My Bad Poetry

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 Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @M...

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 Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoe...

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 Ligh...

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 Bless...

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

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

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  Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoe...

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.  My Bad Poetry Episode 12: 12/01/05 End Poem from a Real Poet: The Days to Come by M edora C. Addison Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www...

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 Podcast Email: mybad...

Dave and Aaron take a second to say hello and give just a little background to this podcast. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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