What does a 16 year old boy have to say about life?  Apparently quite a bit!  Dave and Aaron try to sort through the opening statements/poems/aphorisms (???) that introduce the third installment of a high school Aaron's poetic endeavors from 2006.  

My Bad Poetry Episode 3.2: "Analogy of Life"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Elegy of Joy [an excerpt]" by Muriel Rukeyser

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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 end of poem twist of comedic proportions, Fizza keeps Dave and Aaron laughing for all the wrong(right?) reasons.  

End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Unburnt Toast" by Fizza Abbas

Another poem referenced in this episode is The God of Numbers by Danusha   Laméris

My Bad Poetry Episode 3.1 "Am I Polyamorous?" and "I can't find my specs" (w/ Fizza Abbas)

Fizza Abbas is the author of Ool Jalool and Bakho.  Her poems, blog thoughts, and bio can be found on her website: https://fizzawrites453993256.wordpress.com/ She has the ambitious goal of getting published in 10,000 journals by 2030.  You can follow her progress on Twitter @fizzawrites

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Dave and Aaron discuss the donation drive "Bad Poetry for Good Causes" that occurred during the week after National Bad Poetry Day. A big thanks to the guests who chose awesome charities!  If you want to support any or all of the charities here is where you can give:

Also Aaron shares the cover art his 2006-self created for the second Microsoft Word anthology of Wolf Journal Poems: Thoughts of a boy.....and other sad stories.  

My Bad Poetry Episode 2.25: "#BadPoetryforGoodCauses Drive & Season 2 Wrap Up"

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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 produce this delightful work.  From their love of food to their propensity towards the dramatic, the conversation never falters as they paint the picture of a Eastern European coffee shop occupied by two college freshman, bad coffee, and a fight brewing against "THE MAN."  

My Bad Poetry Episode 2.24: "1-11-92: Leshko's Coffee Shop & Home Cooking, NYC" (w/Siân Killingsworth & Polina Grinbaum)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Heritage: Homage to RBG" by Siân Killingsworth found in When There Were Nine.

Find Siân Killingsworth and more of her work through Twitter: @sianessa or @2ndSundayPoetry.  Her 2nd Sunday Readings can be found on the website https://secondsundayreadings.com/ 

Polina Grinbaum can be found on Twitter @anilop and the podcast she used to co-host Happily Ever Aftermath can be followed @HEAMCast or heard wherever you find your podcasts.

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Aaron and Dave take a break from their normal routine to answer some listener questions.  A big thanks to all who sent in their queries!  Hope we didn't leave you with more...

My Bad Poetry Episode 2.22 "Co-Host Q&A"

End Poems from Real Poets: "Sonnet 17" Pablo Neruda & "i thank You God for most this amazing" e. e. cummings

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Aaron's former self was so confident in the concept of this poem he even decided to leave the title in lower case.  Dave and Aaron finish the poems from the second typed anthology of the Wolf journal poems and they couldn't be happier to turn the page on this collection of "sad boy songs."  

My Bad Poetry Episode 2.21: "The lowered face"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Submerged" by Lola Ridge

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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 drafts.  Dave gets to brush off his Latin and Aaron confuses Phoebe Bridgers for Phoebe Cates when talking about Gremlins, but of all the things in this episode, that might be the least upsetting.  If you want to play along with the second poem here are the prompts that produced such a work: "Exercise: 20 Little Poetry Projects"; https://theartofcompost.com/2014/10/24/exercise-20-little-poetry-projects

My Bad Poetry 2.20 Santa Came & Time is the Devourer of All Things (w/Terri Linn Davis)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "My Mom as Action Movie Villain" by Terri Linn Davis found in The Daily Drunk.

Find Terri Linn Davis and more of her work through her website https://terrilinndavis.com/, on Twitter: @TerriLinnDavis.  Her podcast Too Lit to Quit is found wherever you find your podcasts and you can follow that @TooLitToQuitPod

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Dave and Aaron discuss a depressing collection of words, both in its subject matter and composition.  A more pessimistic side of Aaron's previous self rears its ugly head in this poem about life, and death, and face paint? 

My Bad Poetry Episode 2.19 "The Tie"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Futility" by Elsa Gidlow

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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 track, as Lannie fits right in following the hosts down rabbit holes and fun side adventures, many of which were simply cut for time.   

My Bad Poetry Episode 2.18: "The List" and "Adam's Apple" (w/Lannie Stabile)

End Work from a Real Poet: "A Family Debate" from Something Dead in Everything.

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