My Bad Poetry

Dave and Aaron and overjoyed to have another guest on the show! Risha brings poems from Jr. High that have been shared in classrooms, Watt pad, and Tumbler, but now have found there way to My Bad Poetry. How bad could they be?

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.8: "Broken hearted and numb, Dark Skies, & Where I'm From (w/Risha Nicole)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Spring of Love" by Risha Nicole

Risha Nicole is a poet in Kent, Ohio. Her full length poetry collection Without a Sound is available now. Watch for Dying Girl in the future. You can follow @risha_nicole on most platforms, or check on her website here!

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After a last minute change in plans, Aaron and Dave find themselves recording with only one hastily written poem prepared to share. Working with what they've got, the show struggles along. What is a sonnet really? Are Reels real? Why watch what one hates? These are the big questions that may made a boiling brain plip-plop.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.7: "An Ode to Rage Bait"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "There was an Old Man from Quebec" by Edward Lear

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Aaron and Dave try to keep the show light hearted as they dig into a high school assignment about the Vietnam War. Did a high school Aaron give the proper weight and respect to such a severe situation as the draft that effected so many families and young adults? Obviously not... but...the poem could have been worse.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.6: "The Draft"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale

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While this poem was already shared with the world way back in 2004, now some 21 years later Amelia brings this wonderful LiveJournal entry to Aaron and Dave for our dear listeners to hear. An emo work that asks the deep questions.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.5: "What If? (w/ Amelia McCracken)

Since Amelia McCracken has left her emo poetry writing days in the past, she has moved onto entrepreneur and mentor. You can follow her work onLinkedIn or learn more about her work atMent Services.

End Poem from a Real Poet: "What If?" by Shel Silverstein

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Probably should have stayed

Off the show

Even with a format to go by

My oh my oh my....

Aaron found an old acrostic poem from an external hard drive. Dave seeks to destroy said hard drive and shares his newest hastily written poem "Cophiskey".

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.4 "me"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Acrostic" by Lewis Carroll

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For the first time in the shows history Dave's poem is in the hot seat. Without a "bad" poem on hand Dave and Aaron use Dave's weekly hastily written poem as fodder. This ode to "brown bean water" is chalk full of terms needing to be defined, and expressions about espresso needing to be explored.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.3: "How I Like My Coffee"

End Poem from a Real Poet: A poem without title/without known author ("O Cloacina")

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What does one do when you run out of English poems? Aaron decided to dig up some old German poems from his high school German class. Did he just take his previous emo poetry from the Wolf Journal and translate it to German...? Probably. Either way, it's a new nightmare for poor Dave. Dave also provides one of Aaron's favorite hastily written poem for the week, with a spot on impersonation (?) of a conversation presented as a found poem.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.2: "Ein Alptraum"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Die Schöne Nacht" by

It's a new season, and Dave and Aaron return from their break with a return to the most talked about topic on the show. That topic being Silence...in that Aaron's previous self wrote 5 different poems about it over several years. The two hosts read through all five previous poems in chronological order before Aaron drops the latest entry into the fray.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.1: "After the Silence Saga of My Youth"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "TWO TONS OF DEAD LIGHTNING ON YOUR CROWN for My Bad Poetry - The Podcast" by Clem Flowers

Clem kicks off the show with a poem that is nearly the opposite of a "cake poem." No missing title there. With the other two, Aaron and Dave may find themselves with more familiar styles yet still end up lost in the pregnant stars. Clem then pulls what may be a My Bad Poetry first, having brought an end poem written specifically for the show.

My Bad Poetry Episode: 6.23 "Perched Rock, Flask of Salt (w/Clem Flowers)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "If you think I'm stupid now//you should see me when I'm high// And I'm smarter than I look "

Clem Flowers is a southern-transplant living and writing in Utah with a prolific collections of chapbooks available through kith publishing, Alien Buddha press, Bullshit lit, Cowboy Jamboree and more! Their newest two works are KUDZU and I Know Nothing But the Night.

Lori joins the show to bring several poems about disappointing days. Running themes are dead end jobs, let downs, and meh moments shine through in these rough poems from her past. Aaron and Dave commiserate with the sentiments but still, the poems... are worthy of this show.

My Bad Poetry Episode 6.22 "Thursday, Toil and Trouble (w/ Lori D'Angelo)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Barriers" by Lori D'Angelo

Lori D'Angelo a grant recipient, flash fiction, and poetry author whose works have appeared various literary journals including BULL, Moon City Review, Reed Magazine, and Rejection Letters. Her latest short story collection "The Monsters are Here" is available now! You can follow her work on her website.

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