Donna dug deep for this very special episode. She remembered some lyrics from 1976 (the nation's bicentennial) when she was 14 which she brought to Aaron and Dave for their 200th Episode! Following in the theme of music she also brought the 2019 poem "A Spotify Playlist Labeled 'Relaxing Writing Music' Fails to Accomplish Its Task" which has a promising title but not quite the payoff. But in the end you do get to hear Donna sing!

Enjoy the 200th Episode of My Bad Poetry. Thanks for all the listens!!!

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.5: "The Game & A Spotify Playlist Labeled... (w/ Donna Vorreyer)"

End Poem From a Real Poet: "At the End of a Difficult Week Full of Bad News, I Speak to My Son" by Donna Vorreyer

Donna Vorreyer is an author, artist, and retired middle school teacher, who has multiple published chapbooks and full length collections. She has a linktree here covering so many of her appearances, writings, and her reading series "A Hundred Pitchers of Honey".

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Though the guest is Schur, Aaron appears unsure about a lot of things when it comes to Matt like his job...and his books... and this is Matt's second time on the show! Perhaps Aaron was unmoored by his missing co-host Dave. Yet one thing is for sure. These three poems are bad for a myriad of different reasons, worthy of exploring.

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.4: "Ode to a Brick Wall, The Wreck of the Schooner O'Malley, & rosemont overture (w/ Matt Schur)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Adamah" by Matt Schur

Matt Schur is synodically authorized minister and author living in Nebraska. His newest book Even This is Holy Ground can be found here. He is also the author of Imperfectly Perfect and Cross Sections.

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This week we take a break from our normal cringe and clumsy rhymes to enjoy the other type of bad poetry. Kelly Kaur brings her rebellious poems to the show to speak out for women's rights. Sometimes it's good to be "bad"!

My Bad Poetry Episode 9.3: "Words from a BediRebel (w/ Kelly Kaur)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Rising Up" by Kelly Kaur

Kelly Kaur is a professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary. She is an award winning author of Letters to Singapore and Howdy I’m Singh Hari. Her newest book My Love is a Durian will be available on October 15th through University of Calgary Press.

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