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		<title>Summer Vacation Redux</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/08/summer-vacation-redux-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s August, and while many kids are going back to school this week or next, my daughter just finished summer session. (Open Mind School operates year-round.) Katie has a three-week break before school starts up again. I’m embracing this topvpn.website &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/08/summer-vacation-redux-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Amazing Firebird</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2017, my daughter’s incredible school partnered with the Circus Center, which is based in the former Polytechnic High School Gym in San Francisco (see photo above). From January to June, several members of the Circus Center staff traveled &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/the-amazing-firebird/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry on Demand, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/05/poetry-on-demand-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I needed four poems about four diverse sculptures, and I needed them fast. But I now had a structure and a thread to tie them together. I sat myself down and started writing. Since I wanted to end with Peace, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/05/poetry-on-demand-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry on Demand, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/05/poetry-on-demand-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back when I was debating whether or not to apply for the Poet Laureate position, the thing that gave me pause—okay, most worried me—was the task of writing poems “on demand” for the City. My three predecessors had been required &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/05/poetry-on-demand-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>#MeToo</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/11/metoo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it just me? I&#8217;m feeling triggered (and then triggered again) on a daily—no, constant—basis by what seems like hourly revelations of sexual impropriety in the workplace. Part of me wants to look away. But part of me insists, no, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/11/metoo/">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>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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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>Taking the Poetry Plunge</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/06/taking-the-poetryplunge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a great deal of thought, I decided to apply for the City’s Poet Laureate position. I did it in part because I didn’t want the program to end. But mostly I did it because there were things I’d hoped &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/06/taking-the-poetryplunge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Poet Laureate?</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-next-poet-laureate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in early March, I attended the Ravenswood Poetry Series. After listening to D. A. Powell read his beautiful, lyric work, we broke for a brief intermission. Kay Speaks, a local poet, greeted me as I nibbled on a cookie. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-next-poet-laureate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Writer&#8217;s March Challenge 2017&#8211;An Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-writers-march-challenge-2017-an-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 31st, A Writer&#8217;s March 2017 ended. A guest blogger, Bob Sabatini, wrote the final post entitled, &#8220;It&#8217;s Over! (Whew!).&#8221; Bob&#8217;s post nicely sums up my feelings on this year&#8217;s writing challenge. You can read it here. Afterwards, the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-writers-march-challenge-2017-an-update/">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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