Apr 21
The Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department and the City of Modesto’s Poets’ Corner Committee are pleased to offer an Annual Poets’ Corner Contest. Contest Winners Poets will be invited to read their winning poems on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. at the McHenry Museum, followed by light refreshments. Winning poems will be printed …
Mar 26
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025Time: 7:00 pm PSTWhere: Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Orangeburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center Open mic following featured poets (3 min per poet); sign up at the event. Hosted by Gillian Wegener
Nov 21
Attend the Reading and Book Launch for Gary Thomas’s O YES WE BREATHE at Prospect Theater Project on Tuesday Nov. 26 at 7 pm.
Aug 31
Please check our Events page for the September 8 Second Tuesday Poetry Reading featuring the METER MAIDS.
Feb 29
Co-sponsored by MoSt (Modesto Stanislaus Poetry Center) and the National League of American Penwomen (NLAPW), Modesto chapter. Read the complete rules and download the entry form HERE. This contest is offered as a means of encouraging young writers throughout Stanislaus County and as a way to remember poet Aileen Jaffa, the founding President of the …
