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 …
We are so excited to feature Matthew M. Monte and Joseph Zaccardi for our Second Tuesday reading on April 11, 2023. Please RSVP to get Zoom link for reading: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodeGrrzkjHdfBfZG3JJnhhyxHl8NFvfZ8 Hosted by Modesto poet laureate emeritus Stella Beratlis; open mic follows featured poets. (Open mic sign-up.) MATTHEW MONTE Matthew M. Monte grew up near San …
To celebrate National Poetry Month, MoSt Poetry will have a reading featuring poets who serve on our non-profit's board followed by an open mic. Please join us at 1:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in the Stanislaus County Library. This event is free and open to the public.
