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  • City of Modesto Poets’ Corner contest deadline

    The Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department and the City of Modesto’s Poets’ Corner Committee are pleased to offer an Annual Poets’ Corner Contest. Entries Due byFriday, April 4, 2025.  Contest Winners Winners will be notified by email (or mail, when email is unavailable.) Poets will be invited to read their winning poems on Sunday, June …

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  • City of Modesto Poets’ Corner Reading & Reception

    McHenry Museum 1402 14th St, Modesto, CA, United States

    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 …

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  • Mini Workshop for Teen Poets: How to Write a Tiny Poem

    Woven Words Tiny Poem Contest: Teen Voices from the Central Valley, presented by MoSt Poetry's Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate program, is now open for submissions from Stanislaus County high school students grades 9-12. Poets are invited to submit 1-3 very short poems (3-5 lines). The contest is free and open to anyone living in or …

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  • Mini-Workshop for Teens: Write a Tiny Poem – Contest Deadline Jan. 31

    Mini Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A Valentina Zeff, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate, answers your questions! Teens are invited to join Valentina on Zoom on one (or both!) of these two dates: Saturday, January 17 and Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Valentina shares great tips on how to write a …

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  • Write a Tiny Poem Workshop Postponed until February–date TBA

    Mini Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A Zoom workshop has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstance. Please return to this page to see future workshops during the month of February!  WOVEN WORDS Youth Poetry Contest deadline extended: February 28, 2026.        Valentina Zeff, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate, answers your …

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