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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.

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.