Only a few copies left of my CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR...

My poetry chapbook CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR (published by Gutter Snob Books in 2023) is now Sold Out/Out of Stock from Gutter Snob Books, BUT you can still acquire a copy directly from me, from my Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1527609127/new-contorted-doom-conveyor-a-poetry

Also too, here's a recent review of my CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR. Thank you very muck to Cat Russell!

"If you love creepy visceral poetry, Juliet Cook is the best poet you could possibly read! Imagery from your worst nightmares combined with vulnerability and insight, you're sure to love this book."

Hello September! I hope my Fall is filled with poetry and a few other personal thoughts...

My full-length poetry book "Malformed Confetti" is now approaching 6 years old (already) and still exists (see the photo links below). I still exist too.

I do tend to assemble poetry chapbook manuscripts more than full-length manuscripts. I've had 8 different chapbook manuscripts published in the last 6 years (with another new one forthcoming soon), but this book is still my most recent full-length. It takes me a long time to assemble full-lengths and overall, I'm more drawn to shorter length books. I have my reasons. BUT with that said, I should really try to focus on assembling my next full-length manuscript soon. It's been in-progress for years.

I've been having trouble sleeping soundly lately, so the other night in bed (while not sleeping), I was thinking about how my first individual full-length poetry book was named "Horrific Confection" and then my second one was named "Malformed Confetti" and then it suddenly and unexpectedly popped into my noggin that maybe my next one should be named "Broken Stethoscope". Not sure exactly where that came from, but it felt like a possible plan.

The last few months have not been my most creatively productive, but this month is off to a pretty good start. I've already sent out five poetry submissions this month and one query (I'm not the greatest at querying). I finished writing three semi-interconnected new poems. I finished revising an older poem (and have two more poem revisions in progress). I also have two other new poems in progress that I hope to revisit more soon. Oh wait, actually, I sent out six poetry submissions so far this month, but one of them resulted in a rejection about three hours after submitting it. So hopefully I'll receive a new acceptance semi-soon.

I have more to say but it will have to wait until later.

One more thing I will mention for now (without getting into much detail as to why) is that I am trying to avoid volatile negativity on social media or behavior that feels toxic to me whatever its intention might be. I would rather place my negativity, anger, and other strong emotions inside my poetry and art (and the few people I trust in terms of expressing myself personally). Of course there are always exceptions.

I wish my friends a genuinely creative September.

A photo of my 6 Year old poetry book, Malformed Confetti (published by Crisis Chronicles in October 2018).

You can acquire your own copy of Malformed Confetti from Crisis Chronicles Press, HERE - https://ccpress.blogspot.com/2018/10/Cook102.html

Or from Amazon, HERE - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1640929738/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_myi?m=AXH8DEUFPPU2O

Or directly from my own Blood Pudding Press shop, HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/641070988/malformed-confetti-by-juliet-cook-2018?ref=shop_home_feat_1

Poetry by Juliet Cook

Gorgeous cover art by Simona Candini.

Photo taken by Crisis Chronicles Press editor, John Burroughs

Another new comment about my CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR poetry chapbook!

"I’ve been a fan of Juliet Cook’s poetry for a long while, but her latest book from Gutter Snob Books is nothing short of brilliant. Full of metaphors that’ll make your head spin, and brave honesty that makes you want to dig deeper within your own heart. Some of the most poignant poetry you’ll read this year." Dan Denton's thoughts on my new poetry chapbook, CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR (Gutter Snob Books)!

CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR is now available via Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Contorted-Doom-Conveyor-Gutter-Books/dp/B0C6W7C2HV/?fbclid=IwAR3EXO41KfukDQTv7b_jaYyLQhGUJhWAM6sKTGF516b02RbOSy9CV0w_ER4

Or if you'd like to acquire one directly from me, just let me know. It costs $13 plus $3.95 shipping for a total of $16.95.

photo by Dan Denton

A NEW Review of Another Set of Ripped-Out Bloody Pigtails!

"Reading Juliet's poetry, I always feel like a wide-eyed child walking into a fun house for the first time- Horrified yet excited and a swirl of other mixed emotions. There are few poets as raw as Juliet. She is truly the poet with the most (bloody) cake. I find her insanely inspiring and always entertaining."

The beginning of a wonderful review by Casey Renee Kiser, about my recent poetry chapbook, "Another Set of Ripped-Out Bloody Pigtails" (published by The Poet's Haven in May 2019).

You can read the entire review HERE - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2856221994?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

You can acquire a copy of this chapbook from my Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/701084408/another-set-of-ripped-out-bloody?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

NEW! Heaven We Haven't Yet Dreamed! A new anthology filled with poetry by Puma Perl, Dianne Borsenik, Jeanette Powers, and me!

Delighted, excited, and thrilled to be included in "Heaven We Haven't Yet Dreamed", a new anthology published by Stubborn Mule Press, offering 23 pages of poetry each by Puma Perl, Dianne Borsenik, Jeanette Powers, and me! 🖤💜🧡🖤

Gorgeous cover art by Amy Scherer. ❤️

Find out more and/or acquire your own copy HERE -

https://stubbornmulepress.bigcartel.com/product/heaven-we-haven-t-yet-dreamed?fbclid=IwAR3JXKtgvZU5zOyM7uk_ep3ntw2jF5cwCXll_hphfR5QwW7kD1U6iGbX8Iw

A NEW mini review of "Another Set of Ripped-Out Bloody Pigtails"

"The book is bursting with strange, dark and beautiful creativity. Juliet’s books / items are unique and inspiring."

from a mini-review by Casey Renee Kiser of my "Another Set of Ripped-Out Bloody Pigtails" poetry chapbook, published a few months ago by The Poet's Haven ❤️🖤❤️

I still have several of my own copies left and you can acquire one from my Blood Pudding Press shop here

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https://www.etsy.com/listing/701084408/another-set-of-ripped-out-bloody?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

MALFORMED CONFETTI has found a new home on Halloween!

photo taken by Susan Yount

Susan Yount received two copies of Malformed Confetti today, on Halloween!

Perfectly creepily displayed here next to a skeleton and two pumpkins awaiting their butchering.

You can acquire your own copy of Malformed Confetti HERE (directly from the author) - https://www.etsy.com/listing/641070988/malformed-confetti-by-juliet-cook-2018?ref=shop_home_feat_1

Or HERE (from the publisher, Crisis Chronicles Press) - https://ccpress.blogspot.com/2018/10/Cook102.html

Just in time for Halloween, MALFORMED CONFETTI has found its way into the Blood Pudding!

Just in time for Halloween, I have now added a copy of my new Malformed Confetti poetry book to my Blood Pudding Press etsy shop! 🖤🎃😈

HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/641070988/malformed-confetti-by-juliet-cook-2018?ref=shop_home_active_1

(The book can still be acquired from the press that published it, Crisis Chronicles Press, too, here - https://ccpress.blogspot.com/2018/10/Cook102.html) 

Just in time for Halloween 2018 and the rest of the 2018 holiday season and beyond, my Malformed Confetti has been added to my Blood Pudding Press!

Malformed Confetti is my second individual full-length poetry book, which has arrived in October 2018!

100+ pages. Poems ranging from 2008-2015. 

Cover art created by Simona Candini. 

Strange and creative book blurbs written by Susan Yount, Kelly Boyker, Tracie Morell, Charles Cicirella, and Lisa M. Cole.

Thank you very much to Crisis Chronicles Press!

If you would like to acquire the book directly from the press that published it (Crisis Chronicles Press), you can do so here - https://ccpress.blogspot.com/2018/10/Cook102.html

At Blood Pudding Press, the same price is being charged, but you're receiving your copy directly from the author, who will hand sign the book for you.

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Here's a little more about Malformed Confetti, that appears in the About the Author section in the back of the book:

Juliet Cook has been writing poetry for more than 25 years. Her poetry has appeared in a small multitude of magazines, both online and in print. She is the author of numerous poetry chapbooks, recently including a collaboration with j/j hastain called "Dive Back Down" (Dancing Girl Press, 2015), an individual collection called "From One Ruined Human to Another" (Cringe-Worthy Poets Collective, 2018), and with another individual collection, "Another Set of Ripped Out Bloody Pig Tails" forthcoming from The Poet's Haven. 

Cook's first full-length individual poetry book, “Horrific Confection”, was published by BlazeVOX in late 2008, ten years ago now. Her more recent full-length poetry book, "A Red Witch, Every Which Way", is a collaboration with j/j hastain published by Hysterical Books in 2016. Her MOST recent individual full-length poetry book is this one, "Malformed Confetti".

The poems within "Malformed Confetti" range from 2008 to 2015. In early 2010, Cook suffered from an unexpected Carotid Artery Dissection, which lead to an Aneurysm which lead to a Stroke. Later in 2010, while on the brink of divorce and temporarily living with her parents, Cook began to assemble and submit an earlier version of this manuscript. As time went on, she revised it, added more recent poems, and rearranged it, forming it into a dissected but interconnected discombobulation of pre-stroke and post-stroke work.

Cook's poetic style has undergone changes over the years, but her passion for poetry lives on. 

Cook also sometimes creates semi-abstract painting collage art hybrid creatures. 

Cook also runs her own tiny independent press, Blood Pudding Press, which sometimes publishes hand-designed poetry chapbooks and sometimes sells art.

More MALFORMED CONFETTI photos

a few more photos from my Malformed Confetti book launch poetry reading last week (taken by Crisis Chronicles Press editor John Burroughs)

You can find out more about Malformed Confetti (and possibly acquire your own copy) here - https://ccpress.blogspot.com/2018/10/Cook102.html?fbclid=IwAR3oj7H9dfVBOjCBjz0Ezwn1876c2xOxzVx9AvMXRDA2ohq4T0F7J7Y5cPo