My Bad Poetry
Aaron and Dave dive into an old private journal to read poems written in high school. Along the way the two have found themselves joined by some incredibly amazing people, all willing to share some of their own bad poetry. Experience a mix of self-reflection, humor, self-deprecation, great conversations and just maybe a half decent poem!
Recent Episodes
March 31, 2025
I could write... I want to tell...& Untitled #1 (w/Shaawan Francis Keahna)
Shaawan brings three interesting poems to the podcast. With no real titles to work with, the hosts and guest sort through words from Shaawan's high school journals. Maybe he could have wrote a song... but he most definitely w...
March 24, 2025
Asterisk, Etiologies, & Octave with Line from a Lullaby (w/Alina Ștefănescu)
Alina Ștefănescu, brings three very different examples of "bad" poetry. One struggling with voice, another structure, and one context. Without Dave, Aaron and Alina work through these varying verses to see how ideas sometimes...
March 17, 2025
Broken hearted and numb, Dark Skies, & Where I'm From (w/Risha Nicole)
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...
March 10, 2025
An Ode to Rage Bait
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...
Feb. 24, 2025
The Draft
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 effect...
Feb. 10, 2025
What If? (w/ Amelia McCracken)
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 quest...