I had a stroke and cannot currently read (poetry, people's names, most things more than one silable(?). I can read this right now
but might not be able to soon.
1/18/10
1/4/10
petite treat(ise) purge
It's cold, but I just consumed two different flavors of ice cream for lunch, including double chocolate cookie crumble. I'm having one of those days during which second-guessing would be an understatment for my state of mind; I'm multi-guessing myself so much, I can hardly even function productively. I think part of the reason is stress and another part of the reason could be my mind is simultaneously trying to grapple with too many different things i.e. I'm brainstorming two different articles and both articles are starting to write themslves inside my head and clutter up the landscape; it would probably help if I wrote one of the articles out ASAP, but instead I'll just purge some of the things I'm thinking about: energy drinks, genetic research, hybrid animals, feminism, pornography, seemingly inextricable conflicts, financial duress, poetry versus freelance writing, unemployment versus blogging, collage, pastiche, pomosexuality, sex toys, low self esteem, paranormality, reality TV, detritus, detritus, detritus. I should probably delete this.
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Two different flavors of ice cream for lunch today; ten gingerbread cookies for breakfast yesterday. The gingerbread cookies were in a box that pictured an entire gingerbread family on the outside of the box--gingerbread woman, gingerbread man, and gingerbread Siamese twin children--but inside the box, all the cookies were shaped like women.
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I'm a woman-eater. Yes, I said gingerbread Siamese twins. No, I did not say gingerbread puggle. Yes, I did. Oh no, the white floaters are coming.
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Here's an announcement about the new 2010 editorial lineup at Read Write Poem, of which I am a part:
http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2010/01/04/announcing-the-2010-editorial-lineup-here-at-read-write-poem-bigger-and-better/
I will be a bi-monthly columnist. Here's what it says about my upcoming column:
The Doll Injection Mold Disaster
With a title like that, you know the column’s author must be none other than Juliet Cook. In this series, Cook will explore thoughts on (conflicted) feminisms and (warped) poetics. If you’re familiar with Cook’s writing style and her perspectives, you already know this column is bound to be a real ride — and you are likely to feel both bound and ridden after reading it.
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In less fun news,
"Unfortunately, your application was not recommended for funding."
Sigh.
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Two different flavors of ice cream for lunch today; ten gingerbread cookies for breakfast yesterday. The gingerbread cookies were in a box that pictured an entire gingerbread family on the outside of the box--gingerbread woman, gingerbread man, and gingerbread Siamese twin children--but inside the box, all the cookies were shaped like women.
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I'm a woman-eater. Yes, I said gingerbread Siamese twins. No, I did not say gingerbread puggle. Yes, I did. Oh no, the white floaters are coming.
*
Here's an announcement about the new 2010 editorial lineup at Read Write Poem, of which I am a part:
http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2010/01/04/announcing-the-2010-editorial-lineup-here-at-read-write-poem-bigger-and-better/
I will be a bi-monthly columnist. Here's what it says about my upcoming column:
The Doll Injection Mold Disaster
With a title like that, you know the column’s author must be none other than Juliet Cook. In this series, Cook will explore thoughts on (conflicted) feminisms and (warped) poetics. If you’re familiar with Cook’s writing style and her perspectives, you already know this column is bound to be a real ride — and you are likely to feel both bound and ridden after reading it.
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In less fun news,
"Unfortunately, your application was not recommended for funding."
Sigh.
1/2/10
Happy New Year!
I have two new poems published to start the New Year, in two differerent online poetry publications.
The first I'll mention is an older poem called 'Sullied Honey'. Several years ago, this piece was accepted by a horror genre magazine called Poe Little Thing, but the issue it was supposed to appear in never materialized, as far as I know. Maybe the magazine folded or something. This poem never quite seemed to fit into any of my collections, but I still liked it, so I eventually decided to resubmit it--and it was picked up by the wonderfully quirkilcious ROBOT MELON.
Check it out in issue ten (click the N) here:
http://www.robotmelon.com/
If so inclined, you can also click the T to visit issue 5 from the archives, to read a couple more of my poems: 'Glass Cake Plate' (which also appears in my first full-length book Horrific Confection) & 'Pepper Shaker' (which also appears in my chapbook, PINK LEOTARD & SHOCK COLLAR).
As for the aforementioned 'Sullied Honey', it appears nowhere excerpt HERE (along with work by Nicolle Elizabeth, Mark Cunningham, Jac Jemc, and more):
http://www.robotmelon.com/issueten.html
I also have a NEWER new poem published in a VERY new (first issue new) female-centric literary magazine called Bone Bouquet, which you may check out HERE (along with work by Daniella Pafunda, Sarah Vap, Allison Layfield, and more):
http://bonebouquet.wordpress.com/
If my Nellie Oleson poem piques your interest, I have another Nellie Oleson poem currently online in Prayers for Children, HERE:
http://www.prayersforchildren.be/first-degree.htm
I also have another piece from this mini-series forthcoming (in print) in The Columbia Poetry Review.
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I desired to post a new issue of Thirteen Myna Birds for the New Year and I shall soon, but I'm still craving at least a few more pieces of new content to add to the furiously fizzy little mixer. Check out my guidelines at http://13myna.blogspot.com/ and if you think you have some material that fits the bill aka beak, do feel free to send it my way. I have four new pieces of content waiting in the wings right now and as soon I receive a few more that ruffle my feathers the right way, the new issue shall be brought to life, hopefully by the middle of the week.
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Speaking of female-centric literary, I'm trying to finish up a piece for the upcoming Delirious Hem forum 'This is What a Feminst Poet Looks Like'; the forum will tentatively hit the scene January 15, so stay tuned for sundry and diverse takes on feminist poetics from a variety of hot female poets. I'm writing about meat curtains in mine.
As if that isn't juicy enough, I will be writing a new column for Read Write Poem this year (2010 baby), loosely centered around the theme of (conflicted) feminisms and (warped) poetics, so keep an eye out for more details about that soon.
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P.S. Once more for good measure--some best poetry books of 2009: http://bit.ly/4VPoyg (and coming soon--some predictions for 2010).
The first I'll mention is an older poem called 'Sullied Honey'. Several years ago, this piece was accepted by a horror genre magazine called Poe Little Thing, but the issue it was supposed to appear in never materialized, as far as I know. Maybe the magazine folded or something. This poem never quite seemed to fit into any of my collections, but I still liked it, so I eventually decided to resubmit it--and it was picked up by the wonderfully quirkilcious ROBOT MELON.
Check it out in issue ten (click the N) here:
http://www.robotmelon.com/
If so inclined, you can also click the T to visit issue 5 from the archives, to read a couple more of my poems: 'Glass Cake Plate' (which also appears in my first full-length book Horrific Confection) & 'Pepper Shaker' (which also appears in my chapbook, PINK LEOTARD & SHOCK COLLAR).
As for the aforementioned 'Sullied Honey', it appears nowhere excerpt HERE (along with work by Nicolle Elizabeth, Mark Cunningham, Jac Jemc, and more):
http://www.robotmelon.com/issueten.html
I also have a NEWER new poem published in a VERY new (first issue new) female-centric literary magazine called Bone Bouquet, which you may check out HERE (along with work by Daniella Pafunda, Sarah Vap, Allison Layfield, and more):
http://bonebouquet.wordpress.com/
If my Nellie Oleson poem piques your interest, I have another Nellie Oleson poem currently online in Prayers for Children, HERE:
http://www.prayersforchildren.be/first-degree.htm
I also have another piece from this mini-series forthcoming (in print) in The Columbia Poetry Review.
*
I desired to post a new issue of Thirteen Myna Birds for the New Year and I shall soon, but I'm still craving at least a few more pieces of new content to add to the furiously fizzy little mixer. Check out my guidelines at http://13myna.blogspot.com/ and if you think you have some material that fits the bill aka beak, do feel free to send it my way. I have four new pieces of content waiting in the wings right now and as soon I receive a few more that ruffle my feathers the right way, the new issue shall be brought to life, hopefully by the middle of the week.
*
Speaking of female-centric literary, I'm trying to finish up a piece for the upcoming Delirious Hem forum 'This is What a Feminst Poet Looks Like'; the forum will tentatively hit the scene January 15, so stay tuned for sundry and diverse takes on feminist poetics from a variety of hot female poets. I'm writing about meat curtains in mine.
As if that isn't juicy enough, I will be writing a new column for Read Write Poem this year (2010 baby), loosely centered around the theme of (conflicted) feminisms and (warped) poetics, so keep an eye out for more details about that soon.
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P.S. Once more for good measure--some best poetry books of 2009: http://bit.ly/4VPoyg (and coming soon--some predictions for 2010).
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