Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson was born in rural Minnesota to a jazz musician and a waitress in 1947. She is the author of five poetry collections, several poetry workbooks for therapists, and has published in numerous journals.
Cynthia was educated at Gustavus Adolphus College, Boston University, Louisiana State University, United Seminary of the Twin Cities, and Oklahoma State University, and has taught at Northeastern State University in Tallequah, Oklahoma, and Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Louisiana, and has been an invited lecturer around the country.
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Cynthia is a poet, therapist and musician from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who has just signed with Blooming Twig Books in New York, and Ninety and Nine Records in New York. She is on tour, on a limited basis, and can be contacted through her website www.cynthiagustavson.com
Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson, author of the IN-VERSING YOUR LIFE SERIES, the winner of a New Millennium Writings Award in 2002 and finalist for the Rita Dove Poetry Award from the Salem College Center for Women Writers in 2004, is again on the road in support of her poetry and poetry therapy books.
Click around this brand new website for more information on Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson, free essays, poetry and more! Or visit her PODCAST or BLOG for more...
In her twenty-two years as a social worker she has worked in drug prevention, practiced individual and group therapy, worked extensively with caregivers of the chronically ill and developmentally disabled.
A much acclaimed poet and author, the winner of a New Millennium Writings Award in 2002 and finalist for the Rita Dove Poetry Award from the Salem College Center for Women Writers in 2004, Gustavson lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband of 36 years.
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Hey y'all, thanx for bein' our friend! "real friends are hard to find" especially in music. Help keep indie music alive and support yer local acts, even if it's not us (though that is preffered...hehe).
The new cd 'Not Seen the Light of Day' is available now! Holler.
- peace fo'real, Sidestreet Reny
hey fam
this weekend's (05.19.07)
FREE 3rd Saturdays Open Mic Slam has moved
*FROM* The ARTS at Marks Garage - 1159 Nuuanu & Pauahi @ 3:30pm
*TO* The Honolulu Children's Music & Literature Festival @ Honolulu Hale - 530 S King St (look for the YSH tent) @ 4pm
we'll also have YSH cds and chapbooks for sale
as a fundraiser to help send this years YSH team to Youth Nationals
in the Bay Area
Just wanted to come by and thank you for all of the support over the past few months. There have been some major changes to our site that you might wanna check out at http://wwww.asinglelight.org. We have added a section to send out emails letting others know about A Single Light and how we help those affected with cancer at http://asinglelight.org/Mambo/content/view/55/69/ . We have also added a donations link using paypal. And we have a fundraiser coming up on 5/9/2007 that you are invited to if you can make it. Its at Armadillo Willies in Cupertino, California. (more information at our website under up coming events).
If you have any questions give us a call at (408) 772-7933.
Thanx for the friend request and the interest in our music... If y'all get a chance, and so feel inclined to do so, pass it to someone else deserving. Holler... at the sky.
How have you been?
Would you stop by my page and comment my new single Good Man? I will be Back on tour in April with new dates posting soon.
I hope to see you & keep in touch!
Have a great day.
Thank you,
CYNTHIA
You bring about beautiful peace...
Your music is joy and happiness in a time of trouble.
Precious Lord rings in my heart.
I wish you the BEST!!!!!
your friend
JD
