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Jun 08
Free Library Workshop
Free poetry workshop at the Modesto Library’s Makerspace on Saturday, June 24, 2023. See event for full details.
Jun 08
Second Tuesday Poetry on June 13
Our featured readers for June are Lynn Hansen, Richard Robbins, and Thomas Martin. See event for details, including instructions for RSVP to receive Zoom link.
May 15
2023-2024 Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate: Faith A. Delgado
We’re so thrilled to announce that Faith A. Delgado has been chosen Stanislaus County’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate. She will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year, and receive a $500 honorarium. Janelle Yulo, a junior at Modesto’s Johansen High School, and Zoe Byron, a freshman at Oakdale High School, were …
Apr 30
Poets Corner at Great Valley Bookfest
Poets’ Corner at the Great Valley Bookfest 2023 is taking place 10:00-2:00 on Saturday, October 14th at the Promenade Shops in Manteca, CA. This year there will be twelve poets who will each read for 12-15 minutes during one of the four reading segments. Books will be available for purchase. See gvbookfest.org for more information.
Nov 21
MoSt’s Poetry Everywhere Initiative: Getting Poetry Books to Schoolkids
In the nearly ten-year history of the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center it has taken on few projects more ambitious than to donate sets of brand new poetry books to every public school in the county. But that’s exactly what MoSt adopted as a goal about five years ago and has been working to achieve ever since. …