Second Tuesday @ Barkin’ Dog

Come on out on June 9 to hear David Campos and Michael Medrano read from their books. The reading starts at 6:00, and following the featured readers, there will be an open mic so bring a poem or two to share. Please check out the attached flyer and feel free to print it, post it, and share it in all ways possible.

This is a big anniversary for the reading series. The June 9th reading will mark the 6th anniversary of the Barkin’ Dog series. Many thanks to Hanibal and Evin of the Barkin’ Dog, and many thanks to all of you who have come out and supported poetry in our area!

Save the Date: MoSt Annual Meeting

Our next board meeting will be on June 28 at 2:00. This is our official ANNUAL MEETING open to regular MoSt members! For more information about the meeting location and to RSVP, please email info@mostpoetry.org

Jun 02

Check out our new Contests page

We’ve got a new section of the site devoted entirely to local poetry CONTESTS administered by MoSt–with guidelines, full information, and winning poems by year (coming soon). Check out the freshly added submission guidelines for the Northern California Women’s Music Festival poetry contest, and check back soon for updates on this year’s Poets’ Corner contest.

Submission Deadline: The Biggest Valley

SEEKING POEMS

The Biggest Valley: Poems from California’s Heartland will showcase poems written by individuals who were born, raised, or have lived or worked for at least five or more years in California’s Central Valley. The anthology will be published by Sugartown Publishing in the spring of 2016. For more info, download the PDF flyer.

The Big Valley flyer

Tuolumne Writers Retreat

The Tuolumne Writers Retreat is coming up on September 25th-27th in Columbia. You can find out more at www.sonorawriters.org or by calling 209-743-8097. This will feature 16 writers’ workshops, prose and poetry open mics, a Ghost Poetry Walk, guest speakers, book signings, and performances. It sounds like a lot of fun, so if you are interested sign up early and give yourself something to look forward to.

UPDATE: Salvatore Salerno of Modesto, a MoSt board member, will be teaching a workshop titled “Making a Poem” on Saturday, September 26 at the Tuolumne Writers’ Retreat. His recent chapbook is “New Wine in Old Barrels.”