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  • Second Tuesday May 12 with Chris Olander and Kathy Pon

    Second Tuesday Poetry with featured poets Kathy Pon and Chris Olander

    Bookish Modesto 811 W. Roseburg Ave, Modesto, CA, United States

    Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to present Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Chris Olander, performance poet & poet laureate Nevada County (2017-2019) and Central Valley poet/farmer/educator Kathy Pon.  Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm PST;  doors at 6:30 PM Where: Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Roseburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center Open mic …

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  • Saturday at the Carnegie featuring poets Cleo Griffith & Sheila D. Landre

    Carnegie Arts Center 250 N. Broadway, Turlock, CA, United States

    Please join host Gary Thomas at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Carnegie Arts Center (250 North Broadway Ave., Turlock, California) for a poetry reading featuring Cleo Griffith and Sheila D. Landre. There will be light refreshments and an open mic time following the featured poets. This event is free and open to …

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  • Woven Words Tiny Poem Contest event May 20, 5:30 pm at Queen Bean

    Woven Words Tiny Poem Contest — Reading & Reception

    Queen Bean Coffee House 1126 14th St, Modesto, CA, United States

    Woven Words Tiny Poem Contest — Reading & Reception You’re invited to a poetry reading to celebrate the publication of Woven Words, an anthology of short poems featuring the work of Stanislaus County youth poets.  Hosted by Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff 📅 Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 5:30 PM 📍 Queen Bean …

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  • Second Tuesday Poetry: Brad Buchanan and Paloma Contreras

    Bookish Modesto 811 W. Roseburg Ave, Modesto, CA, United States

    Second Tuesday Poetry An Evening of Poetry featuring Brad Buchanan & Paloma Contreras Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm | Doors open 6:30 pm Location: Bookish Modesto Admission: Free and open to the public Refreshments available for purchase. BRAD BUCHANAN Brad Buchanan is a retired English professor and poet laureate–endorsed writer who earned …

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  • Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Mai-Linh Hong and Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco

    Bookish Modesto 811 W. Roseburg Ave, Modesto, CA, United States

    MAI-LING HONG  Mai-Linh Hong is a Vietnamese American refugee poet and literary scholar. Her debut poetry collection, Continental Drift, won the 2025 Trio Award and was published by Trio House Press in July 2026. Her poems appear or are forthcoming in Waxwing, Ploughshares, Copper Nickel, Wildness, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Maine Review, and elsewhere. She …

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