The best bad love poems for bad poetry day (and write your own!)

Not very long ago (August 18th) was Bad Poetry Day. To keep up the celebration, let's talk about the "best" kind of bad poetry-- poorly-written love poetry. Some of us lucky folks have even received some.

I fondly remember a few misspelled rhyming pieces from over the years, with lots! Of exclamation! Points! Then there was a classic why-won't-you-have-sex-with-me poem, which I answered with a because-I-think-you're-a-jerk speech. I even received a love poem hinting to me a breakup was on its way, a week before it happened. Thoughtful!

(And, to be fair, long before I became a professional poet and poetry editor, I wrote lots of my own bad love poetry.)

So, for every beautiful, well-written piece, there are many more awful ones. Why not laugh at some of the worst, and then write your own? Use the opposites of this How-To for Good Love Poetry to write your own goofy, bad poem.

Some badly-written love poems:

1. Southern Humorists' Bad Love Poems
2. 1122 Productions: Bad Love Poems
3. Verybadpoetry.com
4. "Love Guppy"
5. The World's Worst Love Poem

Just keep in mind that some bad love poetry can be awesome. How? If someone cares about you, and you care about them, it can be sweet to see an expression of that, no matter the grammar issues or silly details.

Your turn: Post your favorite bad love poetry in the comments!

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