Join the Modesto Culture Commission and Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center in welcoming the new City of Modesto Poet Laureate and honoring the outgoing Poet Laureate, our own Gillian Wegener. There will be a poetry reading and light refreshments will be provided.
United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, is coming to the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock, and we could not be more excited. Mr. Herrera will give a reading on Sunday, September 18 at 3:00 P.M. Seating is limited for the event, so please purchase your tickets soon. Individual tickets are $25 general, $20 for …
Come visit us at the Stanislaus County Library’s 7th Annual Local Author Fair! MoSt will have a table with information and poetry books for sale. It's the perfect accompaniment to the nearby Farmers' Market, and you can infuse your day with even MORE poetry by attending Salvatore Salerno's 1:00 pm poetry workshop inside the library.
Come and see MoSt members and a panoply of authors from the Central Valley and beyond! Celebrate the fun of reading with author talks, autographs, cooking demos, workshops, costume parade, contests, vendors, and books, books, books! — Admission is free! MoSt president Gillian Wegener and board member Linda Scheller will be reading in the Poets' Corner, …
Official Press Release: MODESTO WRITERS JOIN NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO “RE-INAUGURATE” DEMOCRACY “Writers Resist” Event Planned Locally for January 15th, 2017 MODESTO, California, December 31, 2016 — A recent Facebook post unleashed a nationwide movement of writers organizing and promoting independent “Writers Resist” events to reclaim democracy planned for January 15, 2017. The flagship Writers Resist …
Each year in February we organize and hold an all-day poetry festival featuring workshops, readings, and a featured poet. This year, we are proud to welcome featured poet Susan Wooldridge as our guest poet and workshop leader. Join us on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Modesto for a day of …
