Stella Beratlis
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Aug 16
14th Annual MoSt Poetry Festival Oct. 3 Juan Luzuriaga
Come to the Table! Join us in person for the 14th Annual MoSt Poetry Festival, a bilingual poetry conference featuring poet Juan Luzuriaga 14th Annual MoSt Poetry Festival: Come to the Table with Juan Luzuriaga Registration and continental breakfast 9:30-10:00 a.m.Workshop 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Light lunch servedTickets $40; Eventbrite fee applies (purchase tickets) Get …
Aug 16
Second Tuesday Sept. 8: Judy Halebsky & Nichole Turnbloom
Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to present Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Bay Area poets Judy Halebsky and Nichole Turnbloom Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm; doors at 6:30 PMWhere: Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Roseburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center.Event is free. Refreshments, books, and cool bookstore merch available for purchase! More information …
Jul 14
Free Summer Workshop – Writing Biographical Poetry
August 22 @ 1:00 pm PDT – 3:00 pm PDT Biographical poetry combines fact with imagination to depict an aspect or overview of an actual person’s life. In this MoSt Poetry Summer Workshop, we’ll read and discuss examples of biographical poetry featuring historical figures and selected authors’ ancestors. Workshop participants will write first drafts in response to …
Jul 14
Second Tuesday Aug. 11: Poems That Found Us Open Mic
Poems That Found UsAn Open Mic Reading What poem has stayed with you? What lines do you return to again and again? Join us for an evening where readers share poems by other poets—words that have meant something, sparked something, changed something. Each reader brings one poem– one voice and 3-4 minutes of space to …
May 02
Woven Words Reading & Reception May 20 at Queen Bean
Woven Words Tiny Poem Contest — Reading & Reception You’re invited to a poetry reading to celebrate the publication of Woven Words, an anthology of short poems featuring the work of Stanislaus County youth poets. Hosted by Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff 📅 Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 5:30 PM 📍 Queen Bean …