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“The Poem Heard in Plain Sight” MoSt Poetry Summer Workshop w/ Guest Artist Tama L. Brisbane

THE POEM HEARD IN PLAIN SIGHT 1:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 31st, 2024 in the downtown Modesto Library With a little discipline, your poem can make a declaration and a difference! Join August’s Guest Artist Tama L. Brisbane, author, Stockton Poet Laureate Emerita, and coach of over 15 national youth slam teams. From the opening ice-breaker to …

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MoSt Poetry on Saturday featuring Christina Lux, Kim McMillon, & Salvatore Salerno

MoSt Poetry On Saturday Reading August 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. PST Carnegie Arts Center           250 N. Broadway Avenue, Turlock, CA Join host Gary Thomas for the latest edition of Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center’s (MoSt’s) Poetry On Saturday in-person readings on August 17 at 2:00 p.m. at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock. Come enjoy some high-quality …

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Poetry Book Club–Modern Poetry by Diane Seuss

Please join us at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Bakeshop, 940 Eleventh Street in Modesto for MoSt Poetry Book Club. Linda Scheller will facilitate a discussion of Modern Poetry, the latest collection by Diane Seuss. Copies are available at the Modesto Library main desk. You’re always more than welcome to come and enjoy …

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

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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MoSt Poetry Book Club – Information Desk by Robyn Schiff

MoSt Poetry Book Club meets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at BakeShop, 11th Street in downtown Modesto to discuss Information Desk by Robyn Schiff. You can pick up a copy of the book at the Stanislaus County Library’s Modesto Branch. Here’s what the publisher, Penguin Random House, has to say: ABOUT INFORMATION DESK …

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