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SUMMARY:8th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce the details of our 8th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival\, coming up on February 1st\, 2020! \nEach year in February we organize and hold an all-day poetry festival featuring workshops\, readings\, and a featured poet. This year\, we are proud to welcome Lee Herrick and Camille Norton as our guest poets and workshop leaders. \nJoin us on Saturday\, February 1st\, 2020 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Modesto for a day of poetry\, learning\, and inspiration! Click on the image at right to download the PDF flyer\, and you can click here to download the registration form (which also has details about this year’s festival poetry contest). \nThemes for this year’s contest are 1. The Graceful Stumble; 2. Handling Earth with Care; 3. Notre Dame; 4. Following a Thread. Submissions to the poetry contest must be postmarked by the CONTEST DEADLINE: JANUARY 11\, 2020. Please see the form for more information. \n\nLee Herrick has authored three poetry books\, Scar and Flower\, Gardening Secrets of the Dead\, and This\nMany Miles from Desire. His poems have also appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. He is co-editor of The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets on Faith and Spirit (forthcoming in Spring\, 2020 from Orison Books). Born in Daejeon\, Korea\, Lee served as Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017\, and teaches at Sierra Nevada College and Fresno City College. \nCamille Norton’s first collection of poems\, published by HarperPerennial\, was a National Poetry Series winner in 2004. Other honors include the Grolier Prize in Poetry\, accolades from the National Endowment\nof the Humanities\, and residencies at the MacDowell Art Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Professor of English at University of the Pacific in Stockton\, Camille co-edited Resurgent: New Writing by Women\, featuring experimental writing by women in literature\, film\, and the visual arts. Her latest poetry book is A Folio in the Dark (Sixteen Rivers).
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/8th-annual-modesto-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 1528 Oakdale Road\, Modesto\, CA\, 95355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Contests,Other Events,Readings,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Collision VI: Intersection of Photography and Poetry
DESCRIPTION:COLLISION VI: At the Intersection of Poetry and Photography \nJoin us on Thursday\, Feb. 20 at 7:30 pm for artists reception and reading at the Mistlin Gallery. Featuring 17 poets\, 17 photographers\, and 2 painters who merged their talents to create singular work or art consisting of words and images. \nPoets:\nGillian Wegener\nSara Coito\nJosslyn Turner\nLinda Scheller\nAngela Drew\nTheresa Rojas\nLynn Hansen\nMelchor Sahagun\nDan Schmidt\nVielka Solano\nKaren Baker\nStella Beratlis\nCristina Sandoval\nSheila Landre\ndebee lloyd\nLillian Vallee\nSal Salerno \nPhotographers: \nDavid Schroeder\nRebecca Harvey\nMiguel Trejo\nBill Harris\nEm McLaren\nShirley Stevens\nCarolyn Huff\nNoah Wilson\nLorraine Nilson\nKrystle Lisek\nDan Souza\nAdrian Mendoza\nHeath Vanderpol\nJohn Wynn\nAlyn Brereton\nPeter David Lee \nThe COLLISION VI exhibit runs from Feb. 4 – 28. \nCOLLISION VI is a production of FotoModesto\, sponsored by FocusOn\, a not-for-profit corporation.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/collision-vi-intersection-of-photography-and-poetry/
LOCATION:Mistlin Gallery\, 1015 J Street\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Events,Readings
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SUMMARY:Words Worth Speaking: Brandon Leake and Angela Drew
DESCRIPTION:The MJC Library & Learning Center and the MJC Black Student Union invite you to a poetry event at the East Campus L & LC. \nFeaturing performers Brandon Leake and Angela Drew. \nBring a poem to read + submit your work to the WWS zine. \nBrandon Leake is an award-winning spoken word poet\, artistic educator\, and motivational speaker from Stockton\, CA. His creative blend of art\, charisma\, and passion tailored to his own unique personal narrative has taken him across the world as a speaker and performer. Brandon has performed in New Zealand\, Mexico\, Canada\, and 36 states around the country for his Dark Side Tour which promotes his first published poetry chapbook and his album Deficients: A Tale From My Dark Side\, a project rooted in transparency and healing. Brandon is also the founder and CEO of Called To Move – CTM\, an arts organization whose mission is to aid youth in self-actualization and personal development through poetry. Through Called to Move\, Brandon had led youth workshops around the world and in his hometown of Stockton. \nAngela Drew is a teacher\, mother\, poet\, and spoken word performer who has loved the rhythm of words for as long as she can remember. Born in Berkeley\, CA\, she began writing at age eight and has always understood that words have the power to soothe\, stir\, or solidify connection. Thus\, her lifelong love affair with storytelling began. Angela has performed at various venues throughout the Modesto\, Sacramento and Bay Areas\, including Modesto Junior College\, Modesto’s inaugural “Ill List Poetry Slam” at the State Theater\, the Gallo Center for the Arts\, in a Sankofa Community Theater production of The Journey—The African American Experience\, and at various other venues. Her recent poetry is included in COLLISION VI\, the February 2020 exhibit at the Mistlin Gallery which features poet-photographer collaborations
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/words-worth-speaking-brandon-leake-and-angela-drew/
LOCATION:Modesto Junior College Library & Learning Center\, 435 College Ave.\, Modesto\, CA\, 95350\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Events,Readings
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