I am pleased and excited to announce that [GROWLING SOFTLY] has received a stupendous new review by Rachel Kendall in the latest issue of ‘Sein Und Werden’.
Here is the beginning of Ms. Kendall’s delectable commentary:
‘Sumptuous, sexy, glossy, dangerous, voluptuous… are some of the words that sprang immediately to mind when I first held in my hands the new poetry chapbook from Blood Pudding Press, edited by Juliet Cook. Never have I been so undecided whether to rip open the covers of the book in front of me, like tearing the rind off a plump fruit, or put it behind glass, its own coffin, free of sticky finger tips, cigarette smoke and babies breath. It's as glossy as freshly painted lips, shiny as cut glass and just as cruelly enticing. And the title, the title, growling softly. A threat, a warning, a guttural sigh. Each copy is one of a kind, with the editrix obviously spending a lot of time and delight putting each together with ribbon and lace. The paper is sepia, a little jagged at the edges. It is high-quality bordello, stinking of sex (almost) and joie de vivre.
But, the thing is to be read. It is not here simply for my visual enjoyment. So, to its 'sticky innards', what is the poetry inside actually like? Well I won't say I savoured every piece, but out of 41, most are spine-tinglingly excellent while the rest are good. I didn't dislike a single poem, only, the subject or rhythm of some appealed more than others.
There's a whole gamut of sordid little packages here, dirty bundles of stanzas, pert verses and rancid subjects oozing from every page.’
And there’s plenty more where that came from. To experience the review in its entirety, please click here:
http://www.kissthewitch.co.uk/seinundwerden/2_3/page4.html
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The entire new issue of ‘Sein Und Werden’—themed ‘What the Vulture Ate for Tea’—is worth looking into while you’re at it—steeped and teeming with twisted fairy tale poetry by the likes of Misti Rainwater-Lites (a steamy [GROWLING SOFTLY] contributor), Susan Slaviero (editor of the new ‘blossombones’, soon to publish its very first issue), Kristina Marie Darling, and many more.
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Plus, ‘Planchette’ is almost here.
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12/15/07
COMING SOON FROM BLOOD PUDDING PRESS!
Hot and hideous ferment to bend your spoons and make you swoon!
~Just in time for the New Year—PLANCHETTE—a new poetry chapbook by Juliet Cook with cover design by the darkly wondrous Art and Ghosts. Brace yourself or prepare for the spooky embrace of haunted girls, dusty divans, odd divinations, and rather dreadful clairvoyance. Creepily floating your way in mere weeks.
~In February 2008—wing’d—a new poetry chapbook by Kyle Simonsen. Just thinking about it makes my fingers burn until my fingerprints mutate into tiny yet very active volcanos. Buzz in the back room called this material bestial & wild & monstrous & natural & jungular & foresty & creaturific.
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PLUS an upcoming new Call for Submissions (so far this is just a titillating teaser, as submissions are not being accepted yet, but soon).
Blood Pudding Press will be accepting submissions for its next one-off, multi-writer project from January 20th through March 20th 2008. The new magazine will be published some time in April 2008 and will serve as a sort of sister to [GROWLING SOFTLY], which was published in October 2007. The new magazine will be called ECTOPLASMIC NECROPOLIS.
Remember that Blood Pudding Press specializes in poetry and artsy little misfit offerings, so preference will indeed be devoted to poetry submissions. However, in addition to poetry, I will also be willing to consider poetic flash fiction, hybrids, collaborations, poetic blog excerpts/journal entries/dream blurbs, short poetic essays, and poetry chapbook reviews.
You may familiarize yourself with Blood Pudding Press sensibilities by reading any of the press’s previously released materials, but here are a few little hints as to what the editor does and does not tend to adore.
Yes to juicy, oozing, pussycentric, monstrously feminine, horrorotic, dangerous, provocative, unsettling, queasy, postmodern, feminist, and intellectually angsty.
No to dry, didactic, derivative, tame, clichéd, or vanilla pudding.
WE WANT WEIRDLY BLENDED BLOOD PUDDING UP IN HERE.
THINK OF LIVE BOMBS PLANTED IN INNOCENT CREAM PUFFS.
THINK OF METASTASIZING EVIL TWINS.
No previously published in other print or online magazines, but posted on a personal blog is okay. Simultaneous submissions are fine; just promptly inform if any of your submitted pieces are accepted elsewhere. Submit 3-5 pieces to JulietX@Bust.com either in the body or as one attachment and include a brief bio note. Feel free to let me know if you have queries. I will be accepting material from 15-30 different writers—and each accepted contributor will receive one complementary copy of ECTOPLASMIC NECROPOLIS.
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Let the fermentation begin.
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fine print: all time frames and content descriptions are subject to slight alteration
art trades and review copies are always a possibility with Blood Pudding Press; please ask
~Just in time for the New Year—PLANCHETTE—a new poetry chapbook by Juliet Cook with cover design by the darkly wondrous Art and Ghosts. Brace yourself or prepare for the spooky embrace of haunted girls, dusty divans, odd divinations, and rather dreadful clairvoyance. Creepily floating your way in mere weeks.
~In February 2008—wing’d—a new poetry chapbook by Kyle Simonsen. Just thinking about it makes my fingers burn until my fingerprints mutate into tiny yet very active volcanos. Buzz in the back room called this material bestial & wild & monstrous & natural & jungular & foresty & creaturific.
***
PLUS an upcoming new Call for Submissions (so far this is just a titillating teaser, as submissions are not being accepted yet, but soon).
Blood Pudding Press will be accepting submissions for its next one-off, multi-writer project from January 20th through March 20th 2008. The new magazine will be published some time in April 2008 and will serve as a sort of sister to [GROWLING SOFTLY], which was published in October 2007. The new magazine will be called ECTOPLASMIC NECROPOLIS.
Remember that Blood Pudding Press specializes in poetry and artsy little misfit offerings, so preference will indeed be devoted to poetry submissions. However, in addition to poetry, I will also be willing to consider poetic flash fiction, hybrids, collaborations, poetic blog excerpts/journal entries/dream blurbs, short poetic essays, and poetry chapbook reviews.
You may familiarize yourself with Blood Pudding Press sensibilities by reading any of the press’s previously released materials, but here are a few little hints as to what the editor does and does not tend to adore.
Yes to juicy, oozing, pussycentric, monstrously feminine, horrorotic, dangerous, provocative, unsettling, queasy, postmodern, feminist, and intellectually angsty.
No to dry, didactic, derivative, tame, clichéd, or vanilla pudding.
WE WANT WEIRDLY BLENDED BLOOD PUDDING UP IN HERE.
THINK OF LIVE BOMBS PLANTED IN INNOCENT CREAM PUFFS.
THINK OF METASTASIZING EVIL TWINS.
No previously published in other print or online magazines, but posted on a personal blog is okay. Simultaneous submissions are fine; just promptly inform if any of your submitted pieces are accepted elsewhere. Submit 3-5 pieces to JulietX@Bust.com either in the body or as one attachment and include a brief bio note. Feel free to let me know if you have queries. I will be accepting material from 15-30 different writers—and each accepted contributor will receive one complementary copy of ECTOPLASMIC NECROPOLIS.
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Let the fermentation begin.
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fine print: all time frames and content descriptions are subject to slight alteration
art trades and review copies are always a possibility with Blood Pudding Press; please ask
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