My Bad Poetry

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...

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...

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 origina...

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 Andr...

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! From her style to some of her struggles and everything in between, Shiksha carries that conversation and convinces the hosts that there is more to grey than meets the eye.   My Bad Poetry Episode 2.12: "A setting sun" & "Grey Palette" (w/Shiksha Dh...

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 Po...

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.   Learn more about our guest Raegen on her site: https://...

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 Pod...

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...

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....

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 Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/...

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 origin...

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 Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/

Aaron honestly has no good observations to make concerning this episode.  Dave wishes Aaron's younger self felt the same way about poetry.    Have your own bad poem for us? Email the show and it might be featured on the podcast. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.5: "The Observer" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Solitude" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitt...

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. ...

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  Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/

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 Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/m...

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! Have your own bad poetry from the past?  Join the conversation! Email a snap shot of the page or a recording of you reading it allowed and Dave a...

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....

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 nee...

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 Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 We...

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 Poet...

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 In...

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 Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetr...

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 Podcast Ema...