this one up. Life got in the way of recording this weekend... and we couldn't be happier for the reason! Congrats Co-host Dave and co.
Correction: Outtakes are outtakes for reasons folks. "Love Changes Everything" is not just a single but a song from the musical Aspects of Love by Andrew Lloyd Weber with Michael Ball originating the part.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.7: Baby Blooper Break
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Dave and Aaron wonder "what's wrong with being friends?" in this episode that tries to tackle Nice Guy Syndrome with the help of a very insightful wiki from Geek Feminism.
My Bad Poetry 2.6: "Just A Friend"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Thin Edge" Dorothy Parker
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Aaron honestly has no good observations to make concerning this episode. Dave wishes Aaron's younger self felt the same way about poetry.
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My Bad Poetry Episode 2.5: "The Observer"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Solitude" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Dave and Aaron chip at this poem to see if there is anything behind its elementary lines. Also Aaron learns how to read a poem. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.4: "A Chipped Mask" End Poem by a Real Poet: "How I Became a Madman (Prologue)" - Kahlil Gibran
Quick Correction: Dave speaks about ourspoetica at the end of the episode, but thought it was spelled "ars". oops.
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Aaron and Dave encounter a love poem so cliché they basically talked about similar songs for an hour and just remembered they were doing a podcast near the end.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.3: "Love"
End Poem by a Real Poet: "The Definition of Love" by Andrew Marvell
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Dave and Aaron may have been tempted to skip this one. Discussions around shame and purity culture seek to understand the root cause of this bad poem.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2.2: "Tempt Me Not"
End Poem from a True Poet: "Running Water" by Alfonsina Storni translated by Muna Lee
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Dave and Aaron return from a short break to discuss the season ahead. Hear all the titles found in "Thoughts of a Boy...and other sad stories" and wonder with us... are any of them good? Will any of the rhyme? A new seasons awaits!
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End Poem from a True Poet: "Vacation End" by Leslie Pinckney Hill
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A "Season One: Thoughts of a Misunderstood" bonus episode with a some cut stuff from the second half of the year. Hopefully you can enjoy and laugh along the stuff that wasn't good enough or too tangential for the edited episodes (and you've heard the what's made it in so you know what you are getting into). See "Thanksgiving Leftovers" for the first round of rough takes and mistakes.
We will see you with new full episodes soon!
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Dave and Aaron reach the end of the first batch of poems from the Wolf Journal and decide to put a proverbial bow on it. Aaron reveals the title his former teenage self gave to a Word document "anthology" containing all these poems, as well as shows Dave the Microsoft Paint title page created for the project. Truly this finale is "pulp-full" of everything you could ever hope for or need... even Aaron's dog gets a short shake of a cameo around the 18 minute mark.
My Bad Poetry 1.24 "Season One Finale"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "I'm Nobody! Who are you? (260)" by Emily Dickinson
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Teenager Aaron's pretentious title does more to confound and confuse Dave than perhaps any previous poem on this podcast. Assumptions are questioned, friendships challenged, and no solutions are found.
My Bad Poetry Episode 23: "Epilogue to a Prologue"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "For a Poet" by Countee Cullen
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While looking for the right words to write. Aaron decided the right approach was to write. Was he right about writing? Or writing about the right thing? You alone may hold the key to rightly deciphering this writing.
Also Dave and Aaron get a little side tracked on musicals. But who wouldn't when you have Aaron's old high school poetry as your primary source for discussion?
My Bad Poetry Episode 1.22: The Key
End Poem from a Real Poet: "My Song" by Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr.
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Are the words of a 16 year old boy from 2006 so true and pure and passionate that no mortal tongue could possibly read them correctly??? Well Aaron's previous self sure thought so. Judge for yourself, as Dave and Aaron try to interpret the uninterpretable, unreadable words of Aaron that were indeed (unfortunately) his own.
My Bad Poetry Episode 1.21 "My Words"
Cited Essay: "Against Interpretation" by Susan Sontag (1964)
End Poem from a True Poet: "Poetry" by Marianne Moore (1919)
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Reading a poem from January 31st 2006, Dave and Aaron try to sympathize with a now 16-year-old Aaron's identity crisis. Who knew being old enough to drive could rattle the soul so much?
My Bad Poetry Episode 20
End Poem from a Real Poet- "Where is the Poet?" by Yone Noguchi
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What do you do when you find a string of poems so similar they aren't worth an episode. You take the string and make a nice bow! As we wrap up the year, we hope this episode isn't too....off putting.
My Bad Poetry Episode 19: Holiday Special (Seven Poems Wrapped into One)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII" by Pablo Neruda, translated by Mark Eisner
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A fifteen-year old Aaron lamented that these words would not be heard. Dave and Aaron may lament the opposite...
My Bad Poetry Episode 18: Poem of 12/19/05 (These Words...)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Life of a Writer" by Jalynn Harris
Video Essay referenced in the Audio Footnote: "Who's afraid of Lil Nas X?" by Khadija Mbowe
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After Dave and Aaron have multiple hitches and setbacks in scheduling and recording...they call in a sub. Our first Special Guest episode featuring a poem not from Aaron or the Wolf journal! My Bad Poetry Episode 17: Beyond the Binding: Poem from Fall 2006 End Poem from a Real Poet: "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
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Aaron's 15-year-old self was pulling out all the clichés to express an infatuation. Dave is pulling out all his hair trying to hold back his frustration...
For those of you with discerning ears...technical issues meant Dave had to rejoin the call half way through on his phone dropping the sound quality just a bit.
My Bad Poetry Episode 16: 12/05/05
End "Poem" from a Real Poet: Color and Light by Stephen Sondheim
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With no new episode being recorded this week, here is some leftover content from the first batch of episodes.
Extended cuts from conversations too-off-the-rails or nerdy for the streamline, concise, and always on-point conversations you have come to know and love. Served alongside many ads from our bathroom/childcare break sponsors.
From Dave and Aaron- Happy Thanksgiving! And a Blessed/Restful start to your Holiday season.
Look for a New Regular Episode Dec. 6th.
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If you haven't rage quite on us yet, have we got a show for you!
Dave and Aaron discuss the second of three poems from December 5th 2005.
My Bad Poetry Episode 15 "Rage"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Hatred" by Gwendolyn Bennett
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The poem asks "why?" and Dave and Aaron ask "why?" in return without a really good answer. Hopefully you won't ask the same of them...
My Bad Poetry Episode 14 "Why"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Thread of Life" by Christina Rossetti
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Aaron and Dave discuss what it may mean to be blessed... and it for sure it not having to hear this poem.
Also an extended conversation on "the" got cut for time, but who knows it may pop up down the line.
My Bad Poetry Episode 13 "Ode To Anyone"
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Ode to the Sun" by Eloise Bibb Thompson
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Dave and Aaron try to look past the clouds to see the cheese filled lemons on this one.
Also when Aaron references "Untitled Melody" he clearly meant "Unchained Melody." I know it bugs me too.
A big thanks to Feedspot for listing us on their Top 60 Poetry Podcasts of 2021!
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My Bad Poetry Episode 12: 12/01/05
End Poem from a Real Poet: The Days to ComebyMedora C. Addison
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Aaron finds reading this "poem" a regrettable experience. Dave is less than surprised by this?
When discussing "aggrieved entitlement" Aaron references F. D. Signifier's brilliant video essays. Here's a link to his work: https://www.youtube.com/c/FDSignifire
My Bad Poetry Episode 11: Regret (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: Ebb by Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Dave and Aaron take a second to say hello and give just a little background to this podcast.
Dave and Aaron try and tackle two poems in one go.
Two for the price of one... and yet it's still a bad deal??
My Bad Poetry Episode 10: Two Poems From 11/30/05 (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: How Do I Love Thee Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Why is the (?) there? Better question why does this poem exist at all? Dave and Aaron may not find the answer...
My Bad Poetry Episode 9: Obsession? (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: A Fixed Idea by Amy Lowell
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Apologies for this apologetic verse.
Perhaps it could have been worse?
My Bad Poetry Episode 8: The _____. (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: God's Grandeur by Gerard Manly Hopkins
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The third poem from November 7th, 2005 proves three is not always a magic number...
My Bad Poetry Episode 7: The Room (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: First Song Progress of the Soul by John Donne
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Dave reveals there is more than one way to nerd... oh and an old is poem discussed.
My Bad Poetry Episode 6: Shadows (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: A Picture by Olivia Ward Bush Banks
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A gap in the poems entries may prove to be a turning point in Aaron's early poetic prowess... or perhaps this is only a mirage. A journal entry "helps" bridge the jump in time.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5: Sing (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: Birds of Prey by Claude McKay
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The longest of our episodes yet... on perhaps a poem that should have reflected its title better. Plus we hear a journal entry that may give us some context??
My Bad Poetry Episode 4: Silence (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: Silence by Sarah Teasdale
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Who am I? The questions a Les Mis obsessed Aaron asked back in 2004. The poem... leaves something to be desired.
My Bad Poetry Episode 3: I (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: I Believe by Anonymous
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Dave and Aaron return to the thoughts of Aaron as a teenager and see if 14 year-olds really do have everything all figured out.
My Bad Poetry Episode 2: Life (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: Survival Guide by Joy Landon
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Aaron and Dave break the binding of an old journal to read the first poem found within its pages. "Truth" from 2004.
My Bad Poetry Episode 1: Truth (Full Transcript)
End Poem from a Real Poet: Tell all the truth but tell it slant — (1263) by Emily Dickinson
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