Happy October! What a wonderful month to buy a poetry chapbook!

 I am sharing three new mini reviews I discovered today of three different poetry chapbooks by Juliet Cook/me (each of which I still happen to have a few copies available for sale in the Blood Pudding Press shop, in case anyone would like to acquire one for October, Fall, or Halloween).

"I love this book. It’s completely in Juliet Cooks style. You could tell that she had a blast writing this book." Davide Nixon

about the chapbook "Red Flames Burning Out" (Grey Book Press, 2023)

"This is a crazy collection of poetry. If you know anything about Juliet Cook’s style or aesthetic then you’ll know that it’s dolls, vaginas (yonic), murder, birds, and then David Lynch. All of this is expressed through her poetry, and then there is a hint of comfort, which you should want in poetry. Hopefully this review is vague enough that it makes the book sound interesting. I really loved this book." Davide Nixon

about the chapbook "Contorted Doom Conveyor (Gutter Snob Books, 2023)

"Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for being you, Juliet. I love it." Suzanne Grazyna

about the chapbook "REVOLTING" (Cul-de-sac of Blood, 2024)

Links to these three chapbooks appear below. 

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Red Flames Burning Out - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1474135657/red-flames-burning-out-poetry-chapbook

Contorted Doom Conveyor - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1527609127/contorted-doom-conveyor-poetry-chapbook

REVOLTING - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1851916682/revolting-poetry-chapbook-by-juliet-cook

This Saturday Blood Pudding Press has a table at an Ohio Poetry Publishing Conference

This coming Saturday, November 15 from 10 AM - 4:30 PM, Juliet Cook and her Blood Pudding Press will have a table at this Ohio Poetry Publishing Conference at the Cuyahoga County Public Library South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch.

The event is FREE and open to all poets, but please do try to Register in advance.

In addition to several Ohio-based presses having tables, there will also be several free Presentations and Workshops by several different poets.

Find out more details and sign up here - https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/13881294

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If you can't make it to this event, you can still check out the Blood Pudding Press shop here - 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

Juliet Cook holding a copy of her latest poetry chapbook, Blue Stingers Instead of Wings!

Juliet Cook holding a copy of her latest poetry chapbook, Blue Stingers Instead of Wings. Published by Pure Sleeze Press in April. Still available from Pure Sleeze. And now also available in the Blood Pudding Press shop. See links below.

Available from Pure Sleeze Press HERE - https://puresleezepress.bigcartel.com/product/blue-stingers-instead-of-wings 

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

FREE online version of Juliet Cook's poetry chapbook, The Rabbits With Red Eyes!

Hello there poetry friends and fans whoever you might be. Juliet Cook's poetry chapbook, "The Rabbits With Red Eyes" (published by Ethel Zine & Micro-Press in 2020) can now be read online for FREE here! - https://ethelzine.com/the-rabbits-with-red-eye

Simply click on that ethel zine link and then click on the red cover of the chapbook.

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I can't even be in charge of my own body,
so what makes me think I can save anyone else.
He says I smell like pepper, but that doesn't mean I am
strong enough to fight back.

The pepper works itself into my eyes and blinds me,
but even if I am temporarily numbed,
I will never be like him, I will never tear others apart
for no reason other than brutal force.

All he wants to do is destroy
in order to feel like his body is stronger.

in the poem "Pepper" which appears in this chapbook.

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ALSO, although the print copy of this chapbook is now SOLD OUT from Ethel, Cook has a few copies left, so if you might be interested in acquiring one of those few remaining print copies, you can check it out and/or grab one up in the Blood Pudding Press shop here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/792299569/the-rabbits-with-red-eyes-by-juliet-cook

But to reiterate, the new online version is totally free and here's a link to that free version again - https://www.ethelzine.com/the-rabbits-with-red-eyes.

Just click on that link and then click on the chapbook cover for The Rabbits With Red Eyes and you can read the poems for free.

A New Review of EVIL ME by MISH (Blood Pudding Press, 2020) - Reviewed by Alex S. Johnson

A new review of MISH's poetry chapbook, "EVIL ME" (published by Blood Pudding Press in 2020). Reviewed by Alex S. Johnson.

After reading the review, you can find out more and/or acquire your own copy of "EVIL ME" from the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/856406887/evil-me-by-mish-2020-blood-pudding-press

"Mish Murphy is an educator and poet, among many other things. Her observations are keen and her lines are wickedly inscribed into the page, bearing the impress of years. She can read French and Russian and negotiate the nuances of Nicolai Gogol, or render judgment on whether Sisyphus should truly be considered happy, while at the same time sitting back with a glass of vodka rocks in one hand and a joint in the other, easing life's cruelties with class, sophistication and a sense of humor that transcends the usual hipster scorn. She has been there and done that. You should keep your eyes peeled for her future products. As for this particular production, it is lovingly hand-crafted by Juliet Cook, trailing tactile eccentricity. I highly recommend encountering Mish's Evil Me. You'll find a lot to admire."

Happy June from Blood Pudding Press! Have you seen the new White Octopus chapbook?

Happy first week of June!

Now newly available in the Blood Pudding Press shop (and less than a week old), is the poetry chapbook, "White Octopus" by Davide Nixon!

The first new Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook of 2024!

12 poems brimming with creepy speculative horror, grotesque creatures, and other peculiarities.

Find out more and acquire a copy in the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

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"the old dead house
is finally
getting a rise
out of rain
and pain,
and sarcophagi brain-
a rummaging rodent
through fields,
climbing like corn,
climbing like
spiders on cocaine,
climbing with broken legs"

in the poem "Goodbye in August"

NEW Blood Pudding Press 2024 Poetry Chapbook! WHITE OCTOPUS by Davide Nixon!

"There’s an ocean
in my home
with panicky mussels
and undercurrents
filled with debonair boys
playing with
façade tarot."

in the poem June 13th

in the NEW Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook,
WHITE OCTOPUS by Davide Nixon!

The first new Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook of 2024, available in two different cover art options!

Find out more and acquire your copy in the  Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

Juliet Cook's "red flames burning out" is ONE YEAR OLD!

It's hard to believe my "red flames burning out" poetry chapbook is already One Year Old!

It still feels new and time flies by way too fast.

I am still excited about it and it is still available from its publisher Grey Book Press HERE - http://www.greybookpress.com/titles

AND from my own Blood Pudding Press HERE -https://www.etsy.com/listing/1474135657/new-red-flames-burning-out-a-poetry

You can also read more about it at Grey Book Press HERE - http://www.greybookpress.com/2023/04/07/internal-suffocation

Happy One Year Anniversary to these flames that are still burning...

Juliet Cook's newest poetry chapbook, "Your Mouth Is Moving Backwards" is now available in the Blood Pudding Press shop too!

"Your Mouth Is Moving Backwards" (Juliet Cook's newest poetry chapbook, published by Ethel Zine & Micro Press in December 2023) has now been added to the Blood Pudding Press shop too, in case anyone would like to purchase one in conjunction with another chapbook there... Here is a link to that listing - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1653667391/new-your-mouth-is-moving-backwards-a-new

Of course it can also still be purchased directly from Ethel Zine & Micro Press too, here - https://www.ethelzine.com/your-mouth-is-moving-backwards ***

"He thinks he can make it up to you
by suddenly replacing you

with an eyeless, mouthless mannequin,
silently positioned against your closed garage door
like an unasked for reminder or a secret test.

She thinks she can make it up to you
by telling you to rip off its head
and immediately toss it in the garbage can.

As if all of this is easy
as long as you don't speak for yourself."

in the poem "Some People Want to Remove Your Eyes"

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TODAY! April 6! Self-Publishing Roundtable (Special All-Poetry Edition for National Poetry Month), including Blood Pudding Press!

Today, April 06, from 7:00pm - 8:30pm, Blood Pudding Press's Juliet Cook will be participating in this Self-Publishing Roundtable (Special All-Poetry Edition for National Poetry Month) at the Cuyahoga Public Library's South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch.

The event is free to attend, but you need to register via the link below.

Juliet Cook will have a few Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbooks with her, available for purchase, including the most recently published, "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens" by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe.

https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/7616134?fbclid=IwAR2ZHYuy-2We6UiO_F6mhmMDOVT8KrB1Z55nzJdAWlBHZn4Ie7k4pgUB6zs#branch

NEW! A collaborative poem by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe is haunting Ghost City Review!

One of Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe's odd collaborative poems is making an appearance in the new December issue of Ghost City Review, with lots of other great stuff!

Happy Holidays brimming with Spinal Column Nuggets and more!

"A display of raw meat burns

then sizzles into

freak show apparitions."

read more HERE - https://ghostcitypress.com/poetry-98/2022/12/19/juliet-cook-amp-darryl-shupe *** Also...you can read more of Darryl Shupe and Juliet Cook's collaborative poems inside their Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens", a strange collaboration that fuses odd animal/human hybrids, available HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1335251323/new-short-poems-of-violence-and-chickens

BLOOD PUDDING PRESS 20% OFF SALE FOR THE REST OF NOVEMBER!

From now until the end of November, the Blood Pudding Press shop is offering a 20% off sale for EVERYTHING IN THE ENTIRE SHOP (including the new poetry chapbook, "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens" by Juliet Cook​ and Darryl Shupe​)! That's right, every poetry chapbook, poetry book, and everything else in the entire shop is now 20% off! Think of it as a holiday season sale if you're into the holidays, combining pre-Black Friday, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and more... or just think of it as an extra-special poetry/art sale for the whole remainder of November! Two weeks plus one day to score some poetry from the Blood Pudding Press shop at a low discount rate!

Here is a link to the shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

Happy November from the NEW Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, Short Poems of Violence and Chickens!

Happy November! Here are a few photos of the NEW Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens", a collaboration by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe.

15 poems, two covers to choose from, newly available!

Find out more and/or acquire a copy for yourself or a friend in the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1321276974/new-short-poems-of-violence-and-chickens

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"This model child's head needs a horn
to turn it into a bloody unicorn."

in the poem "A Calliope Filled With Model Organs"

 

NEW! Short Poems of Violence and Chickens! NEW from Blood Pudding Press, end of October 2022!

"They get hooked and are craving
the style of a carousel horse.
A beautiful ride filled with a lovely lineup
of colorful animals that were never alive.
Prettier than real life.

This broken pony ride
is a circle of girls who used to be
alive, might still be sort of.

Their bodies are mostly set pieces.
Their bodies are mostly props."

some lines from the poem "Model Pony Rides", in the NEW Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens" by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe

Find out more and/or acquire a copy for yourself in the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1321276974/new-short-poems-of-violence-and-chickens

(It can also be purchased via Paypal by sending $10 to Julietcoo@gmail.com and including your cover preference and address).

NEW! Short Poems of Violence and Chickens, a collaborative poetry chapbook by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe, is newly available from Blood Pudding Press!

NEW! Short Poems of Violence and Chickens by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe has now been newly added to the Blood Pudding Press shop!

The first new Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook of 2022!

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Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe's poetic collaboration was unexpectedly inspired by Juliet having a hissy fit about Darryl's use of the word nasty to describe being drooled on by a sheep at a county fair, because she felt like nasty was an overused word. Instead of staying annoyed, she used his sentence to start a poem, which ended up resulting in 18 collaborative poems that fused nasty animal/human hybridization with other disturbing elements of existence. 15 of those poems are included within this collection.

Juliet is a stuck pig/circus peanut hybrid.

Darryl is a swearing carousel horse.

Both of them like goats, but Darryl does not like clucking chickens.

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Buyers may choose between the HOT chicken cover OR the DUNK YOUR DIPPER! cover OR let the shop choose for you.

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Here is a link to where this chapbook can be purchased from the Blood Pudding Press shop (if you would rather purchase it via Paypal, that is fine and dandy too. Just send $10 to Julietcoo@gmail.com via Paypal and include your cover preference and address).

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1321276974/new-short-poems-of-violence-and-chickens

Any questions, just ask.

A few photos of parts of the Blood Pudding Press table at the Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival Book Fair

A photo of part of the Blood Pudding Press table at the Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival Book Fair, this past Friday morning, October 22, 2022.

Another photo of the Blood Pudding Press table at the Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival Book Fair, zoomed in on the latest Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "Short Poems of Violence and Chickens", a collaboration by Juliet Cook and Darryl Shupe, which will be added to the Blood Pudding Press shop very soon!

NEW Review of the newest Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, POISON MOONLIGHT by Jason O'Toole!

The newest Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "POISON MOONLIGHT" by Jason O'Toole has received a new little 5 star review by Tom Zampino via the Blood Pudding Press shop.

"Excellent, thought-provoking poems written by one of America’s quickly rising poets. A must buy!"

Find out more about "POISON MOONLIGHT" and acquire your own copy in the Blood Pudding Press shop here - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

From his new Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "POISON MOONLIGHT", Jason O'Toole reads the poem "Song of a Dying Star"

Listen to Jason O'Toole read his poem, "Song of a Dying Star" HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGtv1EngL-0

 This poem appears in O' Toole's NEW Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "POISON MOONLIGHT", which you can find out more about and/or acquire your own copy within the Blood Pudding Press shop HERE - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

Another poetry reading from POISON MOONLIGHT by Jason O'Toole

Listen to/watch Jason O'Toole read one of his poems, "Pomegranate", from within his new Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, POISON MOONLIGHT! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAjz40np2xg

Find out more about POISON MOONLIGHT and acquire your own copy, HERE -https://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress

The NEW May Flock of Thirteen Myna Birds has arrived (starting with three teaser piece poems from the new Blood Pudding Press chapbook)!

The NEW May flock of Thirteen Myna Birds is here!

It begins with three teaser piece poems from the new Blood Pudding Press poetry chapbook, "POISON MOONLIGHT" by Jason O'Toole. It is filled with new poetry by John Sweet, E. Martin Pedersen, Kristin Garth, Don Thompson, R. Bremner, Tom Montag, and Yuan Changming.

"The peculiar smell of the inevitable stops time - it gets in your blood like poison does, and then you die - No longer one with the natural world - you trade strange monsters - it’s your voice of truth born of your myth of truth - glowering between Mercury and an international space station - Poppies that used to be enlightened have a jaundiced and flaccid look - Neuro-witchcraft: the hippocampus boiling a cauldron of bad memories - where images of people I’ve long forgotten dance furiously in vain hope that I’ll remember - demons start to revolt With ghosts from under the ground - been wanting to burn down this goddamn town since the day we arrived - homemade bread of disabling dread - laying eggs above alligators - In a tsunami filled with viruses & monsters - with their lopsided pentagram - Probability is half of it - We each believe our selves to be The hero on our own stage - and when i show you what i’ve written, you tell me to leave..."

Read it all HERE - https://13myna.blogspot.com