Episodes
Abyss & The Sofa and You (w/ PJ Temple)
What does one do when they have an embarrassing poem from the 90s set to paper with a typewriter? Dig that thing out and bring it on the show! That's what PJ Temple did this week, and when she was looking for the one that hau...
Office Job, Penguin, and 2009 Journal Entry (w/ Rachel Turney)
Rachel Turney brings practically perfect examples of prose poetry, avant guard, surrealism, alliteration, and purpose...or at least that's what was pretended in this fun episode where Aaron is sarcastic and Dave is confused. ...
I named it after your favorite clothing (w/ Michael VanCalbergh)
Michael VanCalbergh makes an historic third appearance on the show, bringing one from his past that he just can't seem to put down. A college professor's sweater vest becomes an inside joke to a class and young Michael just h...
That Thursday When the Miracle Died & The Next Best Thing (w/ Todd Di…
This week Dave and Aaron welcome Todd Dillard on the show. Though they could have probably done a whole half an hour discussing snow and shovels, they did end up discussing Todd's weird poems. What the hosts could never have ...
Body and Sol
Although this episode started out mainly as a book recommendation list the hosts eventually got back on track. In between the last episode and this one, Aaron had a birthday. So this week Aaron and Dave dive into a punny poem...
Samsara, Alaska Radio, & Barnacles Feeding (w/Nina Prater)
What a better way to start a new year than to remember that life is pain? Perhaps a poem that goes Full Moon on you when you least expect it! Nina Prater dug through her back catalogue to find the utter gems when it comes to ...
Memories & Not Enough (w/Abbe)
The show's first ever non-official guest when Aaron and Dave were still figuring everything out, makes her official return! Aaron walked the dog on a very cold day to coax Abbe back with some of her private- and one public- p...
Photo Stock & Parallel Poetry Universe (w/Erick Phillips Garske)
Is it enigmatic, melodramatic, or just plain problematic? Listen as Dave and Aaron try to navigate a treacherous imitation of a Joni Mitchell text provided by their guest Erick Garske. Then they all fall into a parallel unive...
The Doves, Waterline, & Fall is the Best Season (w/Kristin LaTour)
The poems started out as one may expect...then Dave and Aaron found themselves faced with a poem of a very different nature. They kind of forgot the original goal was to record this episode on Halloween... but Kristin didn't!...
Counter-Me, The 21st Century, and a Draft of a Eulogy (w/Rory Philstr…
After an unplanned hiatus Dave and Aaron return with Rory Philstrom aka the Dungeon Master Pastor. But rather than lead the podcast through a campaign, Rory leads them through three poems spanning nearly 20 years. All in the ...
I Find Your Photo..., After Life, and Duality (w/ Donna Vorreyer)
The show is visited this week by a host of another poetry reading show (A Hundred Pitchers of Honey), demonstrating a duality in poetry. Donna talks about good poems on her show, on this show... not so much. Donna brings thre...
Sharin' Ain'T Carin', Libras Rule, & F.I.U.G. (w/ Devondra Banks)
The show continues its streak of choral lyricists with Devondra Banks... but the works she brings to the show don't quite sing. To be honest, Dave and Aaron actually enjoy most of these contributions as good poems but it's al...
How to Euthanize a Butterfly
Aaron and Dave both bring somewhat macabre poems to the podcast this week. Dave wrote an "After" poem based on Tony Silvestri's old opening lines to a sonnet and Aaron is inspired by an unexpected web search. The name of the ...
A Fifth Anthem Verse (w/ Tony Silvestri)
Dave and Aaron return after a short hiatus for Season 8 of My Bad Poetry with a new guest! He brings to the show a long forgotten start to a sonnet and sings (!) a failed attempt at a fifth and final verse of the Star Spangle...