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Second Tuesday @ Barkin’ Dog

Barkin' Dog Grill 940 11th St, Modesto, CA, United States

Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on December 11 at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto. We’ll have an evening of poetry by featured readers the Licensed Fools. An open mic will follow the featured reading, so bring a poem or two to share.

Second Tuesday @ Barkin’ Dog

Barkin' Dog Grill 940 11th St, Modesto, CA, United States

Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on January 8th at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto. We’ll have an evening of poetry with featured readers from America, We Call Your Name. An open mic will follow the featured reading, so bring a poem or two to share.

Poetry Festival Contest Deadline

Today's the postmark deadline for the poetry contest held at our annual Modesto Poetry Festival! For more information, take a look at the main event page.

Poetry Book Club

Stanislaus County Library 1500 I Street, Modesto, CA, United States

MoSt is pleased to announce another installment of our Poetry Book Club! The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 23rd from 6:30 to 7:30 at the downtown library. Our featured book is Adamantine by Shin Yu Pai--copies are available from the Modesto Library or on Amazon, and we will have a few copies on …

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7th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival

St. Paul's Episcopal Church 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA, United States

We are thrilled to announce the details of our 7th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival, coming up on February 2nd, 2019! 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 back featured poet Indigo Moor, Sacramento's Poet Laureate, as …

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Poetry Out Loud County Competition

Little Theatre, MJC 435 College Ave, Modesto, CA, United States

Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest for students, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is proud to announce that we will be holding our county-level competition at the MJC Little Theatre on February 6th. Last year, our county winner took third …

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