Juliet Cook's Blog, page 50
August 9, 2019
Chapbooks heading to a library soon!
Poetry chapbooks (and one full-length poetry book) ready to be mailed (as soon as I decide whether to put them in a small box or two big envelopes and wrap them up).
Acquire a few for yourself at the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress
Acquire a few for yourself at the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress
August 7, 2019
August 5, 2019
TWO POETRY READINGS THE SECOND WEEKEND OF AUGUST!
I'm a small part of TWO poetry reading events the second weekend of August, for any available Ohio area poetry friends or fans who might be interested in attending and listening to poetry!
~Saturday August 10 - Sara Minges / Cat Russell / Juliet Cook :: Poetry Reading at Visible Voice Books - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
(2258 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113)
View the facebook event HERE - https://www.facebook.com/events/633846990458452/
~Sunday August 11 - Uncloistered Poetry at Calvino’s Restaurant and Wine Bar - 6 to 9 PM
(3143 W Central Ave, Toledo, Ohio 43606)
View the facebook event HERE - https://www.facebook.com/events/1259818494186066/
~Saturday August 10 - Sara Minges / Cat Russell / Juliet Cook :: Poetry Reading at Visible Voice Books - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
(2258 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113)
View the facebook event HERE - https://www.facebook.com/events/633846990458452/
~Sunday August 11 - Uncloistered Poetry at Calvino’s Restaurant and Wine Bar - 6 to 9 PM
(3143 W Central Ave, Toledo, Ohio 43606)
View the facebook event HERE - https://www.facebook.com/events/1259818494186066/
July 31, 2019
A Very Sad Loss
Very saddened and upset to find out that Vertigo Xi'an Xavier has suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. This is awful, terrible, and totally unfair.Vertigo was a genuinely unique, truly one-of-a-kind, supportive, open-minded, oddly-amusing, creative, hard-working poetry creature who performed, wrote, Slamministrated, edited and published (he started his small press, The Poet's Haven, way back in 1997!).He was a weirdo and he was super-duper nice. I never heard him trash or attack anyone else (which seems to be a rare trait to come by these days), except for via Super Villian Politics ("We oppose everything that has been doing the world harm and will force the world back on to the path of forward progress... whether it wants us to or not.").He invited me and my teeny tiny press to poetry readings and events when I was relatively new to the area and felt like I hardly had any friends and he helped get me involved with poetry stuff around my new location.At the end of April, he bought my recent poetry chapbook, "DARK PURPLE INTERSECTIONS" at a little coffee shop book fair that both of our presses had tables at - and then just this past May, his press published my most recent poetry chapbook, "Another Set Of Ripped-Out Bloody Pigtails".He always had tons of new creative projects in the works and it is extremely upsetting that he is suddenly gone way too soon.He will be missed by many members of the poetry community and he will be missed by my Blood Pudding Press and by me.
Vertigo and Juliet
Vertigo and Juliet
July 30, 2019
semi-random, semi-repetitive rambles...
semi-random, semi-repetitive ramble #1 - I really like submitting my poetry to various lit mags all over the place and having my work accepted for publication by people who don't necessarily know much of anything about me personally and just like my poetry.
I like participating in occasional poetry readings and very much appreciate being invited to read, BUT I couldn't be someone who does tons of readings or multiple readings a month, because I tend to get quite edgy and nervous and anxious and overly questioning beforehand.
I feel like since I'm not a frequent reader, I'm not going to draw much of a crowd - and normally, I don't care about crowds, popularity, or being a part of any one scene, but...I do like to have some people listen to and appreciate my poetry.
I like having poetry friends and listening to other people read poetry too (and of course I like reading lots of other people's poetry) but...I guess I can only handle group stuff in rather small doses, because I have an introverted brain, a slow pace and process, and like having a lot of time to myself in order to process and work at my own slow pace.
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semi-random, semi-repetitive ramble #2 - I think metabolic changes are semi-randomly disturbing.
I can only directly speak for myself (since I don't know how other people's bodies feel), but I think with women, the metabolism thing might get quite screwed up with perimenopause.
With me, I kept a very similar weight from high school until beyond age 40 (with a few unintentional weight loss fluctuations in my 30's when I started exercising more for mental health reasons and then when I was 37, had a stroke, and fluctuated down to less than 100 pounds because of all my pills and lack of appetite. I went down to the weight I'd been in junior high, but that didn't last terribly long).
But as for my typical weight, since I'd maintained a very similar weight from about age 18 until after 40, I thought I was lucky enough to have a good metabolism and might stay that way forever.
Then a few months after I turned 43, my metabolism and body started to suddenly change (and change and change) and within three years, I gained about ten pounds for no apparent reason. I paid more attention to my diet, ate less, increased my exercise routine, and kept semi-randomly gaining weight anyway.
I think my only really bad habit is drinking too much wine (plus weekend Martini's), so that might be partly to blame for my weight gain too - and I really should cut down on that for health reasons anyway. I wish I didn't like wine and Martini's so much.
I like participating in occasional poetry readings and very much appreciate being invited to read, BUT I couldn't be someone who does tons of readings or multiple readings a month, because I tend to get quite edgy and nervous and anxious and overly questioning beforehand.
I feel like since I'm not a frequent reader, I'm not going to draw much of a crowd - and normally, I don't care about crowds, popularity, or being a part of any one scene, but...I do like to have some people listen to and appreciate my poetry.
I like having poetry friends and listening to other people read poetry too (and of course I like reading lots of other people's poetry) but...I guess I can only handle group stuff in rather small doses, because I have an introverted brain, a slow pace and process, and like having a lot of time to myself in order to process and work at my own slow pace.
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semi-random, semi-repetitive ramble #2 - I think metabolic changes are semi-randomly disturbing.
I can only directly speak for myself (since I don't know how other people's bodies feel), but I think with women, the metabolism thing might get quite screwed up with perimenopause.
With me, I kept a very similar weight from high school until beyond age 40 (with a few unintentional weight loss fluctuations in my 30's when I started exercising more for mental health reasons and then when I was 37, had a stroke, and fluctuated down to less than 100 pounds because of all my pills and lack of appetite. I went down to the weight I'd been in junior high, but that didn't last terribly long).
But as for my typical weight, since I'd maintained a very similar weight from about age 18 until after 40, I thought I was lucky enough to have a good metabolism and might stay that way forever.
Then a few months after I turned 43, my metabolism and body started to suddenly change (and change and change) and within three years, I gained about ten pounds for no apparent reason. I paid more attention to my diet, ate less, increased my exercise routine, and kept semi-randomly gaining weight anyway.
I think my only really bad habit is drinking too much wine (plus weekend Martini's), so that might be partly to blame for my weight gain too - and I really should cut down on that for health reasons anyway. I wish I didn't like wine and Martini's so much.
