Dave and Aaron are joined this week by the prolific nat raum! nat brings journal poems from highschool that are broad and vague at times, yet deeply ernest in the cringiest ways. Laugh along with us as nat shares their poems and stories as well as their incredible insights and knowledge (as well as some hot takes on obituaries?).

My Bad Poetry Episode 6.14: "Unfinished Business, Bittersweet, Death. (w/nat raum)"

nat raum is the founder and editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press , "an independent community-focused publisher of art and writing by queer, trans, and gender variant creatives." To keep up with nat's own works you can follow them through their website here: https://www.natraum.com/. For more information on the book random access memory they were discussing near the end of the show (past works revamped, collected, and edited) you can find that book here.

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Hello Silence our old friend. If we thought Aaron's dramatic takes started in the Wolf Journal, prepare to be surprised/disappointed. Turns out a 5th grade assignment produced around the same level of emo energy and gave us a proto-Silence saga poem. Dave is begging you all to go write your own bad poetry, so he doesn't have to hear any more of Aaron's old stuff. ;)

My Bad Poetry Episode 6.13: "Silence & Pain"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "If You're Not From the Prairie" by David Bouchard

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Megan makes her triumphant return to the podcast with not 1, not 2,... but 4 "bad" poems from journals in the past. Each poem brings a different kind of bad, from the structural to the theological. Dave and Aaron struggle to find a real critique for two of them but the other two make up for it.

My Bad Poetry Episode 6.12: "Orchids and Roses, Work of Art, ... (w/Megan McDermott)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "O, Lover of Souls" by Megan McDermott

Megan is a writer and Episcopal priest with her book ⁠Jesus Merch: A Catalog in Poem⁠ is available through Fernwood Press. Megan also has a chapbook ⁠Woman as Communion⁠ through Game Over Books. You can follow her work through her website ⁠https://meganmcdermottpoet.com/⁠.

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