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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.

MoSt Poetry Book Club

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

Join host Salvatore Salerno for a discussion of The Art of Drowning by Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus. MoSt Book Club will meet Monday, April 22, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the Maker Space of the Stanislaus County Library, 1500 I Street, Modesto CA. Participants may pick up a free copy of The Art …

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Aileen Jaffa Contest Awards Ceremony

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

Join us at the Carnegie Arts Center on Saturday, May 11 at 2:00 pm to celebrate our youth contest winners! Presented by the North American League of American Pen Women, Modesto Branch, in partnership with MoSt Poetry.  

Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Fresno poets Michael Meyerhofer and Angela Chaidez Vincent

Bookish Modesto 811 W. Roseburg Ave, Modesto, CA, United States

MoSt Poetry welcomes featured poets Michael Meyerhofer and Angela Chaidez Vincent for its May  Second Tuesday Poetry series--this month at Bookish--Modesto's very own, very new, and very exciting bookstore!  Where: Bookish Bookstore, 811 W. Roseburg Avenue, Modesto CA 95350 When: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm Hosted by Modesto poet laureate emeritus Gillian Wegener;  …

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City of Modesto Poets’ Corner Reading & Reception

McHenry Museum 1402 14th St, Modesto, CA, United States

Join us at the McHenry Museum for a reception and reading for the annual Poets' Corner contest. When: Sunday, May 19, 2024 Where: McHenry Museum Time: 1:00 pm A copy of the Poets' Corner anthology will be available to contributors. Presented by the City of Modesto with assistance from the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center