8/03/08 Sweet Corn
Tune into my new podcast and hear me read my poem “Corn Silk,” and talk about sweet corn and August and FSA’s and ethanol. Corn isn’t so simple any more, but it still tastes yummy on the cob right from the farm or garden. Cynthia cornsilk.mp3
Filling Sandbags 6/14/08
Check out my new podcast where I read the poem “Prisoner” about filling sandbags along with a prisoner in the 1965 flood. Hope all of you are safe from the floods of this year.Filling_Sandbags_for_the_flood.mp3
Forgive My Trespassing 5/14/08
I will be at the White Pine Arts Festival in Stillwater, MN June 17 - 22. It is a fabulous festival of poetry and music in the gorgeous setting of the St. Croix Valley. I have written a book full of poems since I was there last year, and I will be reading […]
April 09, 2008
I have written a poem in anger over the ELCA’s refusal to accept GLBTQ people as full partners in humanity. Their recent statement is nothing new and is just another way to keep people in the church who threaten to leave over this issue. If the Lutheran Church does not make a mature […]
I Don’t Write Love Poems 2/6/08
This is my third valentines day podcast. But there is always something new to say about love. Click here for the podcast:
i_don’t_write_love_poems.mp3
New Year 1/09/08
Click here to listen to my podcast about changes for the new year, and listen to the poem “Frozen Ground.” You will also find a poetry prompt in this podcast.Frozen_Ground_podcast.mp3
Quiet Christmas 12/4/2007
Do you control your holiday, or does it completely take over, and get out of control? Tune in to my podcast, called Quiet Christmas, and hear a poem about my childhood Christmas, and a discussion about how to bring the holidays under control again. Have a wonderful holiday, Cynthia […]
Thanksgiving and Food 10/14/07
Listen to the podcast to hear a discussion about comfort foods, and the use and misuse of food at holidays. What are your comfort foods? Do you control your intake of them, or do they overpower you? What are you thankful for? Do you believe the phrase, “moderation in […]
Loss, 10/3/07
In this podcast I read a poem called Loss, and discuss what loss means to us in our culture, and how we are expected to “get over it.” Tune in:loss_podcast.mp3
Body Image 9/12/07
What do you think about your own body? Too fat? Too thin? Satisfied? What is healthy for you? Do you have an eating disorder? Listen to my podcast where I read my poem “Image,” from my book Re-Versing the Numbers: A Poetry Workbook for Eating Disorders, and discuss the ramifications of body […]
At the Beach August 22,2007
Have you been to the beach this summer? Listen to my podcast and hear my poem called Walking On Sand, and a discussion about people walking on the beach, and how observant they are. Do you see what is going on in the part of the world which is […]
Going Home Again
Listen in to my podcast about driving home to Minnesota in July to be a poet in the White Pine Festival in Stillwater, MN, my home town. How did the home you grew up in form the way you translate your experience? I read my poem, “Prism,” in this podcast.prism_podcast.mp3
Glorious June
Tune into my podcast about the wonders of the month of June, and hear me read my new poem, Tiger Lily. Do the lilies really “neither toil nor spin”? Find out about worrying. Is it harmful or helpful?tiger_lily_podcast.mp3
Tomatoes In Cages: April and War
I read the poem Tomatoes In Cages, from my book Con-Versing With God, on this podcast and discuss the relationship between spring planting and pruning, and the insanity and influence of war. Click here to listen:tomatoes_in_cages_pod
Valentine 1/31/07
A special poem for valentine’s day, and a reminder of what it means to love one another. Listen in:valentine.mp3
Psalm 36, Love and Justice
Hope your holidays were wonderful. I have a new CD out for 2007 called When Love Is Real available at CDBaby.com. On it I sing several of my favorite songs including When Love Is Real which I wrote for my husband when he was in the hospital after an almost fatal […]
Christmas Poem 12/8/06
Here is a poem I wrote last Christmas about the color red and babies and fresh starts. Hope you enjoy it. Cynthia
christmas_poem_podcast.mp3
Stress Management
11/10/06
Is your life dominated by unwelcomed stress? Are you exercising, eating right, sleeping well, prioritizing your to-do list? Still too much stress?
Listen to my poem “Stress Management” and relax.
stress_management_podcast.mp3
Breast Cancer Awareness Month poem
10/05/06
Tune into my October podcast and hear me read my poem called “Double Helix Twisting,” dedicated to my mother Dorothy Jorgenson and my sister Roxanne Bieber, both breast cancer survivors.
It is a long poem about my experience with doctors and waiting and fear of breast cancer. Hope all of you out […]
Dialysis
9/19/06
It is September and the time of year when we enjoy gorgeous leaves, but the joy is oftened lessened because of the thought of the coming winter.
This time of year especially reminds us of the cycle of life. I have related that cycle to the death of the leaves, and the waiting of the trees […]
August 4, 2006
August Tomatoes
Here is a podcast of me reading two very different poems I have written about tomatoes (Both from Con-Versing With God: Poetry for Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction.)
One celebrates the sweet taste of tomatoes and gifts from the garden, and the other talks about tomatoes in cages, and living in a time […]
Think Globally, Act Locally 7/11/06
In this podcast I discuss Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, and read a poem from my book Con-Versing With God. The poem is a tongue in cheek commentary on our use of lawn chemicals, but it addresses our current situation on this globe we call our mother. Think […]
June 14, 2006
Abuse and Neglect
My husband, pediatrician Dr. Ed Gustavson, has worked in the field of child abuse and neglect for years. I have heard the worst horror stories anyone could imagine. As a therapist, I, too, have heard those stories, and they never fail to knock the air out of me. In my children’s […]
May 8, 2006
Fibromyalgia
In my new podcast I talk a little about fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain, and read a poem from my poetry therapy book Re-Versing Your Pain, a poem called Dangling. It’s fishing season and this poem is about the worm on the hook.
fibromyalgia_podcast.mp3
April 28, 2006
Sudoku
Check out my newest podcast about the latest craze of sudoku, and my poem about it. Enjoy, Cynthia
Sudoku
April 6, 2006
April Love
Check out the new podcast with the poem I wrote for my daughter’s wedding
april love
February 21, 2006
Children and Strangers
My second podcast is available. It is dedicated to two little girls, Ella Childs, budding radio emcee, and Ella Karmanos, my grand niece. Their generation are being taught to fear strangers. This podcast talks about the difficulties that creates, and ends with my poem, “The Ballad of the Rag Man” from […]
February 13, 2006
What You Need To Know
Friends, Please join me for my first podcast. It is the day between Lincoln’s birthday and Valentines Day and a good day to reflect on what we need to know before we hitch up with someone, whether in marriage or a long term relationship. I am a psychotherapist, […]
