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  • Second Tuesday Poetry featuring George Higgins and Rick Bursky

    The Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to welcome poets George Higgins and Rick Bursky on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Register in advance for this meeting: https://tinyurl.com/2p8k6saw. Sign up for Open Mic (3 mins each poet) following the featured poets: https://forms.gle/vYexC9AiS7d7Cgeo7.  Hosted by Stella Beratlis.  George Higgins's book, There There, was published by Kelsay Books/White Violet …

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  • Many Voices, One Community: Gillian Wegener and Salvatore Salerno

    Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center & Stanislaus County Library Present Many Voices,  One Community,  featuring Gillian Wegener and Salvatore Salerno,  emeritus and current Poets Laureate of Modesto Celebrate National Poetry Month by sharing your poetry! Read your poetry, or poems from one of your favorite poets. Reading time limited to three minutes per person.  Thursday, April 28 at …

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  • Second Tuesday Poetry Reading featuring Susan Kelly-Dewitt & Linda Toren

    Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center presents Second Tuesday Poetry, featuring Susan Kelly-Dewitt and Linda Toren.  Hosted by Gary Thomas  Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Time: 7:00 pm PST on Zoom--RSVP required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpf--tqTwjHtzOiKfx1CE232QV992N-gyG After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. About Susan Kelly-Dewitt Susan Kelly-DeWitt is the author of The Gatherer’s …

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  • Second Tuesday Poetry presents Field Studies: Poems We Love

    Second Tuesday Poetry presents Field Studies, Poems We Love FIELD STUDIES. Maybe poets are social scientists at heart: We ask questions and seek to understand the world, ourselves, each other. For this open mic reading, please come prepared to read a poem that you love–one in which witness, documentation, analysis, and/or understanding are key. You'll …

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  • Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Gary Thomas and Ian Miller

    Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center presents Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Gary Thomas and Ian Miller Join us at 7 pm on Zoom as we feature Gary Thomas, reading from his new collection All the Connecting Lights. He is joined by poet Ian Miller of Modesto. Hosted by Stella Beratlis Date: Tuesday, Sept 13, 2022  Time: 7:00 pm PST …

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  • Second Tuesday Poetry Online featuring Cyrus Cassells & James Fujinami Moore

    Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center presents Second Tuesday Poetry Online featuring Cyrus Cassells and James Fujinami Moore  Join us as we welcome two tremendous poets to our Second Tuesday Poetry series: State of Texas Poet Laureate Cyrus Cassells and James Fujinami Moore of Los Angeles. Both have new collections published by Four Way Books. We're pleased to …

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