My Bad Poetry

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

April 14, 2025

Graceful & Awkward (w/ Emily)

The two titles combined kind of of speak for themselves, when describing the topics of these poems. Dave and Aaron are graced with the presence of a friend who (having listened to the show before it was a show) finally took a...
April 7, 2025

It's Surreal to be Hit Gently with a Rose (w/ Ariel Treece)

If ever you need to find bad poetry Ariel suggests long ago posts on the old social media sites. Even if you have deleted Live Journal and Myspace, don't worry you may have left something on the good old notes pages on Facebo...
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 r...

Reviews

Hilariously informative

"I have no clue when it comes to poetry, but after just one episode of self deprecating poetry critiques - I think I’m on my way. 5⭐️"

Melba86 | April 5, 2023