My Bad Poetry
By Aaron and Dave
My Bad PoetryJun 20, 2022
The Awakening Sun
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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To My Dearest Love
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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Doppelganger, Scenes..., & Hibernation (w/ Frances Klein)
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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Spring Break Bloopers!
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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Both Things are True...North of the Eiffel Tower (w/ Kelli Russell Agadon)
Kelli Russell Agadon makes her triumphant return to the show after nearly two years since she became the first true guest of the show. This time around, Kelli brings three poems from three different eras in her writing career. She talks with Dave and Aaron about "dressing up" poems, choosing strong titles, and flipping everything on its head, when editing one's work.
My Bad Poetry 5.17 "Both Things are True...North of the Eiffel Tower (w/ Kelli Russell Agadon)
End Poem from a Real Poet: "Hum of the Living" by Kelli Russell Agadon
Kelli Russell Agadon is the co-founder of Two Sylvia Press, faculty at PLU, and a poet with Dialogues with Rising Tides published through Copper Canyon Press. You can find more of her work and information about her through her social media accounts and website. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
World, Ambiance..., & Making Love... (w/Darrell Parry)
The Stick Figure Poet himself joins Dave and Aaron to share an eclectic collection of bad poetry from the 90s. From cocky self assurance, to shy kid in the corner, to kissing death, the twists and turns will keep the co-hosts on their toes.
My Bad Poetry Episode 5.16 "World, Ambiance..., & Making Love... (w/Darrell Parry)"
End Poet from a Real Poet: "Exorcism" by Darrell Parry, found in Twists: Gathered Ephemera.
Darrell Parry is a writer, editor, and self proclaimed slacker. Darrell also helps organize poetry events and publics readings around the Lehigh Valley area. He is the founder of the online publication Stick Figure Poetry Quarterly . You can submit your works to Stick Figure Poetry Quarterly at stickfigurepoetrysubmission@gmail.com Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
Miscellaneous & You wake up at five in the morning (w/ Court Ludwick)
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.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/
Untitled Wolf Journal Entry (Obsession Redux)
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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Pumpkin King ... Decreasing Functionality (w/ L.M. Cole)
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 Queen and Eat Me(at) Your Earliest Convenience . L.M.'s work can be found on their website.
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Playground & Have you ever seen [...]? (w/ jason b. crawford)
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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Confinement, Silk Road, & Adynaton (w/ Madeleine Corley)
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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Ode to My Pal, John & La Reine du Déguisement (w/ Nicole Tallman)
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 Poems from ELJ Editions.
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The Jail I Enrolled Into, The Fallen god, & Chocolate Cake (w/Shiksha Dheda)
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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Untitled & Desperation (w/ Raegen Pietrucha)
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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Hello, Babies & Slaying It (w/ Trapper Markelz)
Winter Vacation Bloopers/Outtakes Season 5
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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My Bad Poetry Presents: Board Games with Luke Wortley
Forty Ounce Magnum (w/ Lannie Stabile)
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 Grief published 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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Shemjaza, [...], Glass, & Misiones (w/ Luke Wortley)
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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She Is...
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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Bad Songs-giving
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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The Devils Playground
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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A Reason
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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Not Long Song... Not Long
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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Our Bad Introductions
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"
You can listen to the original final product here: My Bad Poetry-Introductions
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A Word of Advice
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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The Prince & Old Photographs (w/Megan McDermott)
"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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Return to the Wolf Journal
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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Popularity, Two Similar? & When a tree is chopped...? (w/Emily Dillon)
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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Death
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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Poem & I have (w/ John Yamrus)
A Party at the Manger, The Beard Balm Conundrum, & Judging the Dead (w/ Ken Tomaro)
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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Fate
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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Conchence, Achers, & Smite (w/ Jessica Cuello)
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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Midseason Blooper Break
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
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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Day
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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Kissing the Fire Eater, Beach House, & Wish He Was Here (w Tate Lewis-Carroll)
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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Married and Buried, Thought is a Caterpillar, & Gently Used (w/ Nolcha Fox)
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 Morning from 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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PDA, Ugolano...& Masochist (w/ Robert Allen)
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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A Hillbilly’s Desiderium in Colombia & Reverse Rain (w/ Laurence Foshee)
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 Magazine and many more. Their first book Trionfini is out now! You can follow them on Twitter @LaurenceFoshee
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Untitled Works & Ganymede in Waiting (w/ Adrian Dallas Frandle)
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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The Hall
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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A Walk & Revelation (w/Paul Lutter)
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 Lutheran and HuffPost, as well as many other publications and journals.
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Elegy & A Limerick (w/Matt Schur)
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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Worms & I Sense the Presence of a True Believer (w/Candice M. Kelsey)
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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Flipped Coin & Lottie (w/Alex Carrigan)
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 Cigarettes and soon to be found in Now Let's Get Brunch from Querencia Press Alex Carrigan is an editor, poet, critic, and the author of May All Our Pain Be Champagne published 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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A Call (w/ Roberta Spaghettio)
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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Meditation at Callicoon & On the Occasion of Our Tenth Anniversary (w/ Julia Guez)
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 Frame published 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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My Light at Last & Behold the Glory (w/ Jared Beloff)
Dave and Aaron had to do their best not to waste time because they had a precious 40 minutes to speak with the great Jared 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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The Green Machine & The Disease (w/ Michael VanCalbergh)
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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