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December 11, 2014
NEW Sein und Werden - Now We Are Ten!
Partake of the new issue of Sein und Werden, Now We Are Ten, in celebration of the publications tenth year!
Every single piece is entitled "Now We Are Ten" and their are offerings of work by Robert Cole, j/j hastain, Suzanne Grazyna, and many more...including a poem by ME, here - http://www.kissthewitch.co.uk/seinundwerden/winter14/contents.html
Every single piece is entitled "Now We Are Ten" and their are offerings of work by Robert Cole, j/j hastain, Suzanne Grazyna, and many more...including a poem by ME, here - http://www.kissthewitch.co.uk/seinundwerden/winter14/contents.html
December 9, 2014
NEW Review of "They Talk About Death" by Alessandra Bava (Blood Pudding Press 2014) AND it would make a grand holiday gift!
"They Talk About Death is a slim chap of 13 poems, and yet the emotions they rouse from the reader are … HUGE. Recommended."
the end of a new review in which EILEEN TABIOS Engages "They Talk About Death" by Alessandra Bava at the new Galatea Resurrects
read the engagement here - http://galatearesurrection23.blogspot.com/2014/12/they-talk-about-death-by-alessandra-bava.html
then consider purchasing "They Talk About Death" from the Blood Pudding Press shop here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/195494626/new-they-talk-about-death-by-alessandra?ref=shop_home_active_3
"They Talk About Death" is a poetry chapbook that would make a grand holiday gift for certain poetic creatures in your life!
the end of a new review in which EILEEN TABIOS Engages "They Talk About Death" by Alessandra Bava at the new Galatea Resurrects
read the engagement here - http://galatearesurrection23.blogspot.com/2014/12/they-talk-about-death-by-alessandra-bava.html
then consider purchasing "They Talk About Death" from the Blood Pudding Press shop here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/195494626/new-they-talk-about-death-by-alessandra?ref=shop_home_active_3
"They Talk About Death" is a poetry chapbook that would make a grand holiday gift for certain poetic creatures in your life!
December 5, 2014
New Review of my RED DEMOLITION
Cook has created a manic blur of a speaker, a ghost of a woman who sees herself in the assumed reflections of some common and somewhat catastrophic objects. In "Head Twists" we see the first of these reflections as being a "headless manikin." The speaker is looking at herself in such an image, pondering if such a headless "manikin might be more level headed than the current twisting me."
from the beginning of a new review of Juliet Cook's latest poetry chapbook, RED DEMOLITION (Shirt Pocket Press, 2014), by AJ Huffman at Sein und Werden
read the rest here - http://www.kissthewitch.co.uk/seinundwerden/red_demolition.html
buy the chapbook from Shirt Pocket Press here - http://shirtpocketpress.wordpress.com/catalog/
or from Blood Pudding Press here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/201202952/red-demolition-by-juliet-cook-new-2014?ref=shop_home_active_3
from the beginning of a new review of Juliet Cook's latest poetry chapbook, RED DEMOLITION (Shirt Pocket Press, 2014), by AJ Huffman at Sein und Werden
read the rest here - http://www.kissthewitch.co.uk/seinundwerden/red_demolition.html
buy the chapbook from Shirt Pocket Press here - http://shirtpocketpress.wordpress.com/catalog/
or from Blood Pudding Press here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/201202952/red-demolition-by-juliet-cook-new-2014?ref=shop_home_active_3
December 4, 2014
A New Collaborative Poem is Stirring!
"I knew that I
was in a drought
with cast iron replacing the thighs
with no more liquid dripping out."
from "Clots Push Over the Edge", a collaborative poem by j/j hastain and Juliet Cook, appearing within the new December issue of Stirring: A Literary Collection
partake of more here - http://www.sundresspublications.com/stirring/cookj.htm
was in a drought
with cast iron replacing the thighs
with no more liquid dripping out."
from "Clots Push Over the Edge", a collaborative poem by j/j hastain and Juliet Cook, appearing within the new December issue of Stirring: A Literary Collection
partake of more here - http://www.sundresspublications.com/stirring/cookj.htm
December 3, 2014
Me reading at Monday at Mahall's (December 1st)
Thank you very much to emcee John Burroughs for inviting me to be one of the featured readers (along with Clarissa Jakobsons and Baraka Noel) at Monday at Mahall's December 1st.
In this small sequence of two photos, I've temporarily removed my stomach to celebrate.
In this small sequence of two photos, I've temporarily removed my stomach to celebrate.
November 27, 2014
Happy Off-Kilter Holidays from Thirteen Myna Birds!
Happy Holidays brimming with darkly delicious stuffing and broken wish bones from Thirteen Myna Birds!At the top of the flock are all new offerings by Mitchell Krockmalnick Grabois, Mercedes Webb-Pullman, Dean Knight, Paul Tristram and Daniel Snethen. At the bottom of the flock older pieces still remain from Hannah E. Phinney and Joris Soeding."I am a horror film - even the letter O can be beaten - goons hit me with a digital night stick, sprayed my face with digital mace - become vicious - snapped off their noses and eyelashes - face breaks more - a massive crack in the middle of it - looks like it is falling off - too tall for the front door - There’s too much in her face for me to wake up to - don’t know what rain is but I think it’s like crying."Here - http://13myna.blogspot.com/
November 26, 2014
Buy Hand Made Non-Commercial Treats for the Holiday Season & Beyond (and consider entering the Blood Pudding Press chapbook contest)
Hey there poetry/art/creative peeps, remember to buy non-commercial, self-created, hand-made, unique items on Black Friday (and before and after), for the holiday season and beyond, including for more non-mainstream special occasions you create yourself.
Take a peek at the Blood Pudding Press shop for poetry chapbooks, other pieces of one-of-a-kind art, and other artsy ephemera -http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress
While you're visiting etsy, take a look at oodles of other shops too.
And while I'm speaking of Blood Pudding Press and chapbooks, I shall also mention again that Blood Pudding Press is currently accepting poetry chapbook submissions, looking for two winning poetry collections to be published next year!
Find out more details about the chapbook contest, here -http://bloodyooze.blogspot.com/2014/11/blood-pudding-press-is-now-accepting.html
Take a peek at the Blood Pudding Press shop for poetry chapbooks, other pieces of one-of-a-kind art, and other artsy ephemera -http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress
While you're visiting etsy, take a look at oodles of other shops too.
And while I'm speaking of Blood Pudding Press and chapbooks, I shall also mention again that Blood Pudding Press is currently accepting poetry chapbook submissions, looking for two winning poetry collections to be published next year!
Find out more details about the chapbook contest, here -http://bloodyooze.blogspot.com/2014/11/blood-pudding-press-is-now-accepting.html
November 24, 2014
Monday at Mahall's featuring Juliet Cook, Clarissa Jakobsons & Baraka Noel
Exactly one week from today, the evening of Monday December 1st!
November 19, 2014
Blood Pudding Press is Now Accepting Poetry Chapbook Submissions!
BLOOD PUDDING PRESS IS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS 2015 POETRY CHAPBOOK CONTEST ! (from November 20, 2014 - December 20, 2014)
Blood Pudding Press is seeking two new poetry chapbooks to publish in 2015.
Before submitting your poetry innards for consideration, please read the details below to garner an idea of our desires.
Blood Pudding Press is an itty bitty indie press handled by one woman (poet/publisher/artist Juliet Cook) and does not particularly care whether or not other poets are academic, non-academic, indie writers or part of any specific writing scene, as long as they are active in their own way – and passionately entwined in artistic creation, writing, and reading (more than just their own poetry).
Blood Pudding Press cares about poetic individuals (and collaborators) with their own unique writing stylistics and experimentation. The press is open to different styles, but some of its primary interests involve mind and body, personal exploration, oddly emotional, confessional, dark/light hybrids, abstract art, quirks, contemporary horror alterations, kinky amalgamations, grotesque treats, and volatile hybrids.
Blood Pudding Press likes the number 3 (and 13) so…
Blood Pudding Press will consider poetry collections of 13-23 poems (less than 30 pages please). Some of the poems may be previously published, but the collection as a whole should not have been published elsewhere before. We will delightfully consider individual chapbooks and collaborative chapbooks by 2 or 3 different writers.
If this piques your interest, here are the details of entering the Blood Pudding Press contest:
-Submissions will be accepted from November 20, 2014 through December 20, 2014.
- At least three finalists and two winners will be chosen. Each of the two winners will have their chapbooks published and will receive thirteen free copies of their chapbook.
-There is a $5.00 entry fee per manuscript for entering this contest; this entry fee money will be used to purchase supplies for publishing and designing the winning chapbooks. The fee is payable to the editor’s Paypal account at Julietcoo@gmail.com (although Paypal is the preferred form of payment, if you do not have a Paypal account and/or would rather pay by check, you may contact the editor via that email address).
-After paying your entry fee, please email your collection of poems to Julietcoo@gmail.com . Please write BPP Chapbook Contest – (your name) in the subject line. Include your manuscript title, your name, your contact info, and a brief bio in the body of your email. Attach the manuscript itself as a Microsoft Word Doc or Docx.
-The winners will be announced sometime in January 2015. The first winning chapbook will most likely be published in early March. The second winning chapbook will most likely be published in late May or early June.
For more information about Blood Pudding Press’s sensibilities and design style, you can peruse the Blood Pudding Press online shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress and please consider purchasing a chapbook or two or three.
You may also peruse the Blood Pudding Press blog at http://bloodyooze.blogspot.com/.
A bit more information about who has been published by Blood Pudding Press in the past can also be viewed below.
If you have any particular questions or concerns, feel free to ask or let me know.
Best, Juliet Cook, Blood Pudding Press
***
The three winning chapbooks created in 2014, as a result of last year's contest were "House on Fire" by Susan Yount, "Stick Up" by Paul David Adkins, and "They Talk About Death" by Alessandra Bava. (The three finalists were Jay Sizemore, Donavon Davidson, and Kelly Andrews). All three of those 2014 chapbooks can be further perused and/or purchased at the Blood Pudding Press shop, here - http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress .
The two winning chapbooks created in 2013 were “RENEGADE//HEART” by Lisa M. Cole and “Poking through the Fabric of the Light that Formed Us: Songs and Stories to Read in the Mirror” by Lora Bloom. (The three finalists were Paula Cary, Allie Marini Batts, and Paul David Adkins – and the first finalist's chapbook was also published by Blood Pudding Press, “Sister, Blood and Bone” by Paula Cary). All three of those 2013 chapbooks can be further perused and/or purchased at the Blood Pudding Press shop, here -http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress.
The two winning chapbooks created as a result of the first Blood Pudding Press contest were “At night, the dead” by Lisa Ciccarello and “The Spare Room” by Dana Guthrie Martin. (The three finalists were Nicole Steinberg, Donald Dunbar, and John Rocco).
*Other poets published by Blood Pudding Press have included Gina Abelkop, Margaret Bashaar, Kristy Bowen, Kelly Boyker, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Suzanne Grazyna, Christine Hamm, Sean Kilpatrick, Misti Rainwater-Lites, Rebecca Loudon, T.A. Noonan, Daniela Olszewska, J.R. Pearson, Kenneth Pobo, Jayne Pupek, Jenny Sadre-Orafai, Daniel M. Shapiro, Susan Slaviero, and many more.
*Thirteen Myna Birds is the online oddly haunted little sister of Blood Pudding Press, has published numerous different writers, and is always accepting submissions - http://13myna.blogspot.com/
Blood Pudding Press is seeking two new poetry chapbooks to publish in 2015.
Before submitting your poetry innards for consideration, please read the details below to garner an idea of our desires.
Blood Pudding Press is an itty bitty indie press handled by one woman (poet/publisher/artist Juliet Cook) and does not particularly care whether or not other poets are academic, non-academic, indie writers or part of any specific writing scene, as long as they are active in their own way – and passionately entwined in artistic creation, writing, and reading (more than just their own poetry).
Blood Pudding Press cares about poetic individuals (and collaborators) with their own unique writing stylistics and experimentation. The press is open to different styles, but some of its primary interests involve mind and body, personal exploration, oddly emotional, confessional, dark/light hybrids, abstract art, quirks, contemporary horror alterations, kinky amalgamations, grotesque treats, and volatile hybrids.
Blood Pudding Press likes the number 3 (and 13) so…
Blood Pudding Press will consider poetry collections of 13-23 poems (less than 30 pages please). Some of the poems may be previously published, but the collection as a whole should not have been published elsewhere before. We will delightfully consider individual chapbooks and collaborative chapbooks by 2 or 3 different writers.
If this piques your interest, here are the details of entering the Blood Pudding Press contest:
-Submissions will be accepted from November 20, 2014 through December 20, 2014.
- At least three finalists and two winners will be chosen. Each of the two winners will have their chapbooks published and will receive thirteen free copies of their chapbook.
-There is a $5.00 entry fee per manuscript for entering this contest; this entry fee money will be used to purchase supplies for publishing and designing the winning chapbooks. The fee is payable to the editor’s Paypal account at Julietcoo@gmail.com (although Paypal is the preferred form of payment, if you do not have a Paypal account and/or would rather pay by check, you may contact the editor via that email address).
-After paying your entry fee, please email your collection of poems to Julietcoo@gmail.com . Please write BPP Chapbook Contest – (your name) in the subject line. Include your manuscript title, your name, your contact info, and a brief bio in the body of your email. Attach the manuscript itself as a Microsoft Word Doc or Docx.
-The winners will be announced sometime in January 2015. The first winning chapbook will most likely be published in early March. The second winning chapbook will most likely be published in late May or early June.
For more information about Blood Pudding Press’s sensibilities and design style, you can peruse the Blood Pudding Press online shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress and please consider purchasing a chapbook or two or three.
You may also peruse the Blood Pudding Press blog at http://bloodyooze.blogspot.com/.
A bit more information about who has been published by Blood Pudding Press in the past can also be viewed below.
If you have any particular questions or concerns, feel free to ask or let me know.
Best, Juliet Cook, Blood Pudding Press
***
The three winning chapbooks created in 2014, as a result of last year's contest were "House on Fire" by Susan Yount, "Stick Up" by Paul David Adkins, and "They Talk About Death" by Alessandra Bava. (The three finalists were Jay Sizemore, Donavon Davidson, and Kelly Andrews). All three of those 2014 chapbooks can be further perused and/or purchased at the Blood Pudding Press shop, here - http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress .
The two winning chapbooks created in 2013 were “RENEGADE//HEART” by Lisa M. Cole and “Poking through the Fabric of the Light that Formed Us: Songs and Stories to Read in the Mirror” by Lora Bloom. (The three finalists were Paula Cary, Allie Marini Batts, and Paul David Adkins – and the first finalist's chapbook was also published by Blood Pudding Press, “Sister, Blood and Bone” by Paula Cary). All three of those 2013 chapbooks can be further perused and/or purchased at the Blood Pudding Press shop, here -http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress.
The two winning chapbooks created as a result of the first Blood Pudding Press contest were “At night, the dead” by Lisa Ciccarello and “The Spare Room” by Dana Guthrie Martin. (The three finalists were Nicole Steinberg, Donald Dunbar, and John Rocco).
*Other poets published by Blood Pudding Press have included Gina Abelkop, Margaret Bashaar, Kristy Bowen, Kelly Boyker, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Suzanne Grazyna, Christine Hamm, Sean Kilpatrick, Misti Rainwater-Lites, Rebecca Loudon, T.A. Noonan, Daniela Olszewska, J.R. Pearson, Kenneth Pobo, Jayne Pupek, Jenny Sadre-Orafai, Daniel M. Shapiro, Susan Slaviero, and many more.
*Thirteen Myna Birds is the online oddly haunted little sister of Blood Pudding Press, has published numerous different writers, and is always accepting submissions - http://13myna.blogspot.com/
November 13, 2014
New Reviews of Two 2014 Blood Pudding Press chapbooks (thank you to Lisa M. Cole)
"The best books raise questions in us, which Stick-Up definitely did for me. This chapbook is one of the most creative I have read so far this year...I see an entire novel in this tiny chapbook; it was that engrossing for me."
from Lisa M.Cole's review of Stick Up by Paul David Adkins (Blood Pudding Press, 2014)
read the rest here - http://moonglows-reviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/paul-david-adkins-stick-up.html?spref=fb
buy the chapbook here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/188110107/new-stick-up-by-paul-david-adkins-2014?ref=shop_home_feat_2
***
"There are some beautiful lines in this book that will stay with me for a long time. The poem Our Lady of Napalm, which is dedicated to Anne Sexton, especially stood out to me, not only because Sexton is one of my favorite poets, but because the lines here are so crystal clear, sharp, and evocative of so much emotion"
from Lisa M. Cole's review of They Talk About Death by Alessandra Bava (Blood Pudding Press, 2014)
read the rest here - http://moonglows-reviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/alessandra-bavas-they-talk-about-death.html?spref=fb
buy the chapbook here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/195494626/new-they-talk-about-death-by-alessandra?ref=related-1
***
Reviewer Lisa M. Cole is also a poet, who also has a chapbook published by Blood Pudding Press, RENEGADE//HEART (2013) - https://www.etsy.com/listing/119192462/renegadeheart-by-lisa-mcole-2013-blood?ref=shop_home_active_3
from Lisa M.Cole's review of Stick Up by Paul David Adkins (Blood Pudding Press, 2014)
read the rest here - http://moonglows-reviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/paul-david-adkins-stick-up.html?spref=fb
buy the chapbook here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/188110107/new-stick-up-by-paul-david-adkins-2014?ref=shop_home_feat_2
***
"There are some beautiful lines in this book that will stay with me for a long time. The poem Our Lady of Napalm, which is dedicated to Anne Sexton, especially stood out to me, not only because Sexton is one of my favorite poets, but because the lines here are so crystal clear, sharp, and evocative of so much emotion"
from Lisa M. Cole's review of They Talk About Death by Alessandra Bava (Blood Pudding Press, 2014)
read the rest here - http://moonglows-reviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/alessandra-bavas-they-talk-about-death.html?spref=fb
buy the chapbook here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/195494626/new-they-talk-about-death-by-alessandra?ref=related-1
***
Reviewer Lisa M. Cole is also a poet, who also has a chapbook published by Blood Pudding Press, RENEGADE//HEART (2013) - https://www.etsy.com/listing/119192462/renegadeheart-by-lisa-mcole-2013-blood?ref=shop_home_active_3
