My Bad Poetry

A colleague and mentor for Dave and Aaron, Paul Lutter returns to the show with old journal entries from high school and college. From a boy adrift to a man dumped in a pizza shop, the tales these poems tell...

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.6: "Overboard & Mourning (w/Paul Lutter)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "What she carries" by Paul Lutter

Paul Lutter is an ELCA pastor, and has been an adjunct instructor for Gustavus Adolphus and Augsburg University. You can find a selection of his writings here: https://www.livinglutheran.org/author/paul-lutter/

Donna dug deep for this very special episode. She remembered some lyrics from 1976 (the nation's bicentennial) when she was 14 which she brought to Aaron and Dave for their 200th Episode! Following in the theme of music she also brought the 2019 poem "A Spotify Playlist Labeled 'Relaxing Writing Music' Fails to Accomplish Its Task" which has a promising title but not quite the payoff. But in the end you do get to hear Donna sing!

Enjoy the 200th Episode of My Bad Poetry. Thanks for all the listens!!!

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.5: "The Game & A Spotify Playlist Labeled... (w/ Donna Vorreyer)"

End Poem From a Real Poet: "At the End of a Difficult Week Full of Bad News, I Speak to My Son" by Donna Vorreyer

Donna Vorreyer is an author, artist, and retired middle school teacher, who has multiple published chapbooks and full length collections. She has a linktree here covering so many of her appearances, writings, and her reading series "A Hundred Pitchers of Honey".

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Though the guest is Schur, Aaron appears unsure about a lot of things when it comes to Matt like his job...and his books... and this is Matt's second time on the show! Perhaps Aaron was unmoored by his missing co-host Dave. Yet one thing is for sure. These three poems are bad for a myriad of different reasons, worthy of exploring.

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.4: "Ode to a Brick Wall, The Wreck of the Schooner O'Malley, & rosemont overture (w/ Matt Schur)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Adamah" by Matt Schur

Matt Schur is synodically authorized minister and author living in Nebraska. His newest book Even This is Holy Ground can be found here. He is also the author of Imperfectly Perfect and Cross Sections.

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This week we take a break from our normal cringe and clumsy rhymes to enjoy the other type of bad poetry. Kelly Kaur brings her rebellious poems to the show to speak out for women's rights. Sometimes it's good to be "bad"!

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.3: "Words from a BediRebel (w/ Kelly Kaur)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Rising Up" by Kelly Kaur

Kelly Kaur is a professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary. She is an award winning author of Letters to Singapore and Howdy I’m Singh Hari. Her newest book My Love is a Durian will be available on October 15th through University of Calgary Press.

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Season 9's first guest brings sentimental poems from the past that may have forgotten to include the sentiment. Hollay loved boat rides and kittens, but these poems could convince you otherwise...

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.2: "Dawn & Plum's Lullaby (w/ Hollay Ghadery)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Night Feed with Aal" by Hollay Ghadery

Hollay Ghadery is the founder and senior publicist of River Street a leading press in Canadian literature representation. She is an award winning author including the Canadian Bookclub Award and a Giller Finalist for her debut novel The Unraveling of Ou. You can read all about her here: https://www.hollayghadery.ca/about

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Dave and Aaron try to remember how to be talk after a summer away from the podcast. Without a guest to anchor them, the co-hosts struggle to stay on topic, but they manage to put to launch season 9 without too many sidetracks.

You are invited on the show! If you don't want to talk but still have bad poetry to share, please email the show and let Dave and Aaron handle the rest!

Also we want to know what color our logo should be for this season. Email the podcast your suggestion and see if it becomes the official color of the season!

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.1: "We're Back! (Season 9 Premiere)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Morning Star" by C. D. Wright

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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.

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My Bad Poetry Will Return for Season 9 in... September (hopefully)

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 guest brings. All this to say Sandra brought a great one for the show!

My Bad Poetry Episode 8.20: "Seeing (finally) the Commonality Between...(w Sandra Marchetti)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Crotch" by Sandra Marchetti

Sandra Marchetti is the author of DIORAMA (Stephen F. Austin State UP, 2025); Aisle 228 (SFA UP, 2023); and Confluence (Sundress Publications, 2015) as well as four chapbooks of poetry and lyric essays. You can find out so much more at sandramarchetti.net. 

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The only regret Aaron may have is not checking his microphone before recording. He sounds like he's in a tin can! This episode includes an abandoned poem found on a loose leaf of college lined paper in Aaron's old stuff. It's about love lost or never pursued...for good reason? Or maybe it was left unfinished for a better reason. Dave plays with homophones in his hastily written poem of the week.

My Bad Poetry Episode 8.19: "No Regrets"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Riddle of Strider" by Bilbo Baggins (translated by J. R. R. Tolkien from The Red Book of Westmarch) . or ... by Tolkien in The Fellowship of the Ring .

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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 of the Aurora Writers Workshop. Her works have appeared in the journals like Rhino, Oven Bird, and Escape into Life. Her poetry book What Will Keep Us Alive is available through Sundress Publications.

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