The deadlines for the Song of the San Joaquin have been changed to the first day of March, June, September, and December as more time is needed to get the books mailed before each of the readings. That means the next deadline is June 1, which is coming right up! See the Song of the …
Our next MoSt Poetry Board meeting will be held on Thursday, June 3rd, at 6:30 pm via Google Meet. If you are interested in attending, please email info@mostpoetry.org for more information.
The Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and host Stella Beratlis are pleased to feature poets Indigo Moor and Jennifer K. Sweeney for Second Tuesday Poetry on Tuesday June 8, 2021. Join the reading via Zoom at 7 pm (https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94454258218). Open mic (3 mins each poet, maximum 10 poets) following the featured poets. Join reading: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94454258218 Open mic …
Join host Sal Salerno for June's edition of Coffee, Tea, and Poetry on June 13 at 5:00pm. Share some poems from a recent book of poetry you've read or are reading. You can even share your screen ahead of time to show us a poem or two as you read. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88441350895?pwd=YmUxTHhxNWc0bEEzTkIwT2Fhekx2Zz09 Meeting …
MoSt Board member Linda Scheller will be teaching our first summer poetry writing workshop, "Lyricism in Narrative Poetry," on June 19 from 1:00-2:30. This will be a great afternoon of creating new poetry and thinking deeply about what makes a narrative poem sing. As always, this workshop is free and open to the public. Zoom …
Join host Gary Thomas for a discussion of The Wild Fox of Yemen by Threa Almontaser, published by Graywolf Press (2021) and winner of the Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets in 2020, selected by Harryette Mullen. 5 copies of the book are available (while they last) to check out at the Modesto …
