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 make the cut for this debut... It's hard not to see why.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.19: "I Hear Trees Are Good Metaphors & Symbols & Such (w/ Mitchell Nobis)

End Poem from a Real Poet: "So You'd Better Pay Attention" by Mitchell Nobis

Mitchell Nobis is an english teacher from Detroit. He is a the host of Wednesday Night Sessions, the KickstART Farmington reading series and the co-founder of NAWP. You can learn more about NAWP at their website https://notatawp.com/. Mitchell's debut poetry collection The Size of the Horizon, or, I Explained Everything to the Trees is available through Match Factory Editions and can be purchased here.

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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 have created a space for moms of all types to do the same. Each bring poems of different styles and degrees of “bad” for Aaron and Dave to sift through. From multiple children’s potty humor to an old journal entry of budding poet finding her way this episode has it all.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.18: “A Limerick, Haiku, and Song, OMy! (w/ the co-founders of Scribente Maternum)”

End Poem From a Real Poet: “My Momma moved among the days” by Lucille Clifton

Scribente Maternum is a community of writers who identify as mothers with a goal to embrace the tension that exists between motherhood and writing. You can learn more about this group at https://www.scribentematernum.com/

Also check out https://www.citylitproject.org/to learn more about Carla Du Pree’s organization that nurtures the culture of literature in Baltimore and throughout Maryland.

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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 Poet: A Graphic Novel" by Tom Angleberger.

My Bad Poetry Episode 7.17.5: "Four Hastily Written Poems (A Mini Episode)"

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