My Bad Poetry

The Stick Figure Poet himself joins Dave and Aaron to share an eclectic collection of bad poetry from the 90s. From cocky self assurance, to shy kid in the corner, to kissing death, the twists and turns will keep the co-hosts on their toes. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.16 "World, Ambiance..., & Making Love... (w/Darrell Parry)" End Poet from a Real Poet: "Exorcism" by Darrell Parry, found in Twists: Gathered Ephemera. Darrell Parry is a writer, editor, and self proclaimed slacker. Darrell also helps organize poetry events and publics readings around the Lehigh Valley area. He is the founder of the online publication ⁠Stick Figure Poetry Quarterly⁠ . You can submit your works to Stick Figure Poetry Quarterly at stickfigurepoetrysubmission@gmail.com Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

When a poet reaches out to the show with the phrase "I am willing to dive into the old, Sad Boi notebooks and unleash all the Cringe" one cannot say no. Court does not disappoint with her selections. Warning, some pot brownies may have been consumed in the writing of these poems... need we say more? Huge shout out to "Arts Callings Podcast" w/ Jaime Alejandro for being the connection point that made this episode possible. Listen to Court's episode on Arts Calling here! My Bad Poetry 5.15 "Miscellaneous & You wake up at five in the morning (w/ Court Ludwick)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Fawn (see also child)" by Court Ludwick Court Ludwick is an artist, writer, and educator currently pursuing her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing. She is the author of THESE STRANGE BODIES (ELJ Editions, 2024) and the founding editor-in-chief of Broken Antler Magazine. Her writing has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. Most recently, her visual art has shown at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. Find more of Court's work at www.courtlud.com.  Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Dave and Aaron banked an odd episode in case the weekend got busy. Here the co-hosts return to Aaron's high school Wolf Journal with the sad realization that Aaron often dwelled on the same topics and styles. They take this opportunity to discuss types of love. My Bad Poetry 5.14 Untitled Wolf Journal Entry (Obsession Redux) End Poem from a Real Poet: "Poem Not to Be Read at Your Wedding" by Beth Ann Fennelly Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

From dark tendrils to spotted slugs and briars of prongs, L.M. Cole's draft folder is full of some strange images. Aaron and Dave dive into the draft folder with L.M. to find the less than subtle cries for help in the glassy ocean that is... Iowa? My Bad Poetry Episode 5.13: "Pumpkin King ... Decreasing Functionality (w/ L.M. Cole)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "No Portents On This Path" by L.M. Cole recently published in Feral. L.M. is an artist and poet residing in North Carolina with two published chapbooks, Salt Mouth Moss Queen and Eat Me(at) Your Earliest Convenience . L.M.'s work can be found on their website. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Dave and Aaron find themselves in the presence of the 2023 Omnidawn 1st/2nd Book Prize winner, jason b. crawford! That being said the poems they share on the show aren't ones that made the cut for Yeet! or Year of the Unicorn Kidz, or really anything... and that is probably a good thing. Hear jason's undergrad and recent grad work that were found in an old folder on an old email that they were gracious enough to dig out for all to hear. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.12 "Playground & Have you ever seen a guilty man's hanging? (w/ jason b. crawford) End Poem From a Real Poet: "Untitled 1975-86" by jason b. crawford published in July/August 23 Poetry Magazine. jason b. crawford is a prize winning poet with works in Barren Magazine, Frontier Poetry, Glassworks Magazine, Kissing Dynamite, Poetry Magazine, Frontier Poetry, and so many more. Their chapbooks good boi,Twerkable Moments, and full book Year of the Unicorn Kidz can be found and purchased online. You can follow their work on their website here: https://www.jasonbcrawford.com/ Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

While Dave is unable to make it, Aaron and Madeleine carry on a cosmic journey over a silk road to a ocean of plastic. From 2017 and 2018 archived documents Madeleine finds evidence of unrequited love and odd artistic choices. Feel free to use any of these lines for your Valentines. She even brings a short song to kick things off. Also, no dolphins were harmed in the recording of this episode. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.11: "Confinement, Silk Road, & Adynaton (w/ Madeleine Corley)" End Poem From a Real Poet: "Overstimulation" by Madeleine Corley originally published in Pigeonholes You can follow Madeleine Corley's many project @madelinksi. Make sure to check our her daily songs on Tik Tok or Instagram and visit her website https://madelinksi.com. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Nicole returns to My Bad Poetry with a high school poem and a college assignment (that earned an A). The only thing these two poems share? Nicole thinks they are bad. Since Dave and Aaron have no clue how to speak or read French they will just have to take her word for it. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.10: "Ode to My Pal, John & La Reine du Déguisement (w/ Nicole Tallman)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Velvet Room" by Nicole Tallman found in her latest poetry book Fersace Poems from ELJ Editions. Find Nicole Tallman and more of her work on her website: https://nicoletallman.com/ and/or follow her on Twitter @natallman.  Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Shiksha wants to make it clear that these are the poems of a 16 year old so listeners beware. From "school is a prison," to a personified Death, Shiksha takes Dave and Aaron through the ringer of cliche high school poems. They all find a little solace in the fact that we all tend to need the same things, and in the end isn't that a sweet piece of cake to consider? My Bad Poetry Episode 5.9: "The Jail I Enrolled Into, The Fallen god, & Chocolate Cake (w/Shiksha Dheda)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Can I Please Stop Growing Now" by Shiksha Dheda recently published with Monologgging. Shiksha's poetry collections Washed Away: a collection of fragments, The Tragedy of Touch, and We are All Pretty Bizarre: Ramblings About the Movies, are all available for purchase online. Look for her newest essay collection dropping on soon through Anxiety press! Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Dave and Aaron welcome back the Gorgan writer herself, Raegen Pietrucha. Raegen has done her due diligence and dug up two old poems from her own high school journal (covered with suns and moons no less). Along with one hold over poem from her last appearance, the the co-hosts work through the emo angst, rhymes, and stream of consciousness to conclude... high school is a weird time. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.8: "Untitled & Desperation (w/ Raegen Pietrucha) End Poem from a Real Poet: "This is Not a Love Poem" by Raegen Pietrucha Raegen Pietrucha is a editor, poet, writer, and consultant currently working on her memoir. She has two previous poetry books Head of a Gorgan and An Animal I Can't Name . Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Dave and Aaron return from their holiday breaks with new guest on the show Trapper Markelz. From questionable interpretations of salt formations to interesting fisher slang, this conversation takes many unexpected turns, much like Trapper's poem on babies. Trapper Markelz is a cyclist, music producer, startup CEO, angler, father, and poet, whose newest poetry book Childproof Sky is available through Cherry Dress Chapbooks. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.7: "Hello, Babies & Slaying It (w/ Trapper Markelz)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "A Reading From Isaiah" by Trapper Markelz Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

For our podcast's "proof of life" during this extended holiday season, enjoy some bloopers and outtakes from the first six episodes of Season Five. Special features include: technical difficulties, general distractions, tired hosts, and a lot of extra laughs with Lannie Stabile. If you enjoyed this episode, pop on over the our other bonus episode of the season featuring Luke Wortley briefly revisiting topics from his time on the podcast "The White Book" with a conversation about board games! My Bad Poetry 5.B2 "Winter Vacation Bloopers/Outtakes Season 5" ⁠Lannie Stabile⁠'s micro-chapbook Hi Lonely. I'm Dad. mentioned in this episode can be purchased through Kissing Dynamite Poetry Press. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Though originally cut for time, this boardgame conversation seemed to interesting to leave on the cutting room floor. So during this extended winter break My Bad Poetry decided to drop this special bonus mini Boardgame episode that has nothing to do with poetry whatsoever. Enjoy! Luke Wortley used to be a featured guest/co-host on the Game of Thrones Card Game podcast The White Book (named for the log that chronicles the history and roster of the Kingsguard in A Song of Ice and Fire series). He continued chronicling his love of boardgames with "The Board Game Blog" through 2022. Now at the end of 2023, he brings his passion for gaming and previous experience on a show all about games to the podcast. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.B3 "My Bad Poetry Presents: Boardgames with Luke Wortley " Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

CW: Some references to abuse made throughout the episode. Lannie Stabile makes her triumphant return to the podcast as its "secret third co-host" with more rabbit holes as well as physical proof of future material (seven journals worth in fact!). Dave and Aaron are regaled with tales of theatre camp, pig fests, and spelling bees, that somehow are tangentially related to the bad poem she brought to the show. Since her last appearance, Lannie has had the poetry book The Inconvenience of Grief published through Animal Heart Press. Watch for her newest chapbook When the Forest Finds You coming soon! My Bad Poetry Episode 5.6: "Forty Ounce Magnum (w/ Lannie Stabile)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "The First Christmas Without Her" by Lannie Stabile found in The Inconvenience of Grief. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Content Warning: The final "bad" poem does deal with a death by suicide. Covering 34'-40'. _____ Luke Wortley tries a bold strategy coming on the show, which is exploring tangents long enough to never actually get to any of his "bad" poetry. Even his first poem distracts the co-hosts with the painting the ekphrastic is describing! Nevertheless, poems are discussed, from garbage to mitigated garbage, ending with a beautiful prose poem that is very good. * Luke Wortley is a poet in Indianapolis, Indiana, who has works published in Cincinnati Review, Variant Lit, and Maudlin House to name a few. His first full length book Shared Blood is available now through Gnashing Teeth Publishing. You can follow him on socials @LukeWortley. *Luke wants to correct a historical flub "Horacio Quiroga died in Buenos Aires, but Misiones is the name of his home and a museum dedicated to his life and craft as a storyteller." My Bad Poetry Episode 5.5: "Shemjaza, [...], Glass, & Misiones (w/ Luke Wortley)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Cry" by Luke Wortley found in Shared Blood. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Dave and Aaron return to their normal format after the Thanksgiving break just as previous Aaron seemed to return to his (rather unfortunate) normal form. The hosts get to brush up on the now classic "toxic masculinity" critique to see if slightly older high-school Aaron has matured at all. While Dave saw a glimmer of hope in a few lines of compassion, Aaron couldn't get past the cringe. My Bad Poetry Episode 5.4: "She Is..." End Poem from a Real Poet: "Scaffolding" by Seamus Heaney Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message