Juliet Cook's Blog, page 56

poetry mini interview (part three)

I am up at poetry mini interview again (Very short interviews with poets, Conducted by Thomas Whyte), where poets offer 5 short answers to 5 short questions, one per week.Here's my part THREE answer - http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/2019/04/juliet-cook-part-three.html

NEW in South Broadway Ghost Society! - Two collaborative poems by Juliet Cook and j/j hastain

"We’re going to start a riot
in which we suck the leeches out of the straws
and fling them at those who think they should be in control
of our blood. We’ve got a lot to show themabout blood. It can’t be owned."j/j hastain and I have two poems up at south broadway ghost society today!read more HERE - https://soboghoso.org/2019/04/10/slumber-party-juliet-cook-j-j-hastain/

NEW in Deluge NO. 12 - Pajama Bottoms for Flying Ghosts of the Underworld by Juliet Cook and j/j hastain

"but it wasn't it wasright here in my room with mea ghost a forefather a surprisedescant of the eyesmoving through a chipped decanter.
I wasn't sure whether or not
to take the stopper offand where to pour the contents.Maybe they would slink themselvesout of the chips, slowly climb upto the ceiling and drip themselves down.
Maybe the bottle would fling itself against
the mirror and allow someone or something else
to crack out of that broken glass."
within j/j hastain and I's poem, "Pajama Bottoms for Flying Ghosts of the Underworld", which I am delighted to have appearing in Deluge NO. 12!read more HERE - http://www.radioactivemoat.com/juliet-cook--jj-hastain.html

poetry mini interview (part two)

I am up at poetry mini interview again (Very short interviews with poets, Conducted by Thomas Whyte), where poets offer 5 short answers to 5 short questions, one per week.
Here's my part TWO answer - http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/2019/04/juliet-cook-part-two.html

NEW in Octopus Review #7 - some of my art!

Delighted to have some art up in the new Octopus Review #7, along with art by Chandra Alderman, poetry by Pris Campbell, Matt Borczon, and Jennifer Behling and more! Thank you very much to Vin Whitman for creating another new Octopus!

https://theoctopusdiary.blogspot.com/2019/04/octopus-review-7.html?fbclid=IwAR12nwfkHvtaWjlyGh6hZph_xXWo4cj9aqnMrKRZwUPrQbt5uCTnmepSbKM

Blood Pudding Press will be at a book fair, April 28!

~Sunday April 28 - Book Fair for National Poetry Month at Coffee Coffee Coffee - 2-4 PM
(4193 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH. 44109)Juliet Cook’s small indie press, Blood Pudding Press will have a table at this event (and Juliet will have some of her own poetry books from other small presses available for sale too)

a dream in which food is way more interesting than me

Didn't sleep well last night. Had a small series of oddly bothersome little dreams involving me and poetry and people I'm involved with.In one dream, my sister, who has only ever been to one of my poetry readings, told me that all of my poetry was like the same poem on repeat, like boring hospital food or like repeatedly watching some class on feminine hygiene products.In another dream, I was sitting in an airport or mall restaurant with two people who had chosen to visit me there a little bit before I had to head to work. I had about 15 minutes, so I figured we were just going to sit there and talk, but instead they both bought big fancy sandwiches and started eating them in front of me, even though I didn't have time to eat anything. I got upset that in the limited amount of time we had together, they were both more focused on eating than on listening to me, I said something about that, the man acted like it was no big deal, and said his daughter was always hungry. I told him that he had a sandwich too, it was right in front of my face, and I might as well just leave and go to work. He casually said okay. Then I got in front of the woman's face, called her a hog, and left.So I guess my dreams were insinuating that in some people's minds hospital food is more interesting than my poetry and me - sandwiches are more interesting than anything I have to say - and I might as well just shove feminine hygiene products into my mouth and spit them out on repeat.Oh and if I get upset at a man for acting thoughtless and careless, then I'll call another woman a hog. 

poetry mini interview (part one)

Starting today, I'm up at poetry mini interview (Very short interviews with poets, Conducted by Thomas Whyte) where I offer 5 short answers to 5 short questions, one per day. Here's part one - http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/2019/03/juliet-cook-part-one.html

NEW in Winedrunk Sidewalk: Shipwrecked in Trumpland - "Hansel and Gretel 2019" by me and j/j hastain

"A needle pulling thread through the back
of children's heads is hoping
to replace brain waves
with tiny new fingers for the maggots."inside j/j hastain and I's poem, "Hansel and Gretel 2019", which is day SEVEN HUNDRED and NINETY EIGHT at WINEDRUNK SIDEWALK: SHIPWRECKED IN TRUMPLANDread more HERE - http://winedrunksidewalk.blogspot.com/2019/03/day-seven-hundred-and-ninety-eight.html

Me reading at The Poetry Forum at Bossy Grrls Pin Up Joint, March 18, 2019

photo of my face reading poetry, taken by Darryl Shupe
photo of my legs reading poetry, taken by Darryl Shupe