Young poets: Don’t forget to apply for the Youth Poet Laureate contest by January 27, 2024. Open to poets ages 15-19 who live or attend school in Stanislaus County and who will reside in the area through the youth poet laureate term (June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025). All details at the Youth Poet …
Bring Poetry Out Loud to your school! Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry Recitation Contest for high school students that starts at the school level with students memorizing and reciting poems. School winners move on to the county contest run by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center in early February 2024. The finalist there goes on to …
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, …
