A few photos of Juliet Cook with her Pure Sleeze Press poetry chapbook AND her Pure Sleeze shirt!

Juliet Cook wearing her newish Pure Sleeze shirt while holding her Pure Sleeze poetry chapbook (Blue Stingers Instead of Wings, published by Pure Sleeze Press in April 2025, with cover art by Chad M. Horn). This chapbook is currently still available and so are various Pure Sleeze shirts and you can get one (or both or more than both) for yourself in the Pure Sleeze shop HERE - https://puresleezepress.bigcartel.com/products

On a side note, Cook also has a few copies of her Blue Stingers Instead of Wings chapbook available directly from her or in the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/4314653197/new-blue-stingers-instead-of-wings

NEW! Juliet Cook is excited and delighted to have a new poem running around the darkly delicious Cul-de-sac of Blood!

"Spectator of my own eye
stuck in the middle

of a missing plate
on top a stolen spoon."

in Juliet Cook's poem "Another Pie in the Face"

Delighted this poem is running around the darkly delicious Cul-de-sac of Blood track, HERE! - https://www.culdesacofblood.com/juliet-cook-5

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Speaking of Cul-de-sac of Blood and poetry, you can still acquire Cook's poetry chapbook, "REVOLTING", which was published by Cul-de-sac of Blood last year, directly from the Cul-de-sac HERE - https://www.culdesacofblood.com/books

Or from the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1851916682/new-revolting-by-juliet-cook-2024-poetry

A few Blood Pudding Press Photos

A photo of Juliet Cook at the Blood Pudding Press table at Get Sharp! Ohio Poetry Publishing Conference sponsored by the Ohio Poetry Association, at the Cuyahoga County Public Library's South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch, on Saturday November 15, 2025.

And a slightly more close up photo of the table. 

You can find out a bit more about all these chapbooks (and more chapbooks that don't show up in these photos) in the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

A photo of Juliet Cook exorcising, I mean reading, some of her poetry (and more)...

A photo of Juliet Cook exorcising, I mean reading, some of her poetry, as one of the Featured Readers at Uncloistered Poetry Live, October 11, 2025, at the Attic on Adams.

First Featured Reading in well over a year.

Last Featured Reading at the age I am now.

Reading a poem from my most recently published poetry chapbook, "Blue Stingers Instead of Wings", which is still available and which shall be linked to below. 

My most recent poetry chapbook that I'm reading a poem from here, Blue Stingers Instead of Wings, is indeed still available from its publisher Pure Sleeze Press HERE - https://puresleezepress.bigcartel.com/

Or from the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/4314653197/new-blue-stingers-instead-of-wings-by

AND in additional exciting poetry news, the poem I read from this chapbook Saturday evening, "Severed Into Unspeakable Compliance" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize the same evening I was reading it, unbeknownst to me until I saw the nomination hours later!

Heck, maybe I received the nomination while in the time frame of reading that poem!

Thank you very much to Pure Sleeze Press!

And congratulations to the other nominees!

NEW! Another New Review of Juliet Cook's latest poetry chapbook, "Blue Stingers instead of Wings"!

"Juliet Cook doesn't write books. She creates surreal experiences for her readers with a sick soup of limitless-on edge-vulnerability, kick-ass imagery and dark humor all her own, and a clear mastery at detailing the violently petty horrors of existing. Not living, exactly. The insidious in-between. And she offers one who dares an honest to gawd peek into The Void. Whenever I open a book by her, I get greedy. I have to consume it all at once and want more. Lucky for us, she has plenty. So check out some of her macabre delights! She is truly a fascinating artist. Absolutely recommended!"

from another new Review of Juliet Cook's newest poetry chapbook, "Blue Stingers Instead of Wings" (published by Pure Sleeze Press in April). This Review is on Goodreads, written by the fabulous Casey Kiser. Thank you very much to Casey Kiser!

read more of this Review by clicking the link below:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7693381109

If you'd like to read this chapbook yourself (or acquire one for a friend), "Blue Stingers..."is still available from its publisher, Pure Sleeze Press HERE - https://puresleezepress.bigcartel.com/product/blue-stingers-instead-of-wings

Also available from the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/4314653197/new-blue-stingers-instead-of-wings-by

NEW! Blue Stingers Instead of Wings has now been added to the Blood Pudding Press shop too!

Juliet Cook's newest poetry chapbook, "Blue Stingers Instead of Wings", was published by Pure Sleeze Press in late April 2025. It is still available from Pure Sleeze Press HERE - https://puresleezepress.bigcartel.com/product/blue-stingers-instead-of-wings

In addition to still being available from its publisher, I have also now placed a few copies of this chapbook into the Blood Pudding Press shop here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/4314653197/new-blue-stingers-instead-of-wings-by

So why not get one while the getting is good (or bad or awful or hideous or at least still oddly available)!

(Also, if there's some other way you'd prefer to purchase one directly from Cook, such as via Paypal, feel free to ask).

(Also, Pure Sleeze will have more new chapbooks coming out in July so keep an eye out!)

Please support small poetry presses! 

Get Your Own Copy of Juliet Cook's Revolting Poetry Chapbook!

Thank you very much to Sandra Feen for this photo of Juliet Cook's poetry chapbook "Revolting" (published by Cul-de-sac of Blood in November 2024).

You can acquire your own copy of this chapbook from Cul-de-sac of Blood HERE - https://www.culdesacofblood.com/books

Or directly from the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1851916682/new-revolting-by-juliet-cook-2024-poetry

Only a few copies left of Juliet Cook's CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR...

Juliet Cook's 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 Cook, from her 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 Cook's 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."

Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY's Saturday book feature is the Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, EVIL ME by MISH!

Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY's Saturday book feature is the 2020 Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "EVIL ME" by MISH!

I said hello
to the death songs inside me.

I caressed the safety razor
I used to shave my legs.
I couldn’t force myself
to carve the flesh of my wrists.

I asked my mother
to move so I could reach
the cabinet under the kitchen sink:
I’ll drink Drano.
I’ll kill myself.

No, you won’t, said Mother
and told me to set the table.

read more HERE - https://autumnskypoetrydaily.com/2024/03/30/saturday-book-feature-evil-me-by-mish-eileen-murphy/

Thank you to Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY!

*** EVIL ME is still available in the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE -https://www.etsy.com/listing/856406887/evil-me-by-mish-2020-blood-pudding-press 

MISH also has a few new poems and art pieces in the new Spring flock of Thirteen Myna Birds HERE - http://13myna.blogspot.com/

October is poet and Blood Pudding Press editor Juliet Cook's birthday month and a wonderful month to buy one of her recent poetry chapbooks or a Blood Pudding Press chapbook!!!

Cook's poetry chapbook "red flames burning out" was published about 6 months ago, by Grey Book Press, and if you're interested in acquiring a copy and haven't yet, October would be a wonderful month to do so.

Read a little bit about it from Grey Book Press here (and then click on the TITLES page to the left to buy a copy) - http://www.greybookpress.com/2023/04/07/internal-suffocation/

(OR you can get a copy directly from her via the Blood Pudding Press shop here) - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1474135657/new-red-flames-burning-out-a-poetry

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Cook's poetry chapbook "CONTORTED DOOM CONVEYOR" was published about 3 months ago, by Gutter Snob Books, is a Limited Edition, and has 3 copies left from Gutter Snob. If you're interested in acquiring a copy and haven't yet, October would be a delicious month to get one.

Get yourself one of the 3 remaining copies from Gutter Snob here (and consider buying some other chapbooks/books there too) - https://www.magicaljeep.com/product/doom/140

(OR you can get a copy directly from her via the Blood Pudding Press shop here and consider acquiring some other chapbooks there too) - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1527609127/new-contorted-doom-conveyor-a-poetry

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(By the way, October also happens to be my birthday month AND I have another new poetry chapbook, "Your Mouth Is Moving Backwards", coming soon from Ethel Zine & Micro Press, MAYBE a little bit later this month.

Stay tuned...)

Another photo of Juliet Cook's new poetry chapbook, "red flames burning out"

Another photo of Juliet Cook's new "red flames burning out" poetry chapbook (published by Grey Book Press last month, April 2023), taken by Excuse Me Mag editor Eric Henderson, who recently acquired his copy.

You can acquire a copy too, from Grey Book Press HERE - http://www.greybookpress.com/titles/

Or from the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1474135657/new-red-flames-burning-out-a-poetry

Juliet Cook's NEW red flames burning out poetry chapbook (published by Grey Book Press) is now available in the Blood Pudding Press shop too!

I have now added my new poetry chapbook, "red flames burning out" (published by Grey Book Press in April 2023) into the Blood Pudding Press shop, in case anyone wants to purchase it in conjunction with a Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1474135657/new-red-flames-burning-out-a-poetry

Of course it is also still available from the publisher, Grey Book Press too, here - http://www.greybookpress.com/titles/

NEW! Two creepy collaborative poems by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe in DIAGRAM 23.1!

"From a mental gyroscope to a human gyro

filled with dripping brain matter."

Delighted to share that Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe have two collaborative poems making a freak show appearance in DIAGRAM 23.1!

"EVERYBODY IS A LOSER HERE!" and "SUGAR WATER AND GREASE FIRE"!

 HERE - http://thediagram.com/23_1/cookshupe.html

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Furthermore, you can read fifteen more of these creepy fair(y) tail poems inside the collaborative poetry chapbook entitled Short Poems of Violence and Chickens, published by Blood Pudding Press and available HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1321276974/new-short-poems-of-violence-and-chickens

The New Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens" is clucking at you

If you haven't yet, you might want to check out and consider getting yourself (or a poetry loving friend) a copy of the newest Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens", by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe.

A strange collaboration that fuses odd animal/human hybrids with dark comedy horror among other things. 

Find out a bit more and/or buy one HERE - 
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1335251323/new-short-poems-of-violence-and-chickens

The Poetic Pursuit of Juliet Cook - Updated Website

I got VERY frustrated and upset for many hours when I accidentally deleted part of my own (Juliet Cook's) website and couldn't figure out how to restore it. Despite my serious frustration, I then spent several more hours working on updating it. Instead of trying to re-do my Home page the way it was before, I made it different and it might look even better now (or at least different).

Here is my newly updated website - https://julietcook.weebly.com/

Among the updates, the Home page now includes information about and a link to the NEW Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens" by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe.

And also, here is another link to "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens" - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1335251323/new-short-poems-of-violence-and-chickens

Blood Pudding Press at a Book Fair, October 2022

The Blood Pudding Press table at the Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival Book Fair, Friday October 21, 2022 with Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe (photo taken by Sandra Feen)

Blood Pudding Press poet Jason O' Toole will be a part of this poetry reading event in North Andover, MA, this Tuesday, August 23!

This Tuesday, August 23 at 6:30PM, Blood Pudding Press poet Jason O'Toole will be one of the featured readers at this event!

"Join us this Tuesday, August 23 at 6:30PM outdoors at the Johnson Cottage in North Andover to hear our feature poets Jason O’Toole and Christa Lamb, followed by open mic! The Johnson Cottage is part of the North Andover Historical Society at 153 Academy Road, North Andover. Bring a chair to sit on!"

More information via the link to Jason's blog below...

https://spearofstars.wordpress.com/2022/08/20/jason-otoole-and-christa-lamb-north-andover-reading-8-23-22/?fbclid=IwAR2MRZ3Sm-_gsf0dpNq81YjlZEEAidafhr4H9NiFHTkoJGucdu9SssheJ8I

*** You can check out and/or acquire Jason's O'Toole's Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "POISON MOONLIGHT" here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008263578/new-poison-moonlight-by-jason-otoole 

Blood Pudding Press poet Jason O' Toole will be a part of this poetry reading event in Albany, NY this coming Saturday July 16!

Blood Pudding Press poet Jason O' Toole will be a part of this poetry reading event in Albany, NY this coming Saturday July 16!

"Poets in the Park, sponsored by The Poetry Motel and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, is celebrating over 30 years of bringing poetry in July to the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY. The readings start at 7:00 PM and are free & open to the public"

You can check out Jason O' Toole's Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "POISON MOONLIGHT" within the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008263578/new-poison-moonlight-by-jason-otoole

(Flyer created by Jason O' Toole)

Blood Pudding Press poet Jason O'Toole (author of POISON MOONLIGHT) has a poetry reading in July!

Blood Pudding Press poet Jason O' Toole will be a part of this poetry reading event in Albany, NY on July 16, 2022.

"Poets in the Park, sponsored by The Poetry Motel and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, is celebrating over 30 years of bringing poetry in July to the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY. The series was started in 1989 by the late Tom Nattell and is now run by Albany poet & photographer Dan Wilcox. This year the readings will be on Saturdays July 9, 16, and 30. The readings start at 7:00 PM and are free & open to the public"

Find out more about the reading here - https://hvwg.org/2022/06/poetry-returns-to-albanys-washington-park-for-three-saturdays-in-july/?fbclid=IwAR1glbl6z_7Uzpq6778Nw31Hq3Vr_wuuGdbYSmu7jSPt0kBa10fVwOHPAHE

Find out more about and/or acquire a copy of Jason O' Toole's Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "POISON MOONLIGHT" here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008263578/new-poison-moonlight-by-jason-otoole

NEW! Itty Bitty Painting Collage Art Hybrid Creature - one of a kind abstract art with hairless doll head affixed

ALIENATED (HAIRLESS BUT NOT HEADLESS) is the title of this TINY one-of-a-kind, painting/collage art hybrid creature.

The Mini Canvas is 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 square, not counting the protruding jiggly little hairless doll head on top. In addition to the doll head, the piece includes acrylic paint, one googly eye, and a snippet of glitter.

It has now been added to my Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1162179759/itty-bitty-painting-collage-art-hybrid

This painting collage art hybrid creature has now been reserved/sold and is no longer available.