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		<title>Happy 80th Birthday, Dad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, I wrote a poem for my dad’s 70th birthday, which was published in a local anthology produced by former Livermore resident Karen Hogan. Although we never talked about the poem, I think my dad liked it. The &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/09/4473/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Vacation Redux</title>
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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>A String of Firsts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I coordinated Poetry Day at the Alameda County Fair. (I know, who knew?) in the morning, I hosted an open mic for all the poets whose work was accepted and displayed at the Fair, plus in the afternoon, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/a-string-of-firsts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer of Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if the month of May had not been crazy enough, I had one last poem to write. Yes, one more. Number Six. Every year the seniors at Granada High School compete to design and paint a bus shelter mural. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/05/summer-of-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Heroes Among Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I described the process of writing four poems for four sculptures being installed simultaneously downtown and then moving on to a volunteer poem for the City’s annual Civic Appreciation Dinner. Five poems in under three weeks. Here’s &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/05/heroes-among-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Four Sculptures in Four Seasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last two posts, I described the process of writing four poems for four sculptures being installed simultaneously downtown. I was under a tight deadline and wasn’t sure I could pull it off. Here’s what I came up with. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/05/four-sculptures-in-four-seasons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry on Demand, Part 2</title>
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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>
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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>Ode to the Livermore Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April is Autism Awareness Month and also National Poetry Month. Plus it contains National Library Week, which happens to be this week. So tonight I’m hosting Audacious April—A Celebration of Autism, Poetry and Libraries at the Livermore Civic Center Library. I’ve invited &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/04/ode-to-the-livermore-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Once Again We Visit the Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April, as many of you know, is Autism Awareness Month and also National Poetry Month. These are both subjects that I am passionate about. So last fall, Paul, the person in charge of adult programming at the Livermore Library, and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/04/once-again-we-visit-the-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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