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 ..read more

For the Season 5 finally, Dave and Aaron reach the final page of Aaron's high school Wolf Journal. From Truth to a random line about running ice, they have covered it all. And it only took 100 some episodes with friends joining the show along the way. Aaron offers a new apology poem for all the cringey poetry he previously wrote and forced Dave and the shows dear listeners to experience. The new poem can be read @ https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/about/. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.25: "A'Paw'Logies" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Tell all the truth but tell it slant" (1263) by Emily Dickenson P ..read more

Dave and Aaron welcome back the Gorgan writer herself, Raegen Pietrucha. Raegen has done her due diligence and dug up two old poems from her own high school journal (covered with suns and moons no less). Along with one hold over poem from her last appearance, the the co-hosts work through the emo angst, rhymes, and stream of consciousness to conclude... high school is a weird time. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.8: "Untitled & Desperation (w/ Raegen Pietrucha) End Poem from a Real Poet: "This is Not a Love Poem" by Raegen Pietrucha Raegen Pietrucha is a editor, poet, writer, and consultant curren ..read more

Ken, the self described blue collar poet and poet laureate of the Cleveland sewer system, joins Dave and Aaron for some needed discussions around beard balm ingredients, who really was at the manger, and how someone stumbles into poetry. My Bad Poetry Episode 4.14 "A Party at the Manger, The Beard Balm Conundrum, & Judging the Dead (w/ Ken Tomaro)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "All Planned Out" by Ken Tomaro which is found in his most recently published collection Potholes and Perogies. His other works Home is where the headstones are, and Paralysis can also be found and purchased online. Ke ..read more

What sounds does a Nightingale make? Don't ask Aaron and Dave. Aaron digs back into an old external hard drive to find a writing assignment from 2007. One would think that writing for a school assignment may make the poetry better... and at least younger Aaron thought so. To top it all off Birds is the spiritual sister of an early entry in the Wolf Journal titled "Sing". My Bad Poetry Episode 6.21: "Birds" End Poem from a Real Poet: "In the Forest" by Oscar Wilde Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod ..read more

Maddie makes a triumphant return to the show with three phenomenally different “bad” poems from a one and a half year span when she was graduating college.  Aaron forgets about basic sentence structure making his critiques, questions, and interpretations of these poems, less than stellar.  Luckily, Maddie gave a Master class on linguistics and Dave could help make up for Aaron’s lack of understanding the English language.  My Bad Poetry Episode 6.20: "JEANS, Rain and umbrella, at my wedding (w/ Madeleine Corley)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "I Remember" by Madeleine Corley" You c ..read more

Seth Perry brings a rap song from his short time as a rapper in the Vancouver scene of the early 00s. In hearing this⁠ artifact from time⁠, Dave and Aaron find themselves in the presence of the one and only Professor Lungz. Did they know that was Seth's rap name before this interview... no... but were they still thrilled to find themselves under his tutelage...sure! They were more interested in the journey from Lungz to Perry and Seth did not disappoint. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.19: "Dope Prowl (w/ Seth Perry) End Poem from a Real Poet: "⁠We Are More⁠" by Shane Koyczan Seth Perry is an ELCA pas ..read more

Aaron and Dave are scrapping the bottom of the barrel with one final poem from Aaron's "loose leaf collection". A loosely affiliated group of poems found in a box full of Aaron's school memorabilia. This riddle of a poem fails to take off, much like the ill fated fly who meets an untimely end... Silly old fool! My Bad Poetry Episode 6.18: "The Deerfly" End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Fly" by William Blake Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mybadpoetry.com ..read more

This week Aaron brings a poem he remembered writing years ago that took months to find. Whether the search was worth it is up to the listener. Dave and Aaron discuss the odd way previous Aaron tried to use sing songy rhymes to critique incredibly harmful and dangerous theology such as Prosperity Gospel and Christian Nationalism. It definetaly was a choice. Also ...nation. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.17 "I Want Jesus Back" End Poem from a Real Poet: "A Prodigal" by Emily Pauline Johnson AKA Tekahionwake Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagra ..read more

Dave and Aaron couldn't connect this week so Aaron went back through the raw files of season six to pull some of the cut conversations. Some were cut for time, others... well it's pretty obvious once you hear them. Listen carefully to catch some of our amazing guest's laugh for share a story as well! My Bad Poetry Episode 6.16: "The Cutting Room Floor (Season Six Bloopers So Far...)" Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mybadpoetry.com ..read more