Haibun——the blending or braiding of prose poetry and haiku——has been a vehicle to reflect upon and write about human journeys——external and internal——since the days of the 17th Century Japanese poet Bashō. Join MoSt board member Gary Thomas as we consider and make some sense of the journeys we take in life. Writing supplies will be …
MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop at the Salida Library September 13, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m. Poetry in Full Colors -a workshop -Creating your Pallet of Expression in Colors Come write with Janette Jameson and Vielka Solano, board members of MoSt Poetry. We will use words such as blue, green and brown to accentuate the …
Mini Author Biography Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A Valentina Zeff, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate, answers your questions! Join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. as Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff shares tips on how to write an author bio. This is great to have when you're submitting …
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 …
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 …
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 …
