Stella Beratlis
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May 13
Reading/Reception for 2025-2026 Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff May 31
We’ll be celebrating our incoming youth poet laureate, Valentina Zeff, at a reading/reception at Modesto Junior College’s Science Community Center. Come join us to listen to a few poems, meet youth poets, and learn about the youth poet laureate program. Valentina Zeff is a sixteen-year-old poet from Modesto, California who is currently enrolled in the …
May 04
2025-2026 Youth Poet Laureate Selected
May 1, 2025 Valentina Zeff, incoming junior at Modesto High School’s International Baccalaureate program, was selected as the Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate for 2025-2026. She will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year, and receive a $500 honorarium. Valentina Zeff is a sixteen-year-old poet from Modesto, California who is currently …
May 04
Second Tues: Tama Brisbane & Rosa Lane May 13
Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to present Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Rosa Lane (Maine, East Bay) & Tama Brisbane (Stockton) Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 7:00 pm PST at Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Orangeburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center Limited open mic; sign up at the event. Hosted by Gillian Wegener & Stella Beratlis …
Apr 30
Youth Poet Laureate Send-off Reading May 17
Please join us as we bid a fond farewell to 2024-2025 Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Byron, whose tenure as youth laureate is complete at the end of May. As our second Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate, Zoe has served well to represent the poetic youth voice in our region. Zoe’s final reading as youth laureate will …
Apr 21
Poets’ Corner Reading & Reception June 1
The Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department and the City of Modesto’s Poets’ Corner Committee are pleased to offer an Annual Poets’ Corner Contest. Contest Winners Poets will be invited to read their winning poems on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. at the McHenry Museum, followed by light refreshments. Winning poems will be printed …