Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest for students, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is proud to announce that we will be holding our county-level competition at the MJC Little Theatre on February 6th. Last year, our county winner took third place at the state level, so don’t miss the chance to witness this year’s contest!
Jan 13
MoSt Poetry Book Club January 23rd
Don’t forget to come to the next installment of our FREE Poetry Book Club, coming up on Wednesday, January 23rd at the Modesto Library from 6:30 to 7:30pm. We’ll be looking at and discussing Adamantine by Shin Yu Pai, an award-winning writer, photographer, and editor based in the Pacific Northwest. Read more about her on her website.
Poetry Book Club
MoSt is pleased to announce another installment of our Poetry Book Club! The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 23rd from 6:30 to 7:30 at the downtown library. Our featured book is Adamantine by Shin Yu Pai–copies are available from the Modesto Library or on Amazon, and we will have a few copies on hand.
This event is free and open to the public.
Second Tuesday @ Barkin’ Dog
Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on January 8th at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto. We’ll have an evening of poetry with featured readers from America, We Call Your Name. An open mic will follow the featured reading, so bring a poem or two to share.
Student Chapbook Contest Deadline
Today’s the deadline for our annual George Rogers-Lee Nicholson Student Chapbook Contest! Check out the main contest page for full details.