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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:53:08 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>BloggingPoet.com</title><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/</link><description>Billy Jones, AKA: Billy The Blogging Poet: poetry, short stories, commentary, music reviews, news, Blogsboro, ConvergeSouth, blogging poets, poetry bloggers, and so much more.</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:23:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>(Copyright 2003-2009, Billy Jones)</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.8.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>BloggingPoet.com Makes Top 100</title><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:30:25 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/bloggingpoetcom-makes-top-100.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5781224</guid><description><![CDATA[I haven't been writing and posting much of late as I've spent most of my time managing my boss's business, building the <a href="http://www.recyclebills.com">Local Recycler's Search Engine</a> that he and I own jointly and launching <a href="http://www.ezgreensboro.com">EzGreensboro.com</a>. But I'm happy to have learned that according to Wikio.com, BloggingPoet.com is rated one of the top 100 literary blogs in the world.
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And in case anyone is interested, I now <a href="http://recyclebills.squarespace.com/recycleblog/buying-books-benefits-green-causes.html">donate 100% of my book royalties to green causes</a> just because I can.
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Finally, my children's poetry site, <a href="http://laureateskids.squarespace.com">LaureatesKids</a> is back online and promise I'll post some new <a href="http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/category/poetry">poetry</a> soon.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5781224.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Have It Your Way, Joe</title><category>Fast Food Delights</category><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:57:15 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/have-it-your-way-joe.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5634273</guid><description><![CDATA[<P>And so it is, the war drags on and the <a href="http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/category/fast-food-delights">Fast Food Poetry</a> never ends.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5634273.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>I'm In, Are You?</title><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:21:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/im-in-are-you.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5595744</guid><description><![CDATA[Just letting you know this blog will be participating in <a href="http://recyclebills.squarespace.com/recycleblog/international-blog-nothing-week.html">International Blog Nothing Week</a>.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5595744.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>My Children's Poetry Blog Is Live Again!</title><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:46:58 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/my-childrens-poetry-blog-is-live-again.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5561377</guid><description><![CDATA[I thought it was gone forever when I fell on hard times and was unable to pay for hosting but the folks at <a href="http://www.squarespace.com/?associateTag=laureateskids">Squarespace</a> kept my data on file for well over a year even after the site went down... Anyway, thanks to the great folks at Squarespace, my <a href="http://laureateskids.squarespace.com/">children's poetry site is live again</a>.
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My thanks to Anthony and the gang at Squarespace. After a loved one was <a href="http://recyclebills.squarespace.com/recycleblog/rest-in-peace-blondie.html">killed yesterday</a> and my youngest brother in the hospital tonight, it's nice to get good news.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5561377.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Psalngs By John Lefebvre</title><category>Music Reviews</category><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:21:39 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/psalngs-by-john-lefebvre.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5480773</guid><description><![CDATA[Got a couple of CDs in the mail recently. To the publicist/promoter/agent who sent me a copy of Simple Man by KR Morales: You must be really crappy at your job to think I'd enjoy something like that. To KR: Dude, I'm not dissin' you, your music just ain't the sort of thing us old dudes like to listen to. Do yourself a favor and fire the idiot before he blows your entire marketing budget sending CDs to the wrong reviewers.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5480773.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Cow's Eatin' Jello, Sheep's Readin' Porn</title><category>Poetry</category><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:55:07 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/the-cows-eatin-jello-sheeps-readin-porn.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:201521</guid><description><![CDATA[<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>Little Boy Blue<BR>
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Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn;<BR>
the cow&#146;s eatin&#146; Jello, the sheep are readin&#146; porn.<BR>
The chickens are a cackling, what they&#146;re sayin&#146;s really bad,<BR>
and if this is just a dream it&#146;s the worst I ever had.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-201521.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Mommy, Where Do Poetry Bloggers Go When They Die?</title><category>Poetry</category><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:50:06 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/mommy-where-do-poetry-bloggers-go-when-they-die.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5341909</guid><description><![CDATA[<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>A Poet's Blogroll<BR>
</B></FONT><BR>
I click on the links.<BR>
There's nobody there.<BR>
They gave up the ghost]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5341909.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Leave It To Me To Screw Things Up</title><category>Poetry</category><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:31:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/leave-it-to-me-to-screw-things-up.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5330572</guid><description><![CDATA[<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>Damned If You Do<BR>
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Damned if you do, <BR>
damned if you don't.<BR>
Don't play, you won't win, <BR>
don't win and you want.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5330572.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Still Looking For North Carolina Poets</title><category>Highlighting Other Blogging Poets</category><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:46:49 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/still-looking-for-north-carolina-poets.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:5329383</guid><description><![CDATA[<CENTER><B>This Is What</B><BR><BR>

"Let's go get another,"<BR>
Roger did say.<BR>
"If you like, I'll buy.<BR>
If you want, I'll pay."
So we made our way
to the liquor store
and begged for spare change]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-5329383.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Trains And Tattooed Ladies</title><category>Poetry</category><dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:42:23 +0000</pubDate><link>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/trains-and-tattooed-ladies.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16251:110371:1847258</guid><description><![CDATA[It's called a 3 D link poem.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/rss-comments-entry-1847258.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>