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Dec 16
Poetry Book Review: BLIND SPOT by Teju Cole
Reviewed by Janette Jameson “To look is to see only a fraction of what one is looking at. Even in the most vigilant eye, there is a blind spot. What is missing?” –Teju Cole “I want to reduce the number of sparks. I want to embed hesitation and lack of certainty in it.” Reading and …
Nov 03
Annual Student Chapbook Contest Now Open!
MODESTO-STANISLAUS POETRY CENTERTHE FOURTH ANNUAL LEE NICHOLSON – GEORGE ROGERS POETRY CONTESTCONTEST GUIDELINESMONETARY PRIZES!!! DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2020 ABOUT LEE NICHOLSON AND GEORGE ROGERS Beloved by generations of their students, Lee Nicholson and George Rogers dedicated much of their lives to teaching and inspiring the youth of our community. Lee Nicholson was an instructor at …
Oct 06
Join us at the Great Valley Bookfest!
Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is once again pleased to announce that we will have a table at the Great Valley Bookfest, and our own Modesto Poet Laureate Stella Beratlis will be hosting the Poets’ Corner featuring an exciting list of poets from our region. The Great Valley Bookfest takes place on October 12th from 10am to …
Aug 11
Poetry This Week!
August and September are great months for poetry in Stanislaus County–especially this week! Don’t forget to come to the Barkin’ Dog on Tuesday the 13th for our monthly Second Tuesday reading, featuring Pos Moa and Yu-Han Chao (more details here). Also, we’ve got two events coming up this weekend–our penultimate Summer Poetry Workshop for this …
Apr 12
Poetry Books for Schools in Spring 2019
This past month, MoSt purchased and donated sets of brand-new kids’ poetry books to five more elementary schools: Paradise Elementary, Walter M. Brown Elementary (Turlock), Orville Wright Elementary, Denair Elementary, and Martone Elementary. The photo here shows MoSt board member Salvatore Salerno delivering the books to Paradise Elementary School. Your memberships and donations make programs …