Nov 21
In the nearly ten-year history of the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center it has taken on few projects more ambitious than to donate sets of brand new poetry books to every public school in the county. But that’s exactly what MoSt adopted as a goal about five years ago and has been working to achieve ever since. …
Nov 14
This fall, MoSt purchased and donated sets of brand-new kids’ poetry books to five more elementary schools: Chatom, Hughson, Cunningham, Salida, and Westport. All the books were delivered in person by MoSt board members. Our donation to Westport Elementary in Ceres was given in memory of Jan Hightman, a dear friend to many in the …
Apr 13
Did you know that your donations to the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center help us increase the amount of poetry in elementary school students’ lives? One of our new efforts to promote poetry in Stanislaus County is Poetry Books for Schools, in which we donate brand-new sets of poetry books to school libraries around the county. Our …
Aug 04
Thanks to the wonderful work of Justin Souza and Photos Just So, we’ve got a beautiful selection of pictures from our fourth annual gala earlier this year: poets, musicians, supporters, artwork from the silent auction, food and drink, and, of course, POETRY. Click here to take a look!
Sep 17
Thanks to Board member Ann Williams Bailey, we have some lovely photos from this summer’s reception at the McHenry Museum celebrating outgoing Modesto Poet Laureate Gillian Wegener. It was a lovely and well-attended party with poetry, testimonials, and a nice spread of snacks. Thank you to all to contributed and attended, and a special thanks …
