Episodes

With Dave unable to make the recording do to work, Mitch and Aaron soldier on through some... really bad poems. Whether or not they were trying to emulate gasoline infused roses or a manure covered country side one could say...

Nicole Tallman brings pages of her high school journal to the show demonstrating a "Emily Dickenson" phase in her writing career. With hurricane briefings and further meetings limiting their time together one can only hope th...

Aaron and Dave speed through what may be the pinnacle of Aaron's piney private "poetry", that or it's darkest valley (they landed on the latter). From a late lunch to an early out, this time crunched episode really makes you...

Shiksha stumps Dave and Aaron with what may be the first "bad" poem that neither could say anything bad about...luckily she had more to share! From her style to some of her struggles and everything in between, Shiksha carries...

Dave and Aaron just had one too many events and life occurrences to juggle this week. Though they tried... the episode was not to be. Hear Aaron vamp for 5 or so minutes just to let you all know how much this project means ...

Raegen Pietrucha brings binders of bad poems to the podcast and proves that goth/emo poetry can transcend both time and place. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.11: "In This Room" & "Corsage" (w/Raegan Pietrucha) End Roem from a Real P...

Contrary to the title, this poem does not take long to read, nor is this episode that length. But if it was would you still listen? Dave and Aaron circle around the idea of small talk and try to pin down its true value. Sp...

Dave and Aaron return to the Wolf Journal for another of Aaron's high school poems. They were not sure how they felt about this one...or more accurately what they thought about it. Hear a teenager's attempt at an existentia...

Kelli Russell Agodon brings a much needed breath of fresh air when she shares her own "bad" poetry. Turns out Aaron's high school Wolf Journal isn't the only place failed poems have sat in purgatory! My Bad Poetry Episode 2....

Buddies bumbling through baby care, busy seasons, and a bout of brain pain (migraine) were unable to work on this side project. Enjoy this B-side material from the cutting room floor! We will be back strong next week! My Ba...

Sorry for the delay.. but really the title kinda sums it this one up. Life got in the way of recording this weekend... and we couldn't be happier for the reason! Congrats Co-host Dave and co. Correction: Outtakes are outtake...

Dave and Aaron wonder "what's wrong with being friends?" in this episode that tries to tackle Nice Guy Syndrome with the help of a very insightful wiki from Geek Feminism . My Bad Poetry 2.6: "Just A Friend" End Poem from a R...

Aaron honestly has no good observations to make concerning this episode. Dave wishes Aaron's younger self felt the same way about poetry. Have your own bad poem for us? Email the show and it might be featured on the podcast....

Dave and Aaron chip at this poem to see if there is anything behind its elementary lines. Also Aaron learns how to read a poem. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.4: "A Chipped Mask" End Poem by a Real Poet: "How I Became a Madman (Pro...

Aaron and Dave encounter a love poem so cliché they basically talked about similar songs for an hour and just remembered they were doing a podcast near the end. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.3: "Love" End Poem by a Real Poet: "The ...

Dave and Aaron may have been tempted to skip this one. Discussions around shame and purity culture seek to understand the root cause of this bad poem. My Bad Poetry Episode 2.2: "Tempt Me Not" End Poem from a True Poet: "Run...

Dave and Aaron return from a short break to discuss the season ahead. Hear all the titles found in "Thoughts of a Boy...and other sad stories" and wonder with us... are any of them good? Will any of the rhyme? A new season...

A "Season One: Thoughts of a Misunderstood" bonus episode with a some cut stuff from the second half of the year. Hopefully you can enjoy and laugh along the stuff that wasn't good enough or too tangential for the edited epi...

Dave and Aaron reach the end of the first batch of poems from the Wolf Journal and decide to put a proverbial bow on it. Aaron reveals the title his former teenage self gave to a Word document "anthology" containing all thes...

Teenager Aaron's pretentious title does more to confound and confuse Dave than perhaps any previous poem on this podcast. Assumptions are questioned, friendships challenged, and no solutions are found. My Bad Poetry Episode ...

While looking for the right words to write. Aaron decided the right approach was to write. Was he right about writing? Or writing about the right thing? You alone may hold the key to rightly deciphering this writing. Also D...

Are the words of a 16 year old boy from 2006 so true and pure and passionate that no mortal tongue could possibly read them correctly??? Well Aaron's previous self sure thought so. Judge for yourself, as Dave and Aaron try t...

Reading a poem from January 31st 2006, Dave and Aaron try to sympathize with a now 16-year-old Aaron's identity crisis. Who knew being old enough to drive could rattle the soul so much? My Bad Poetry Episode 20 End Poem from...

What do you do when you find a string of poems so similar they aren't worth an episode. You take the string and make a nice bow! As we wrap up the year, we hope this episode isn't too....off putting. My Bad Poetry Episode 19...