<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:17:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/poetryappreciation/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry Appreciation Contest.. Results!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is @ajremy with the announcement of the results of the poetic-surge poetry appreciation contest. With over eight very good entries coming in, it was very hard to pick our winners and that's why the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@ajremy/poetry-appreciation-contest-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@ajremy/poetry-appreciation-contest-results</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajremy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPGLAy7gxyfJGby5kiHYL2Pav6MhvNkLDZXsNoejUqwRCz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is @ajremy with an important announcement about the Poetic-surge poetry contest I'm writing this post in response to inquiries about why the results haven't been visited yet and why my comments and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@ajremy/steemit-poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@ajremy/steemit-poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-update</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajremy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSsRPyrZ2HVnXPeC1GyhKjkmBXiwazbZ9RwYmTYH5sxT4fNN8BjNsAsomBmqfGQ8GHZVUSkYNYb6ofFAdqnDr3CuPYuuGYZkhUXqx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic surge appreciation]]></title><description><![CDATA[source This poem is a paradoxical poem that contains basic truths that appear nonsensical at first glance. These hidden truths can only be unraveled after a close study of the contradictions present in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@sirsticks/poetic-surge-appreciation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@sirsticks/poetic-surge-appreciation</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sirsticks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zXyNDXog9s2jstURibjraGo9pEddryA4n64mcf9yiLT21itSbngyjeCGm5nG1z2vYYnoBqtbZKWdsWMAwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FORTIS(Rewarding Effort)]]></title><description><![CDATA[![IMG_20180218_150129_442.jpg]( Image Source In the world of chaos and wars, Only one can prevent all from entering into a loss, When man shy away from it, he his bound to have a slim purse So, if we see]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@acheever/fortis-rewarding-effort</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@acheever/fortis-rewarding-effort</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[acheever]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxvczdpaFeiHnpjDab3GKwyc4e2Kp5Vi6ZnpTD4Sp7vKcBtBGcHfxWdMgYWFk7uT2kUQfNAmbtWy2hTfnXE2Yhnspe56ACpK624E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry appreciation Contest #2 - Within Me by eliasjay]]></title><description><![CDATA[FIRST QUATRAIN "Am still young as the rivers that flow Chasing the wild which wanes Though the blossom is all but show That which is sweet also pains" These first four lines represents the early]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@seesladen/poetry-appreciation-contest-2-within-me-by-eliasjay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@seesladen/poetry-appreciation-contest-2-within-me-by-eliasjay</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 14:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxtkN8rfRTgQPKYQKvsZXXwAQ1jhhEFZEZ4m8wfA9CQszwYdeUr2nSqEBjYubDVowLBkYgkzkwv2hDCJGCssVxSBjsfujXHhLt2A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry Appreciation contest @ajremy @tony-duke]]></title><description><![CDATA[God bless my bosses @ajremy nd @tony-duke for giving poet motion on steemit.. Explanation of the poem goes thus Am still young as the rivers that flow Chasing the wild which wanes Though the blossom is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@dickiebash/poetry-appreciation-contest-ajremy-tony-duke-eea9bf9c89555</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@dickiebash/poetry-appreciation-contest-ajremy-tony-duke-eea9bf9c89555</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickiebash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 00:12:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic-Surge Poetry Appreciation by @ajremy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my entry for the poetic- surge poetry appreciation contest put together by @ajremy to appreciate "Within Me" by @eliasjay. I'll attempt a line-by-line analysis of the poem. Am still young]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@evashinen/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-by-ajremy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@evashinen/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-by-ajremy</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evashinen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvuo8VZhX7bmY7XtSphvegeWviddjfPkAf431fhrfpSaJumfe7zpE7tSX7y7xYJMZ6oWvSjmdeJ2MM6rjGhhxFqxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest (In Pictures)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest by @ajremy. See the contest here. Using descriptive pictures and the power of words, I will be interpreting/analysing the poem "Within]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@idowu-kunlere/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-in-pictures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@idowu-kunlere/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-in-pictures</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[idowu-kunlere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:09:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52akN9rUxQfC5ruGgFCQMvjrGK1xA8EM1t8SXuBpTULAwkaPcFbTcXnMWkHYhxn2CoRJnY6TZXLCruL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest by @ajremy; A comprehensive break down]]></title><description><![CDATA[source This poem titled "Within Me" is composed by @eliasjay & is being appreciated by Me. You can find the link to the poetry Here "Within Me" is a poem of three stanzas of four]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@timmyeu/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-by-ajremy-a-comprehensive-break-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@timmyeu/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-by-ajremy-a-comprehensive-break-down</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timmyeu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPGGLyM4tQwhkRy3gdVg6fNqcQSRAxkRfZ1Vy2e48yAv7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WITHIN ME BY @ELIASJAY (APPRECIATION POETRY)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poetry is something i have and would always love, today alone, i have written 3 poems and recited one spoken word poetry; So appreciating a poem especially one as beautiful as the one written by @eliasjay]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@sigmund/within-me-by-eliasjay-appreciation-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@sigmund/within-me-by-eliasjay-appreciation-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sigmund]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNyPEy7TuMnqBRT3Uk52Q6ZSs5H9pyX81mJWN7jxjRViaSAd8PQHVvuQ2w2DQdj1D165cTSvvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Poetry Appreciation Contest #2 (10sbd Prizes)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is @ajremy with the announcement of the Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest. Last week @tony-duke held the second edition of the Poetic-surge Poetry Contest and we received a few very good entries]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@ajremy/the-poetry-appreciation-contest-2-10sbd-prizes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@ajremy/the-poetry-appreciation-contest-2-10sbd-prizes</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajremy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 06:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSsRPyrZ2HVnXPeC1GyhKjkmBXiwazbZ9RwYmTYH5sxT4fNN8BjNsAsomBmqfGQ8GHZVUSkYNYb6ofFAdqnDr3CuPYuuGYZkhUXqx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is @ajremy (the teen with steam for steem) with the Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest results announcement. We had a whooping total of 20 entries to the contest this week, most were simply]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetic-surge/@ajremy/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetic-surge/@ajremy/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-results</guid><category><![CDATA[poetic-surge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajremy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 18:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSsRPyrZ2HVnXPeC1GyhKjkmBXiwazbZ9RwYmTYH5sxT4fNN8BjNsAsomBmqfGQ8GHZVUSkYNYb6ofFAdqnDr3CuPYuuGYZkhUXqx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I appreciate the poem (emptiness)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This poem is an expression of one's attempt to find meaning or purpose as the case may be. In life, people are constantly plagued with the need to find their purpose and fulfill destiny. As this poem reveals,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@sirsticks/how-i-appreciate-the-poem-emptiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@sirsticks/how-i-appreciate-the-poem-emptiness</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sirsticks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 11:03:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpy2YXjncdgMtKNA3q4KB9wmjvxSK8Ms7qnHWtkx2zzfTfDesJWyoq5GtVKg5RFWQiGjJ76DT92PPB9WBj2Xg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest: My thoughts about "Emptiness" by @bloggoderps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us feels empty when we lost someone we love or value, when we're turned down by the job that we really wanted, when our labor is unnoticed and appreciated or when all of the things we planned seem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@akhris611/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-my-thoughts-about-emptiness-by-bloggoderps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@akhris611/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-my-thoughts-about-emptiness-by-bloggoderps</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akhris611]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 09:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvnPDmVmy8e8mDkimpmJVZzrHhfWTMGVuTVeH6zmdcSekiAmMx83sdVzCZWyyTPBrt6kR74J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic Appreciation - Emptiness.. Contest by @ajremy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found a beautiful piece of artwork (a poem actually) and I'll love to give it a befitting appreciation based on my understanding the poem. First, I give much gratitudes to @tony-duke and @ajremy for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@levitated-mind/poetic-appreciation-emptiness-contest-by-ajremy-1f3852a8fd81f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@levitated-mind/poetic-appreciation-emptiness-contest-by-ajremy-1f3852a8fd81f</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[levitated-mind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:42:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwdAMEKgkxtiLuJmAegN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emptiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loving you was emptiness Oh! how was I a fool not to realize The sweet words soon faded away like a withered tree The angel was now the devil I knew imagesource I'm empty I'm empty like a worthless jar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetic-surgecontest/@kweenzykruzy/emptiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetic-surgecontest/@kweenzykruzy/emptiness</guid><category><![CDATA[poetic-surgecontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kweenzykruzy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrgAih8XQ9BhV9CkBTTYRwPGA17FsPWm4SsRx4DvW1uREbbfP2SjAFzTCz4uG7Y55VJY1SczZZyP9tQFZppNrx3SB998r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appreciation of @ajremy poertry contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A formation of skin Walking endlessly to find itself Along shores and quiet roads Carrying heart with a heavy soul . The first paragraph talks about a being, trying so hard to discover it's purpose, it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@kolapo1/appreciation-of-ajremy-poertry-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@kolapo1/appreciation-of-ajremy-poertry-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kolapo1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 03:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/f85of4KXmvsYFWs3hGZA6iEgiS2gakFCuyuCgQrW2LB5SBUceS83KnSG18xG1eKTGki7JZMYCz1gASk96YAKGnMdUitVDRL8XTVhwnBgC1R7BQMCQReWyh9KZxPNYkoteGdrLWNqyq5KLxzLYArvVdXvobaQX78zX7Wms3Ud2hfrCBRFEsa3oJATA7wjCKotBPWtLfcu5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest ($50 Reward Pool) by @ajremy: My entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emptiness is a poem of twelve lines which are sorrowful, its mood is of loneliness and hopelessness, it has three stanzas in all, it makes use of poetic devices such as symbolism,alliteration etc Relating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@influxair/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-usd50-reward-pool-by-ajremy-my-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@influxair/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-usd50-reward-pool-by-ajremy-my-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[influxair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:48:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appreciation of @ajremy poertry contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remain my humble great self @ajibade. I say a big thank you to @ajremy for this wonderful and great contest. Emptiness A formation of skin Walking endlessly to find itself Along shores and quiet roads]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@ajibade/appreciation-of-ajremy-poertry-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@ajibade/appreciation-of-ajremy-poertry-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajibade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zN48ZRCozzbLsxYZ84mYcrQczYsz1PDhYCbhbNnXVqdkiFjVXxP8X8ehXe6ewcCc8hk5nekbMfoJMjUoUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest by @ajremy; My entry ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emptiness A formation of skin Walking endlessly to find itself Along shores and quiet roads Carrying heart with a heavy soul This reveals the several experiences the human being has faced, the pain, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@timmyeu/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-by-ajremy-my-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryappreciation/@timmyeu/poetic-surge-poetry-appreciation-contest-by-ajremy-my-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryappreciation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timmyeu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:13:30 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>