“I am
a broken glass sculpture
Shattered on the verge of a twisted lightbulb
Popping and sputtering filaments
Molded with cements
Infected stitches and shining shards
Randomly catch the sun”
(from
Unanswered Question by Lora Bloom)
Blood Pudding Press is delighted to announce its second
contest winning poetry chapbook of 2013, “Poking through the Fabric of the
Light that Formed Us: Songs and Stories to Read in the Mirror”, with cover art including
a uniquely gorgeous painting, “SummerLoveTangle” by Blueberrycrush (blueberrycrush.yolasite.com) and innards filled with fifteen
poems by Lora Bloom.
Each chapbook is
hand-bound with slightly furry binding threads and when you open the
collection, Lora Bloom’s poetry is brimming with mind and body and blood based
performance art spewed out and arranged into powerful words, sometimes dreamy
sweet, sometimes dreamy scary, sometimes a one-of-kind fusion mix ensemble.
You know you want to peek
and poke and prod into this unique realm of peculiar arrangements, such as “my
other half of the best friend necklace / cracked somehow wrong” (from Bloom’s “Mused”).
You know you want to take a closer look “behind my plastic smile / the
frozen, blistered grimace” (from Bloom’s “Clown
Girl”).
The chapbook can be
purchased from the Blood Pudding Press etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodPuddingPress
and can also be purchased directly from poet Lora Bloom, who is planning to
host a special release party/performance event in Philadelphia sometime in
March. Stay tuned for more information
on that timing and other details via the Blood Pudding Press blog.
(Feel free to contact
Blood Pudding Press editor/poet, Juliet Cook for specific questions or review copies.)
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