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 bring your favorite pen, pad, and/or tablet!
May 10
We’re excited to share that Zoe Byron of Oakdale has been selected as our next youth laureate.
Zoe Byron, a sophomore at Oakdale High School, was selected as the Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate for 2024-2025. She will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year, and receive a $500 honorarium. Cameron Cendejo, a junior at Pitman High School, was a finalist.
“Congratulations to Zoe Byron, the newest Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate. I know that she’ll carry the poetry torch high, continuing the excellent work that inaugural Youth Poet Laureate, Faith Delgado, began this past year. Thank you to program coordinator Stella Beratlis and to all the judges for their work on this, and congratulations again to Zoe,” shared Gillian Wegener, MoSt Poetry Center president. The Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate is a program of the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center (MoSt Poetry), in partnership with Stanislaus County Office of Education, Stanislaus County Library, Modesto Junior College’s School of Language Arts and Education, and Stanislaus Library Foundation.
For more information about the program, please visit the Youth Poet Laureate program page.
Join us at the Carnegie Arts Center on Saturday, May 11 at 2:00 pm to celebrate our youth contest winners! Presented by the North American League of American Pen Women, Modesto Branch, in partnership with MoSt Poetry.
Come join the winners of the Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest on Saturday, May 11 at 2:00 pm at the Carnegie Arts Center, 250 N. Broadway, Turlock CA.
Presented by National League of American Pen Women – Modesto Branch and Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center.
Join us at the McHenry Museum for a reception and reading for the annual Poets’ Corner contest.
When: Sunday, May 19, 2024
Where: McHenry Museum
Time: 1:00 pm
A copy of the Poets’ Corner anthology will be available to contributors.
Presented by the City of Modesto with assistance from the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center
