May 13
We’ll be celebrating our incoming youth poet laureate, Valentina Zeff, at a reading/reception at Modesto Junior College’s Science Community Center. Come join us to listen to a few poems, meet youth poets, and learn about the youth poet laureate program. Valentina Zeff is a sixteen-year-old poet from Modesto, California who is currently enrolled in the …
Dec 16
Featuring workshop facilitator and guest poet Michael Meyerhofer: Pulling Up the Floorboards: Two Radical Approaches to Revision. RSVP $40 + ticketing fee. Price includes continental breakfast and a light lunch.. Saturday, February 1, 2025 · 10am – 2pm PST. Doors at 9:45am. RSVP Eventbrite.
Mar 10
Support poetry in Stanislaus County and buy a ticket to our annual fundraiser. Only $20; purchase online or at the door.
Oct 06
Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is once again pleased to announce that we will have a table at the Great Valley Bookfest, and our own Modesto Poet Laureate Stella Beratlis will be hosting the Poets’ Corner featuring an exciting list of poets from our region. The Great Valley Bookfest takes place on October 12th from 10am to …
Feb 06
Join us tonight, February 6th, at MJC’s Little Theater from 7:00 to 9:00 for the county-level Poetry Out Loud competition! Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest for students, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Last year, our county winner took third place at the state level, …
