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><channel><title>Decatur Metro &#187; poetry</title> <atom:link href="/tag/poetry/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com</link> <description>Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:49:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1</generator> <item><title>Choice Moment from the Decatur Book Festival</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/04/choice-moment-from-the-decatur-book-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/04/choice-moment-from-the-decatur-book-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:29:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Decatur Book Festival]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kevin Young]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Like the McRib, the sonnet is back.&#8221; — Kevin Young, Atticus Haygood Professor of English and Creative Writing, Emory University, speaking during the session, &#8220;Best American Poetry 2011 Showcase,&#8221; Sunday, September 4, Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/04/choice-moment-from-the-decatur-book-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On the Nation&#8217;s Birthday</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/07/04/on-the-nations-birthday/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/07/04/on-the-nations-birthday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:45:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[4th of July]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Nation&#8217;s Strength &#8211; Ralph Waldo Emerson What makes a nation&#8217;s pillars high And it&#8217;s foundations strong? What makes it mighty to defy The foes that round it throng? It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand Go down in battle shock; Its shafts are laid on sinking sand, Not on abiding rock. Is it the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/07/04/on-the-nations-birthday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dead Poets Grand Tour Coming to Decatur</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/09/dead-poets-grand-tour-coming-to-decatur/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/09/dead-poets-grand-tour-coming-to-decatur/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 15:49:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dead Poets Grand Tour]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Decatur Cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia poets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Holley Chivers]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[From Linda Harris at The Decatur Minute&#8230; The Dead Poets Society of America and Georgia plan to have a poetry reading in the Decatur Cemetery on Wednesday, May 12 at 2 p.m. The reading is part of a nationwide 2010 tour and will be the 1st historic Georgia Dead Poets event. The event will take [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/09/dead-poets-grand-tour-coming-to-decatur/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Poem About Doing Your Duty</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/17/a-poem-about-doing-your-duty/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/17/a-poem-about-doing-your-duty/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:04:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hilarity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cleaning up after your dog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Decatur dogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Lynne sends in another must-read dog poem:  &#8220;Another Reason I Don&#8217;t Keep a Gun in the House&#8221; by Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States (and Decatur Book Festival keynote speaker a couple years back). &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; From the &#8220;It&#8217;s funny cause it&#8217;s true&#8221; file. Here&#8217;s the beginning of the poem &#8220;Cleaning Up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/17/a-poem-about-doing-your-duty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Poetry &amp; The Decatur Book Festival</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/08/24/poetry-the-decatur-book-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/08/24/poetry-the-decatur-book-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:53:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta authors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Decatur Book Festival]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Curt Holeman has a great article in this week&#8217;s Creative Loafing, which uses the 70+ poets attending the upcoming Decatur Book Festival to launch into a broader discussion about the future of poetry.  It&#8217;s really quite great. And while we&#8217;re on the topic of the book festival&#8230; Decatur certainly has a lot of &#8220;festivals&#8221; &#8211; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/08/24/poetry-the-decatur-book-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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