Category: Events

Announcing the 2015 Poets’ Corner Contest Winners

This year’s Poets’ Corner contest has come to an end, and the results are in! Check below for the names of all the winning poets, and make sure to come celebrate with them (and us)! The winning poems will be read at the Poets’ Corner Contest Reception to be held on Sunday, May 17, 2015, …

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Tickets Now Available for Our 2nd Annual Benefit!

Our first year was so fun that we thought we should do it again. Come join us on Sunday, May 3rd, from 2-5 pm at the Barkin’ Dog Grill. Tickets are only $20 and are available online at Eventbrite as well as directly from MoSt board members. Enjoy food, drinks, and music while mingling with …

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Are You Ready for National Poetry Month?

April is National Poetry Month, and there are so many ways to celebrate poetry in your home, community, and everywhere! New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast designed this year’s National Poetry Month poster, which you can request a free copy of from the Academy of American Poets website. Their website has a plethora of other Poetry …

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Join Us This Saturday at Mod Shop!

This Saturday, November 29th, from 6 to 10 pm is Modesto’s own indie craft market, Mod Shop, held downtown each year. MoSt will have a table set up in the Community Corner at the Mistlin Gallery, 1015 J Street. We will have a raffle basket, books and broadsides for sale, and you can even witness …

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Pathways Potluck and Poetry Reading Oct. 5th

On October 5th MoSt will host a poetry reading and potluck for Pathways, an organization helping youth transition out of foster care. For more information about the merits of Pathways, and to receive the guidelines for submitting poems for a chapbook the sales of which will benefit Pathways, please contact info@mostpoetry.org. We hope you will consider …

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