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CynthiaGouldPoetry

About Me


Hi! I'm Cynthia Gould.
I'm a Toronto writer, painter, and spoken word performer.
Writing
I've appeared on television and radio, and in print in everything from WORD to zines to Reader's Digest. My first CD of spoken word and poetry is called 'Cherry Martinis and Emotional Duct Tape' (because those are the things that hold me together). In December of 2002, I joined monica s. kuebler to launch a combined book of poetry "Some Words Spoken" through Burning Effigy Press (available online at somewordsspoken.com ). It's a dark, savage, and honest look into the female soul. In June 2003, I went on a seven city in eight day tour with the Perpetual Motion Roadshow through Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago. In January of 2004, I headed west with the Roadshow to Seattle, San Francisco, L.A., San Jose, Ashland, Portland and Vancouver. I'm a ten time survivor of the infamous 3 Day Novel contest, and was shortlisted in 2004.
Please click on the panel above to hear four of my spoken word pieces.
I'm currently working on material for a new CD, and still rewriting that darn novel.
Art
NOW magazine readers voted me Best Local Visual Artist in 2004, and Eye Weekly Readers voted me Best Visual Artist in 2004 and 2005. I'm incredibly grateful for your support!
Please visit me at cynthiagould.com to check out my latest paintings & art show info, and my art blog to read my mind.
Want to book me for a show? Send a message!
Music
I'm half of the poetry/blues band HighHeelsLoFi .
Check us out & add us to your friends list! We're also at highheelslofi.com
Life
i live in a little cottage with a darling musician & writer, mike from nanochrist . i surround myself with great people. i am very lucky and grateful.
PS:
i'm extremely allergic to perfume, cologne, and chemical fragrances. on behalf of the 15% of Canadians with asthma and other respiratory ailments, i beg you to try not to wear that stuff in public, or at least around me.
Please stay in touch!
Feel free to add me to your friends list, and subscribe to my blog. I'll try to remember to send you free desktop backgrounds & neat things.
thanks for visiting!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 31/07/2006
Band Website: http://www.cynthiagould.com
Sounds Like: Conversational poetry / spoken word to entertain, enlighten, amuse, ponder
Record Label: Recording & Engineering by MoodyLoner.com

My Blog

reading at The Art Bar tomorrow night

details at http://www.artbar.orgwhat the deuce am i going to read? the new stuff is moody & weird, and the funny stuff is all pretty old. argh. i might have to flip some coins and roll some dice here!...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:10:00 GMT

everyone likes a makeover, right?

my life is about to become super intense. i mean, i'm ALWAYS thinking about the band, always taking notes, always puttering and brainstorming and emailing. but now i have three weeks to become awesome...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:29:00 GMT

what the what?

it's been almost a year since i've posted here. what's up? HIGH HEELS LO FI http://www.myspace.com/highheelslofi we have a huge gig on sun. oct. 26th and really need an audience... we'r...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:05:00 GMT

Upcoming: Art Launch & next HighHeelsLoFi show!

The new video on my MySpace page is of me reading "Lookout - the Poets are Coming!" Thanks so much for filming it Chris!http://myspace.com/cynthiagouldpoetry***************** **ART LAUNCH PARTY!!!nothi...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:04:00 GMT

NEXT ART SHOWING: Open Minds Respect Events "disciple's daydream"

Hosted By: tomy bewickWhen: Saturday Apr 28, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: No-Regrets Lounge (no-regrets.ca)42 Mowat (SE of king & dufferin)Toronto, ON CanadaDescription:tomy bewick Click Here To View Eve...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:58:00 GMT

SweetHeartArt!

if you're thinking of getting something sweet for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day, please keep reading....look at the closeup above... see the two tiny hearts that are spinning toward each other?...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:45:00 GMT

top secret projects are crazily all-consuming!!!

so it's all i can think about, yet i can't talk about it except to the rest of the team, and of course my darling mike.   but i want to scream it from the rooftops and tell the world - i'm start...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:48:00 GMT

you'd think i'd know better by now....

- ton of work for an ongoing team project- writing & painting & knitting is a constant- still trying to declutter the art room in small steps- oh yeah... about 6 months to the wedding! much pl...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:29:00 GMT

update on my world

holidays: M & i had our parents over for lunch last weekend. i knit scarves for the moms, and we received perfect little gifts like books, a beautiful calendar, warm socks. we're spending the holiday...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:55:00 GMT

how on earth is it november already?

i cannot believe how fast time is flying, and how many projects i have on the go. it's truly wacked out. or whatever the snotty elitist term for "wacked out" is. heh. current projects: commissioned pa...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:36:00 GMT