Today is the 10 Year Anniversary of the day I could have died

10 Years Ago on this date I underwent an unexpected carotid artery dissection which caused an aneurysm which caused a stroke which caused me to lose some parts of how my brain used to work before that happened.

Hard to believe this was already 10 Years ago now.

This experience changed some parts of my brain, it changed some other parts of my life, but a lot of us undergo different changes...

Still though, even though it's gotten a lot better than it used to be, this particular anniversary date still makes me feel rather uncomfortable mentally - and also uncomfortable about the speed racing of time.

But also lucky to still be alive, active, myself and creatively expressive.

For a little while after the stroke, I was terribly afraid that I might not be able to write poetry anymore, but thank goodness that was not the case. My poetry just became a little different. Here was the first tiny poetry chapbook I created after my stroke.

POST-STROKE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/69547229/post-stroke-by-juliet-cook?ref=shop_home_active_3

My poetry books available to read online

Today I had an online friend who had recently read my first full-length poetry book, “Horrific Confection” online, ask me if I had any other books available to read as e-books online. A lot of my poetry books/chapbooks (especially the most recent ones) are in print, but there are several others that are available in e-formats too. 

I thought I’d share links for those who can’t reasonably afford print books/chapbooks AND/OR for those who just prefer reading online.

So...the first link is to my first full-length poetry book and then the others are all short poetry chapbooks. 

“Horrific Confection” (BlazeVOX, 2008) - http://www.blazevox.org/ebk-jCook%20REAL.pdf

"Projectile Vomit" (Scantily Clad Press, 2008) - https://issuu.com/andrewlundwall/docs/julietcook_projectilevomit

"MONDO CRAMPO" (dusie kollektiv 3, 2009) - http://www.dusie.org/JulietCOOK.pdf

"Tongue Like a Stinger" (Wheelhouse Press, 2009) - http://dwuaw.tripod.com/chapbook/cook.pdf

"Soft Foam" (dusie kollektiv 4, 2010) - http://www.dusie.org/Dusie%204%20pdfs/Juliet%20Cook%20Dusie%204%20chap.pdf

"POST-STROKE" (dusie kollektiv 5, 2011) - http://www.dusie.org/COOK%20POST%20STROKE.pdf

The two poetry chapbooks listed at the end are also available in print chapbook formats, within my Blood Pudding Press shop.

-Soft Foam - https://www.etsy.com/listing/59222402/soft-foam-by-juliet-cook?ref=shop_home_active_5

-POST-STROKE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/69547229/post-stroke-by-juliet-cook?ref=shop_home_active_7

-Both of them together - https://www.etsy.com/listing/278408054/two-blood-pudding-pressdusie-kollektiv?ref=shop_home_active_2

Dusie Kollektiv 5 poetry chapbooks can now be read online!

The Dusie Kollektiv 5 poetry chapbooks are now live and available for reading online, here:

http://www.dusie.org/issue12.html

My POST-STROKE is one of the offerings; just click on my last name to partake.

You may also purchase it's hand-designed print version from the Blood Pudding Press etsy shop:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69547229/post-stroke-by-juliet-cook

Transmogrified

I happened upon this recent mini-review and/or glance at my new POST-STROKE poetry chapbook (published by Blood Pudding Press for Dusie Kollektiv 5) written by another Dusie 5 participant, William Allegrezza (I've received his chapbook too; have not read it just yet, but am looking forward to doing so soon).

I found his review quite interesting, but was not quite aware of the definition of 'transmogrified', so looked it up on dictionary.com and found that definition quite interesting too!

Copied below is his note, followed by that word's definitions.

After that is a photo of my POST-STROKE chapbook, followed by a link to it in my Blood Pudding Press etsy shop, where you can find out more details (and read a few other mini-reviews) and/or purchase a copy for yourself.

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The Daily Glance (The Kollectiv Series)

Juliet Cook's Post-Stroke is aptly titled, for the poems, we are told in a note, are "partially inspired by/related to" a stroke that Cook recently had. The craft of the book itself is worthy note since it is tied together by yarn, and the interior poems are surrounded by a cut out art image. Mine starts with some eyes starting at me, but I imagine that different chapbooks have different images. The poems are on pages cut out at different sizes, and they are fascinating for their post-traumatic experience theme.

Post-Stroke my words are not over-
ly obvious. Why on earth should my
non overly obvious poetry be dead?

In this chapbook, poetry is strongly connected to life and individual presence. It is a comfort and a tool to explore what remains, but it has been transmogrified in the experience.

bill allegrezza

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trans·mog·ri·fy
 
-to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform

-to change completely...apparently a perversion of transmigure, from transmigrate, perhaps influenced by modify

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http://www.etsy.com/listing/68683940/post-stroke-by-juliet-cook

New POST-STROKE poetry chapbook now available

POST - STROKE is now available!



POST - STROKE is my new 2011 poetry chapbook, created by Blood Pudding Press for DUSIE Kollektiv 5.



POST - STROKE is a small hand-designed snippet of ten new poems and more.



About a year ago, I suffered from an unexpected carotid artery dissection, bleeding out by 99%, aneurysms, and a stroke - and this strange sensation inspired the poems within this collection.



Partake of more and/or purchase your very own copy in the Blood Pudding Press etsy shop here:http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

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If interested, you may also read some articles I've written about my stroke, linked to below:

~Post - Stroke Survival and Sad Little Blues: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2807396/poststroke_survival_and_sad_little.html?cat=70

~Full Length Dissection: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5602556/full_length_dissection.html?cat=70

~A Round Thing That Starts With The Wrong Letter: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6187208/a_round_thing_that_starts_with_the.html?cat=5