Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center presents Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Tamer Mostafa and Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas Hosted by Stella Beratlis Date: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 Time: 7:00 pm PST RSVP for Zoom link Open Mic Signup: https://forms.gle/d51j2WqGmBrzrTLT9. 3 mins per reader, please. TAMER MOSTAFA Tamer Said Mostafa (pronouns: he/him/his), a radical social worker by day and poet …
Please check our YOUTH POET LAUREATE Contest page for all the details plus application. Applications for the 2023 Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate open January 1, 2023! Are you a teen? Are you SUPER into poetry? We want to hear from you! Introducing the Inaugural process to choose a Youth Poet Laureate for Stanislaus County! …
We are so excited to feature Rooja Mohassessy and Farnaz Fatemi for our Second Tuesday reading in March. Please RSVP to get Zoom link for reading: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOmqrzIrGdb0wNX9dF4OQqZv7IRjNEOT Hosted by Modesto poet laureate emeritus Stella Beratlis; open mic follows featured poets. (Open mic sign-up.) Rooja Mohassessy Rooja Mohassessy is an Iranian-born poet and educator living in …
The Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department and the City of Modesto’s Poet's Corner Committee are pleased to offer an Annual Poets’ Corner Contest. Please view the Poet's Corner Contest Submission Form for full details. Submissions Poems will not be returned after the contest, so entrants should keep copies of their work. Electronic Submissions Include one cover page with poet’s name, …
AILEEN JAFFA YOUNG POETS CONTEST Co-sponsored by MoSt (Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center) and the National League of American Penwomen (NLAPW), Modesto chapter. This contest is offered as a means of encouraging young writers throughout Stanislaus County and as a way to remember poet Aileen Jaffa, the founding President of the Poets of the San Joaquin and …
As April is National Poetry Month, Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is offering an outdoors event on Saturday, April 8, 2023 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The location is Davis Community Park at 2701 College Avenue in Modesto. The host will be Salvatore Salerno, poet laureate of Modesto. Participants can bring a bag lunch and read from …
