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
May 12, 2025
What You Wanted, In the Winter, God Shows Off, & Double Barrier (w/ Taylor Byas)
Dave and Aaron learn that good sonnets do not always make for great poems. While these poems may be technical to a tee, Taylor cringes at missed opportunities, as one may flinch at their own distorted reflection in the Bean. ...
May 5, 2025
A Prayer & Coupling with Big Ben (w/ Katie Manning)
Katie brings some really fun poems to the show that frankly aren't bad at all! Embarrassing...maybe... but even that is up for debate. What isn't up for debate is the phallic shape... found in both?? Katie also teaches Aaron ...
April 28, 2025
life is bigger than you, if we're being honest (w/ Matthew E. Henry)
Though Dave had to duck out early Matthew brought enough nerdiness for the both of them. MEH makes a triumphant return with poems from the cutting room floor. They are random, they are obscure, they are just the right kind of...
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...