My Bad Poetry

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My Bad Poetry has had the joy of inviting amazing guests onto the show. We are grateful for their time, wisdom, humor, vulnerability, and above all their own “bad” poetry!
Bad Poetry & Airplanes Won't Leave Washington (w/Clifford Brooks)
Oct. 10, 2022

Bad Poetry & Airplanes Won't Leave Washington (w/Clifford Brooks)

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-chie...

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"Am I Polyamorous?" and "I can't find my specs" (w/ Fizza Abbas)
Sept. 12, 2022

"Am I Polyamorous?" and "I can't find my specs" (w/ Fizza Abbas)

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 ...

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1-11-92: Leshko's Coffee Shop & Home Cooking, NYC (w/Siân Killingsworth & Polina Grinbaum)
Aug. 22, 2022

1-11-92: Leshko's Coffee Shop & Home Cooking, NYC (w/Siân Killingswor…

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 prod...

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Santa Came & Time Is the Devourer of All Things (w/Terri Linn Davis)
July 25, 2022

Santa Came & Time Is the Devourer of All Things (w/Terri Linn Davis)

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 dr...

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The List & Adam's Apple (w/Lannie Stabile)
July 11, 2022

The List & Adam's Apple (w/Lannie Stabile)

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 ...

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Double Trouble, and Twice as Nice (w/ Jasper Fforde)
July 4, 2022

Double Trouble, and Twice as Nice (w/ Jasper Fforde)

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...

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Gas Station Roses & Harvest (w/Mitchell Nobis)
June 20, 2022

Gas Station Roses & Harvest (w/Mitchell Nobis)

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...

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Bitter Bitter & Complicated (w/Nicole Tallman)
June 13, 2022

Bitter Bitter & Complicated (w/Nicole Tallman)

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 th...

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A setting sun & Grey Palette (w/Shiksha Dheda)
May 30, 2022

A setting sun & Grey Palette (w/Shiksha Dheda)

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...

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In This Room & Corsage (w/Raegen Pietrucha)
May 16, 2022

In This Room & Corsage (w/Raegen Pietrucha)

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 P...

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Revising & Don't Bury Me in a Donut (w/Kelli Russell Agodon)
April 25, 2022

Revising & Don't Bury Me in a Donut (w/Kelli Russell Agodon)

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....

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