The First Review of Juliet Cook's Thirteen Designer Vaginas

"As in all Cook's work, there is wonderfully dynamic wordplay, an undercurrent of horror and little tolerance for the candy-coated comforts..."

A small snippet from the very first review of Juliet Cook's Thirteen Designer Vagina's poetry chapbook now appears on the Melusine blog, here:

http://melusineblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/juliet-cooks-thirteen-designer-vaginas.html

Thank you very much to Melusine editor Janelle Elyse Kihlstrom AND of course to Hyacinth Girl Press, which published the chapbook.

Here is another snippet from the review:

"In these poems Cook's signature motif of the "doll injection mold" is applied to the one aspect of anatomy the cookiecutter-variety plastic girl's doll explicitly lacks but which, for the adult woman, has nevertheless failed to escape the influence of the "injection mold" philosophy of shame for any sort of deviance from an arbitrarily prescribed ideal."

Here is where you can buy yourself a copy of the chapbook if so inclined:

http://hyacinthgirlpress.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/thirteen-designer-vaginas-now-available/

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And speaking of small press poetry chapbooks brimming with artsy darkly delicious delight, Blood Pudding Press will be offering a newly published chapbook, very very soon!

LETTERS FOM ROOM 27 OF THE GRAND MIDWAY HOTEL by Margaret Bashaar.

Stay tuned if you dare.

THE DOLL INJECTION MOLD DISASTER

Here is an announcement about my new in 2010 Read Write Poem 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.

Here's a link to an announcement about the entire new in 2010 editorial lineup, including poetry advice, poetry snark, poetry horoscopes, and much more!:

http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2010/01/04/announcing-the-2010-editorial-lineup-here-at-read-write-poem-bigger-and-better/

My column will be a bi-monthly affair.