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MoSt Poetry Book Club – Information Desk by Robyn Schiff

BakeShop 940 Eleventh Street, Modesto, CA, United States

MoSt Poetry Book Club meets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at BakeShop, 11th Street in downtown Modesto to discuss Information Desk by Robyn Schiff. You can pick up a copy of the book at the Stanislaus County Library's Modesto Branch. Here's what the publisher, Penguin Random House, has to say: ABOUT INFORMATION DESK …

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MoSt Poetry On Saturday featuring Susan Kelly-DeWitt & Mary Mackey

Carnegie Arts Center 250 N. Broadway, Turlock, CA, United States

Please join us at the Carnegie Arts Center, 250 North Broadway in Turlock, for a MoSt Poetry reading featuring Susan Kelly-DeWitt and Mary Mackey on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. PST.  An open mic will follow the featured poets, and light refreshments will be available. This reading, hosted by Gary Thomas, is free …

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Ekphrasis: Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Rhony Bhopla and Lynn Hansen

Prospect Theater Project 1214 K Street, Modesto, CA, United States

Ekphrastic poetry has come to be defined as poems written about works of art; however, in ancient Greece, the term ekphrasis was applied to the skill of describing a thing with vivid detail. --Getty Museum We invite you to join the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center at Second Tuesday Poetry as we feature visual artist/poet Rhony Bhopla …

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Painless Poetry for Teen Poets: Performance Strategies

Turlock Library 550 N. Minaret Ave, Turlock, United States

Painless Poetry: A Workshop for Aspiring Teen Poets - Performance Strategies Turlock Library in the Maker Space How do you inhabit the space on stage when performing a piece? How about holding a microphone and reading from a page? Join Faith Delgado, 2023-24 Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate, who will share strategies and explore what …

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Bloom Where Planted: Four Central Valley Poets for National Poetry Month

The Artist Lab at Prospect Theater Project 1214 K Street, Modesto, CA, United States

Join us for our next Second Tuesday Poetry on April 9, 2024, as we present four Central Valley poets to help us honor National Poetry Month. Featuring Kristy Lauron, Elizabeth Sousa, Jazmarie LaTour,  and Kevin Walton with open mic following featured poets. When: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Where: The Artist Lab at …

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Youth Poet Laureate’s Painless Poetry: Open Mic Performance

Turlock Library 550 N. Minaret Ave, Turlock, United States

Saturday, Apr. 20, 2 pm Join Faith Delgado, 2023-24 Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate, in this final installment of Painless Poetry. Come show off what you’ve been working on these past months! Connect with Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate Faith Delgado if you'd like more information: faithd@mostpoetry.org Light refreshments will be served while they last.