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		<title>Poet Laureate Report 2017-2018</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For reasons that I cannot explain, the Poet Laureate gives his or her annual report to the Livermore City Council in February. (I was installed at the end of June 2017.) So last week I compiled a massive spreadsheet of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/03/poet-laureate-report-2017-2018/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow I&#8217;m Reading at the Livermore Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore, California as part of the Library&#8217;s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will take place from 7 to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/10/tomorrow-im-reading-at-the-livermore-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reading at Livermore Library in Two Weeks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In two weeks, I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore California as part of the Library&#8217;s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will be held &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/10/reading-at-livermore-library-in-two-weeks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reading at Livermore Civic Center Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2017 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to announce that I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore California as part of the Library&#8217;s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/09/reading-at-livermore-civic-center-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official! I&#8217;m Poet Laureate</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/06/its-official-im-poet-laureate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, June 26th, I was sworn in as the City of Livermore’s fourth Poet Laureate. The Commission for the Arts notified me of its selection a few weeks ago, but I wanted to wait to make the announcement until &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/06/its-official-im-poet-laureate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Second Guest Post on A Writer&#8217;s March</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/second-guest-post-on-a-writers-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, in addition to participating in A Writer’s March, I contributed two guest posts. Here is the second of my posts: Fallow Fields The writers who have participated in A Writer&#8217;s March over the years are an amazing bunch. I&#8217;m honored &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/second-guest-post-on-a-writers-march/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry in a Test Tube</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Gunn, the current Poet Laureate of Livermore, decided last month he wanted to celebrate science before his term expired. So he created a contest called Poetry in a Test Tube. It was open to any resident regardless of age. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/poetry-in-a-test-tube/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post on A Writer&#8217;s March</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, in addition to participating in A Writer’s March, I&#8217;m doing two guest posts. I&#8217;ve joked with friends for years that writing is much like online dating. Well, A Writer&#8217;s March founder Samantha Tetangco challenged me to prove it in an essay. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/guest-post-on-a-writers-march/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow I&#8217;m Reading at the Valona Deli Poetry Series</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/01/tomorrow-im-reading-at-the-valona-deli-poetry-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow I, along with Kirston Koths, will be featured at the Valona Deli Poetry Series. I&#8217;ll be reading from my debut poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism.  The event takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. in funky &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/01/tomorrow-im-reading-at-the-valona-deli-poetry-series/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Reader at the Valona Deli Poetry Series</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/12/featured-reader-at-the-valona-deli-poetry-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2016 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to announce that my debut poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, will be featured at the Valona Deli Poetry Series on Sunday, January 8, 2017.  The event takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. in funky Crockett, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/12/featured-reader-at-the-valona-deli-poetry-series/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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