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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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12th Annual MoSt Poetry Festival with Maya Khosla

Decorative image for MoSt Poetry Festival Feb 3, 2024

MoSt Poetry Festival Saturday, February 3, 2024 “Writing the Way Through Wild Spaces” Workshop leader: Maya Khosla, Wildlife Biologist, Poet, Filmmaker Carnegie Arts Center       250 N. Broadway        Turlock, CA 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. — continental breakfast included $40 RSVP at https://poetryfestival12.eventbrite.com   Maya Khosla …

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Poetry Writing Workshop

Please join us in the Modesto Library’s Makerspace on Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for “Questions, Lies, & Repetition,” a poetry writing workshop facilitated by Linda Scheller. Participants will read, discuss, and write poetry in this free, in-person workshop open to the public. All ages are welcome, and no prior poetry …

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MoSt Poetry Workshop with Kai Coggin

Award-winning poet Kai Coggin will facilitate a Zoom workshop and read her poetry Saturday, October 1, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT. $20 per person; please register at https://mostfall2022.eventbrite.com to receive Zoom link. Kai Coggin (she/her) is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Mining for Stardust (FlowerSong Press 2021) and INCANDESCENT (Sibling Rivalry Press 2019). …

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Summer Poetry Workshop

Join facilitator Salvatore Salerno, poet laureate of Modesto, for the third MoSt Poetry Summer Workshop of 2022. We will meet on Saturday, August 20 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Stanislaus County Modesto Library. Participants are requested to bring a poem or two in working drafts, or even brief phrases of potential poems, to the workshop.  They …

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