May 13

Coming Soon: Summer Poetry Workshops

MoSt is partnering with Stanislaus County library to bring you a series of four poetry workshops this summer at the downtown Modesto library branch. Workshops are free and open to the public. Check our events calendar for more information.

Wed., June 15, 6-8pm —
Gillian Wegener, Poetry of Place

Sat., July 16 from 1-3 —
Linda Scheller, Persona Poetry

Sat., August 27 from 1-3 —
Gary Thomas, Ekphrastic Poetry

Saturday, September 24 from 1-3 —
Sal Salerno, Making a Poem: The Beauty of Form

And stay tuned for information on workshops in Newman!!

Summer Poetry Workshop: The Beauty of Form with Sal Salerno

Save the date for a workshop on Making a Poem: The Beauty of Form at the Modesto Library with MoSt Board member Sal Salerno. This poetry workshop is designed to instruct poets on the use of rhythm, rhyme, and forms in order to enhance the beauty and durability of their work. Participants should bring five copies of two of their unfinished poems to the workshop.

This free workshop is open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information contact the Modesto Library at (209) 558-7814.

Sponsored by Friends of the Modesto Library, Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center.

Summer Poetry Workshop: Ekphrastic Poetry with Gary Thomas

Save the date for a workshop on Ekphrastic Poetry at the Modesto Library with MoSt Board member Gary Thomas.

This free workshop is open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information contact the Modesto Library at (209) 558-7814.

Sponsored by Friends of the Modesto Library, Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center.

Summer Poetry Workshop: Persona Poetry with Linda Scheller

Save the date for a workshop on Persona Poetry at the Modesto Library with MoSt Board member Linda Scheller.

This free workshop is open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information contact the Modesto Library at (209) 558-7814.

Sponsored by Friends of the Modesto Library, Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center.

Summer Poetry Workshop: Poetry of Place with Gillian Wegener

Join Modesto Poet Laureate Gillian Wegener, Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center (MoSt), and the Modesto Library for the first in a series of poetry workshops. Come read and write poetry focused on place — the places we love and the places that haunt us. Play with image, metaphor, and rhythm and bring place alive for those who read your work. This free workshop is open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information contact the Modesto Library at (209) 558-7814.

Sponsored by Friends of the Modesto Library, Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center.