Come join us at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock for the Awards Ceremony for this year's Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest! First, second and third place winners in each category will receive cash awards from the MoSt Poetry Center. Prizes are: First Place $25, Second Place $15, Third Place $10. In addition, the Modesto …
Join us at the Downtown Modesto Library for our first Summer Poetry Workshop of 2018. All workshops are FREE TO THE PUBLIC with materials and inspiration provided. Sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and the Stanislaus County Library. Crowd-Sourced Poetry, also known as Exquisite Corpse, is a collaborative poetry game that has roots in the Surrealist …
The 9th Anniversary edition of the Second Tuesday Poetry Reading is happening on June 12 at 6:00 at the Barkin' Dog! Our featured readers are the Modesto branch of the National League of America Pen Women. Founded in 1936, the original five charter members of this branch were Alice Scott Carlson, Grace M. Davis, Irene Childrey …
Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on July 10 at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto. We'll have an evening of writing inspired by the poetry of Thomas Merton, hosted by Ed Bearden. An open mic will follow the featured reading, so bring a poem or two to share. …
The annual meeting of the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center will be held on July 12th at a member's home in Modesto. All members and interested poetry friends are welcome to attend. The meeting starts at 4:00, with a potluck dinner at 5:00. Mark your calendars and join us! Email us at info@mostpoetry.org for more information.
Join us at the Downtown Modesto Library for our second Summer Poetry Workshop of 2018: a Teen Poetry Workshop with Gillian Wegener. All workshops are FREE TO THE PUBLIC with materials and inspiration provided. Sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and the Stanislaus County Library.
