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7th Annual MoSt Benefit

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Support poetry in Stanislaus County and buy a ticket to our annual fundraiser. Only $20; purchase online or at the door.

Join us at the Great Valley Bookfest!

Great Valley Bookfest Flyer

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 …

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Tonight 2/6–Poetry Out Loud County Competition

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, …

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Student Chapbook Contest: DEADLINE EXTENDED!

The deadline for our first annual student chapbook contest has been extended to January 1st, 2017! If you or someone you know is interested in entering poetry in the contest, read more about the guidelines here on our official contest page. Download the updated flyer here.

Our New Website and Blog is Taking Shape!

We will be adding new features to the website soon, including an events calendar and more blog posts, so stay tuned!