June is the time to renew your membership or become a member for the very first time! Your work helps support poetry throughout Stanislaus County including the donation of new poetry books to elementary schools, Poetry Out Loud (a national recitation contest for high school students), the Aileen Jaffa Poetry Awards, free summer poetry workshops, the publication of new work by Stanislaus County poets, the Modesto Poetry Festival, the Sunday Reading series at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock, the 2nd Tuesday Reading series at the Barkin’ Dog in Modesto, and readings and workshops at elementary schools and senior centers. You can find a membership form right in the middle of our home page for your convenience.
Jul 12
Don’t Miss CA Poet Laureate Dana Gioia This Friday
MoSt is excited to announce that California Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia, will be at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock for a reading and conversation. This event is free and open to all, so please join us for a wonderful evening of poetry. For more information, please see the event page on our calendar!
California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia
MoSt is excited to announce that California Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia, will be at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock for a reading and conversation. This event is free and open to all, so please join us for a wonderful evening of poetry. See below for more information:
Jun 21
2017 Summer/Fall Poetry Workshops
Join us for some outstanding summer poetry workshops at the Downtown Modesto Library! All workshops are FREE TO THE PUBLIC with materials and inspiration provided. Sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and the Stanislaus County Library, these poetry workshops cover a wide range of topics and feature MoSt Board members sharing their writing wisdom with the community:
July 1 – Making a Poem: The Beauty of Form
August 26 – Delving into a Different Self: Persona Poetry
September 23: Blackout and Erasure Poetry
October 14: Sharing the Common Amazement: Poetry Dialogue and Co-Creation
Annual General Meeting
Join us for our open Annual Meeting and potluck and find out how you can get involved in promoting poetry in our community! For more information, email info@mostpoetry.org