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.
Hi Cynthia, thanks for the friend add, love your band too! I'm currently developing a Fringe type musical show.. What the hell am I doing?? Don't quite know but having fun with it regardless. R U heading out west for any shows this year??
Hi Cynthia, it's nice meeting you as well! Check out my small press journal page if you get a chance, the journal is called The Toronto Quarterly. You can pickup a copy at Bookcity in the Annex if you're interested!
Hi Cynthia, you are warmly invited to the international launch of www. storytellersunlimited. com. Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaion the website contains a video archive of stories researched and performed for Galway City Museum by myself and Clare Muireann Murphy.
The launch is on Saturday 5th April and begins at 4pm in Galway City Museum. I’ll host the Irish launch, along with guest speaker Fionnuala Gallagher,and Celtic harpist Aite Tinga. At 5pm the launch will then be handed over to Clare in America. The American launch takes place in the Children Museum of Denver and begins at 11am, Denver time.
As well as www. storytellersunlimited. com I’m also finishing a new collection of short stories and essays for my American fanzine www. geygallus. com, and putting together a show of 'Dark Tales' for the Town Hall Theatre studio, Galway.
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