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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    

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Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Rooja Mohassessy & Tamer Said Mostafa

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

Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is proud to present Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Rooja Mohassessy, author of When Your Sky Runs Into Mine, and Tamer Mostafa, author of Where Will I Find America? Hosted by Gillian Wegener.  Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Time: 7:00 pm PST Where: The Artist Lab at Prospect Theater Project, 1214 K Street, …

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MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop #1–Classicontempo: Classic and Contemporary Poems of Love, Irritation, Birds, & More

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

FREE!  Saturday, June 15, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Modesto Library Auditorium Join MoSt board member Gary Thomas as we discuss--and write to--"ancient" and "modern" poems that deal with common themes such as love, annoyance, (in)justice, and the mashups we encounter between customary and cutting-edge visions of life. Writing supplies will be provided, but feel free to …

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Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Monolin “Manny” Moreno and Lillian Vallee

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

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Time: 7:00 pm PST Where: The Artist Lab at Prospect Theater Project, 1214 K Street, Modesto CA 95354 Open mic following featured poets (3 min per poet); sign up at the event.  Hosted by Gillian Wegener Monolin “Manny” Moreno  Monolin “Manny” Moreno is of Yaqui-Tarascan descent and an Enrolled Member …

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MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop–Monsters, Villains, & a Disaster or Two: Writing About the Scary Stuff

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

Our July 20th MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop offers participants the opportunity to write about scary subject matter with facilitator Gillian Wegener. Please join us at the Modesto Library on Saturday, 7/20/24 at 1:00 p.m. for this free workshop open to all members of the public, from novice to experienced poet and everything in-between.

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