Mother?s Death
9/5/08
I dedicate this podcast to the memory of my mother Dorothy Knoblauch Blomquist Jorgenson who died 8/08/08. I read the poem “Sea Glass” and discuss grief and loss. mothers death.mp3
Poem For Obama and McCain
Now that the primaries are over, I hope we can talk about real issues between the parties. Listen to my podcast where I read my poem, Please Use These Words For Children. Now is the time to change the direction this country is heading. Enjoy this beautiful month of June, and come see me at the White Pine [...]
Sweet Corn
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 for the flood
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
White Pine Arts Festival
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 [...]
Response to ELCA Human Sexuality Study
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
