Episodes

Dave and Aaron are taking a summer hiatus, but not before leaving all their dear listeners with two more strange short poems. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.21: "Untitled document (Season 8 Finale) End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Naughty Preposition" by Morris Bishop A huge thank you to all the guests who appeared on Season 8! If you or someone you know want to come on the show please reach out... we would love to hear from you. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetry...

Ever wonder what the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a menstrual period, and a raspberry pie have in common... you probably didn't... and this episode probably won't give you a satisfying answer. But Sandra Marchetti tried to tackle that very topic with her first published poem Seeing (finally) the Commonality Between the Chinese Cultural Revolution and My Period, Or Pie. A title so long My Bad Poetry couldn't even use it all for the show's title- and normally the show is named for multiple poems a...

Kristin makes a triumphant return with two timely poems written at a very different time. From a satirical send up of the perfect house wife to a happy (?)... strange and amazing time capsule of the Bush Era, Kristin takes the show on a journey and uses all the swear beeps we have. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.18: "The Domestic Goddess Waltz & ??? (w/Kristin LaTour)" End Poem From a Real Poet: "Tucson Snow" by Kristin LaTour Kristin LaTour is a teacher at Joliet Jr. College and the founder o...

When it looked like there was no material to be found... As if in a dream around found a single loose leaf paper with this poor excuse of a poem scribbled on it. Dave might have wished for the free afternoon after hearing this pretentious poem that is poeming so hard. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.17: "The Dream" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Night" by Anne Brontë Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

Aaron surprises Dave with a new poem that he sent via email earlier in the week. Dave's response to the email... radio silence. So we hear it here! The poem itself looks at an funny circumstance in which Aaron and his spouse share more in common than he may have been comfortable with for a moment. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.16: "Prescription Predicament" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Sertraline" by Emily Nason Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social...

This week Aaron and Dave are exposed to some great "bad Plath girl poetry." Jennifer Sutherland brings three poems spanning the decades to show that Plath like poetry can grow and improve with time. From an "after" poem that is hard to see the resemblance to a mythic exploration of love and hate, Jennifer's got it all! My Bad Poetry Episode 8.15: "Sylvia, Flutter, & Admetus Mummified (w/Jennifer Sutherland)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Alcestis as a Hon, but not the Kitschy, Cute Kind" as Jenn...

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 haunted her, she found a forgotten one as well! Dave and Aaron are all the happier for it. Listen as PJ spins wonderful stories about her past and present helping us understand these works. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.14: "Abyss & The Sofa and You (w/ PJ Temple)" End Poem fro...

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. But hey, we all learn somethings. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.13: "Office Job, Penguin, and 2009 Journal Entry (w/ Rachel Turney)" Rachel Turney has four books coming out in 2026. You can follow all her on Insta @Turneytalks and watch Poetry (In Brief) on Youtube @TurneyTa...

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 had to make it... awkward. Good thing Dave and Aaron are the most mature of hosts or this episode would have just become one long sophomoric gigglefest... It isn't that is it?? O dear. Episode 8.12 "I named it after your favorite clothing (w/ Michael VanCalbergh)" End P...

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 expected was how That Thursday turned into the Present Tense. Enjoy the ride! End Poem from a Real Poet: "Present Tense" by Todd Dillard Todd Dillard is a poet from Texas now living in Pennsylvania. He is the author of Ways We Vanish and the chapbook Ragnarök at the Fa...

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 about aging, that actually got published! What star puns did Aaron miss? My Bad Poetry Episode 8.10: "Body and Sol" "Body and Sol" is found on Roi Faineant's arc hive page. End Poem from a Real Poet: "A Glorious Dawn" Cosmos quotes from Carl Sagan collected by melo...

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 bad poetry. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as much as these three did. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.9: "Samsara, Alaska Radio, & Barnacles Feeding (w/Nina Prater)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Every Summer" by Nina Prater Nina Prater works in sustainable agriculture ...

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- poem from years ago. These memories may have been better forgotten, but here they are for all to hear. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.8: "Memories & Not Enough (w/Abbe)" End Poem by a Real Poet: "Woman With A Flower" by Naomi Long Madgett Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gma...

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 universe that is either a utopia or dystopia and the lack of clarity may be the reason its on the show! My Bad Poetry Episode 8.7: "Photo Stock & Parallel Poetry Universe (w/Erick Phillips Garske)" Erick Phillips Garske is a Pushcart nominated poet, with the published chapb...

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! :) My Bad Poetry Episode 6.8: "The Doves, Waterline, & Fall is the Best Season (w/Kristin LaTour)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Easter Sestina" by Kristin LaTour Kristin LaTour is a teacher at Joliet Jr. College and the founder of the Aurora Writers Workshop. Her wo...

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 21st Century though. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.5: Counter-Me, The 21st Century, and a Draft of a Eulogy (w/Rory Philstrom) End Poem from a Real Poet: "I live my life in widening circles" by Rainer Maria Rilke Rory Philstrom is a pastor, spiritual director, and DnD Dun...

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 three poems that fail in different ways, only to demonstrate how each one of those failures can be remedied with a final poem that legit made Dave cry. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.4: "I Find Your Photo..., After Life, and Duality (w/ Donna Vorreyer)" End Poem From a Real Poet:...

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 also understandable why Devondra may find these... cringe. End Poem From a Real Poet: "Sage" by Devondra Banks My Bad Poetry Episode 8.3: "Sharin' Ain'T Carin', Libras Rule, & F.I.U.G. (w/ Devondra Banks) Devondra Banks is a poet and lyricist who has had multiple work...

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 poem kind of describes itself... but the suggestions might surprise you. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.2: "How to Euthanize a Butterfly" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Wesley's Theory" by Kendrick Lamar Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bs...

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 Spangled Banner. My Bad Poetry Episode 8.1: "A Fifth Anthem Verse (w/ Tony Silvestri)" End Poems from a Real Poet: "Sleep" and "For Such As Me" by Tony Silvestri Charles A Silvestri (Tony) is a world renown lyristis who has worked with some of the most influential choral c...