Episodes 188
Avg. Duration 32m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (7)
Since Sep 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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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!

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S8E14 Abyss & The Sofa and You (w/ PJ Temple)

Mar 02, 2026 45m

What does one do when they have an embarrassing poem from the 90s set to paper with a typewriter? Dig that thing out and bring it on the show! That's what PJ Temple did this week, and when she was…

S8E13 Office Job, Penguin, and 2009 Journal Entry (w/ Rachel Turney)

Feb 23, 2026 51m

Rachel Turney brings practically perfect examples of prose poetry, avant guard, surrealism, alliteration, and purpose...or at least that's what was pretended in this fun episode where Aaron is…

S8E12 I named it after your favorite clothing (w/ Michael VanCalbergh)

Feb 16, 2026 46m

Michael VanCalbergh makes an historic third appearance on the show, bringing one from his past that he just can't seem to put down. A college professor's sweater vest becomes an inside joke to a…

S8E11 That Thursday When the Miracle Died & The Next Best Thing (w/ Todd Dillard)

Feb 09, 2026 49m

This week Dave and Aaron welcome Todd Dillard on the show. Though they could have probably done a whole half an hour discussing snow and shovels, they did end up discussing Todd's weird poems. What…

S8E10 Body and Sol

Feb 02, 2026 31m

Although this episode started out mainly as a book recommendation list the hosts eventually got back on track. In between the last episode and this one, Aaron had a birthday. So this week Aaron and…

S8E9 Samsara, Alaska Radio, & Barnacles Feeding (w/Nina Prater)

Jan 12, 2026 49m

What a better way to start a new year than to remember that life is pain? Perhaps a poem that goes Full Moon on you when you least expect it! Nina Prater dug through her back catalogue to find the…

S8E8 Memories & Not Enough (w/Abbe)

Dec 22, 2025 36m

The show's first ever non-official guest when Aaron and Dave were still figuring everything out, makes her official return! Aaron walked the dog on a very cold day to coax Abbe back with some of her…

S8E7 Photo Stock & Parallel Poetry Universe (w/Erick Phillips Garske)

Dec 08, 2025 39m

Is it enigmatic, melodramatic, or just plain problematic? Listen as Dave and Aaron try to navigate a treacherous imitation of a Joni Mitchell text provided by their guest Erick Garske. Then they all…

S8E6 The Doves, Waterline, & Fall is the Best Season (w/Kristin LaTour)

Nov 24, 2025 47m

The poems started out as one may expect...then Dave and Aaron found themselves faced with a poem of a very different nature. They kind of forgot the original goal was to record this episode on…

S8E5 Counter-Me, The 21st Century, and a Draft of a Eulogy (w/Rory Philstrom)

Nov 17, 2025 48m

After an unplanned hiatus Dave and Aaron return with Rory Philstrom aka the Dungeon Master Pastor. But rather than lead the podcast through a campaign, Rory leads them through three poems spanning…

S8E4 I Find Your Photo..., After Life, and Duality (w/ Donna Vorreyer)

Oct 13, 2025 48m

The show is visited this week by a host of another poetry reading show (A Hundred Pitchers of Honey), demonstrating a duality in poetry. Donna talks about good poems on her show, on this show... not…

S8E3 Sharin' Ain'T Carin', Libras Rule, & F.I.U.G. (w/ Devondra Banks)

Oct 06, 2025 40m

The show continues its streak of choral lyricists with Devondra Banks... but the works she brings to the show don't quite sing. To be honest, Dave and Aaron actually enjoy most of these contributions…

S8E2 How to Euthanize a Butterfly

Sep 22, 2025 26m

Aaron and Dave both bring somewhat macabre poems to the podcast this week. Dave wrote an "After" poem based on Tony Silvestri's old opening lines to a sonnet and Aaron is inspired by an unexpected…

S8E1 A Fifth Anthem Verse (w/ Tony Silvestri)

Sep 15, 2025 40m

Dave and Aaron return after a short hiatus for Season 8 of My Bad Poetry with a new guest! He brings to the show a long forgotten start to a sonnet and sings (!) a failed attempt at a fifth and final…

S7E20 The Return of Pain

Jul 28, 2025 27m

Dave and Aaron find a Friday in the summer to record a season seven wrap up episode! We started this season with the Silence Saga poem but what we may have all forgotten is that Aaron wrote a second…

S7E19 I Hear Trees Are Good Metaphors & Symbols & Such (w/ Mitchell Nobis)

Jun 30, 2025 43m

Mitchell Nobis makes his triumphal return on the week of his debut poetry collections publication! In honor of this momentous occasion, Mitch thought it would be nice to bring a few poems that didn't…

S7E18 A Limerick, Haiku, and Song, O My! (w/ the co-founders of Scribente Maternum)

Jun 23, 2025 50m

Rachel Berg Scherer, Elizabeth Doerr, and Carla Du Pree,grace My Bad Poetry with their incredible presence.  The co-founders of Scribente Maternum talk about how they each “write like a mother” and…

S7 Four Hastily Written Poems (A Mini Episode)

Jun 16, 2025 3m Bonus

For proof that this show is not on permanent hiatus, Aaron shares some fun poems written by him and his daughter on Father's Day. How do you think we all did?This mini episode was inspired by "Dino…

S7E17 You Can Throw Me a Huge Party

Jun 02, 2025 31m

Dave brings his first ever "poem" from youth/yesteryear to the show and it's kind of clear how Aaron and Dave became such good friends. A pop parody of Plato's Apology? ...pricelessMy Bad Poetry…

S7E16 The Word of God (written by Aaron)

May 26, 2025 29m

If one can get past the blasphemous title... you are met with a pretty blanned poem. Dave and Aaron are back to the old swing of things with a dug up poem from Aaron's past. And of all the ones…

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