Judith Cody

The Rumor, poems
Click on the title to read excerpts from this work in progress! Many of these poems are now published, and have won national honors. See some of the photos I took of vintage planes here. They will be part of my upcoming photo book of World War Two and Vietnam aircraft.

Vivian Fine: A Bio-Bibliography
Greenwood Press, 2002
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The fascinating life of the internationally recognized composer, Vivian Fine, is at long last brought to the forefront of American history by her confidant and her biographer, Judith Cody. Critically acclaimed, Vivian Fine: A Bio-Bibliography combines biography alongside a complete reference work for Fine’s life and music. Award-winning author and poet, Judith Cody’s decisive, exhaustive study irrefutably places Vivian Fine in her rightful place among contemporary composers.

Eight Frames Eight
Xlibris Corporation, 2002
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Widely published, award winning poetry, Judith Cody’s brilliant poetry centers on healing self-discovery cutting to the hard, honest emotional core of modern life. Extraordinary images of nature abound in Judith's lush poems and her illustrations for the chapters. Some of these poems have won national awards from Atlantic Monthly and Amelia magazines. One of her poems (included in this book) is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution, where it will remain as part of our National Museum of American History for generations to come. This poem is The Women's Year Poem, and the documents surrounding its creation are also part of the Smithsonian's collection. Many of Judith's other poems in this book have been previously published in well-known literary journals. She also composes award winning music.

Composing: Creative Explosions
in Youth and Old Age
The Proceedings of the 2001 Aspen Composers’ Conference; Aspen Composers’ Conference
Editor, Natalie Synhaivsky
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“'Creative Explosions in Youth and Old Age' studies the meaning of creativity in the lives of composers and how this applies to all of our creative potential throughout our lives.”

The Anthology of Monterey Bay Poets, 2004
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New poem update !

Amphichroia
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Words Upon the Water Anthology
Jukebox Press, 2006, ISBN 0-932693-16-4

This is my latest anthologized poetry. The book's publication has a remarkable history. All proceeds go to help the victims of Katrina who are still in great need of assistance. The book was published in June 2006. More later on this anthology of PEN writers from the Oakland chapter. Watch this page for my excerpt from this book!

Poetry Project Four
Cambic Press, 1985, ISBN 0-9183342-22-8
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NEW excerpts! This is a wonderful out-of-print anthology of widely published poets, and it includes two long poems by Judith Cody. Judith's poem on the otherworldly and romantic creature, called the Sea Male, and his too brief odyssey with the earthbound woman on the Monterey coast, touches something primal in our spirits. It is a contemporary Romeo and Juliet caught up in a rock opera staged at the edge of sea and land.

Legends of the Garden
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Hard to write, because these poems came to me as a product of both mind and body, arising while I was in that rare, trancelike state of toil induced by tending the commodities of the earth-garden beneath the heated, photosynthesizing sun. Much of this collection is already published. --J.C.

Rose Mania
Rose growers & workshop attendees: Click on the title for updates, and downloads of class and lecture notes. Also, Judith's Rose Photo of the Month, plus links to my new book,"Roses in Portraiture," a photography book focusing on organic roses! Also, what's happening with, "How to Grow Organic Roses," an ongoing lecture series on organic roses.