This week Aaron and Dave are exposed to some great "bad Plath girl poetry." Jennifer Sutherland brings three poems spanning the decades to show that Plath like poetry can grow and improve with time. From an "after" poem that is hard to see the resemblance to a mythic exploration of love and hate, Jennifer's got it all!

My Bad Poetry Episode 8.15: "Sylvia, Flutter, & Admetus Mummified (w/Jennifer Sutherland)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Alcestis as a Hon, but not the Kitschy, Cute Kind" as Jennifer Sutherland

Jennifer Sutherland is a poet, essayist, and attorney from Baltimore. You can find her work at https://jenniferasutherland.com/. Her newest book House of Myth and Necessity is out now from River River Books.

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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 looking for the one that haunted her, she found a forgotten one as well! Dave and Aaron are all the happier for it. Listen as PJ spins wonderful stories about her past and present helping us understand these works.

My Bad Poetry Episode 8.14: "Abyss & The Sofa and You (w/ PJ Temple)"

End Poem from a Real Poet: "Elements of Collective Mourning" by PJ Temple

PJ Temple is a psychologist and writer who tells stories exploring her conservative Christian upbringing, immigration, and womanhood. You can find her works at pjtemple.com!

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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 sarcastic and Dave is confused. But hey, we all learn somethings.

My Bad Poetry Episode 8.13: "Office Job, Penguin, and 2009 Journal Entry (w/ Rachel Turney)"

Rachel Turney has four books coming out in 2026. You can follow all her on Insta @Turneytalks and watch Poetry (In Brief) on Youtube @TurneyTalks.

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