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SUMMARY:Second Tuesday: Members' Holiday Open Mic & Potluck
DESCRIPTION:The Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center presents Second Tuesday: Members’ Holiday Open Mic and Potluck. Bring a dish to share\, and help us celebrate 15 years of bringing poetry to the community through our Second Tuesday series. If you’re not a MoSt member yet\, you are warmly encouraged to attend and join us at the door.  \nOn Tuesday\, December 10 at the Dragonfly Art for Life\, 1210 J Street\, Modesto CA 95354.  \nMoSt Poetry is proud to serve our community with free poetry events\, including the Second Tuesday Poetry series\, Poetry on Saturdays at the Carnegie Arts Center\, Free Summer Poetry Workshops at the Library\, New Year’s Poetry Challenge\, Poetry Everywhere initiative at Stanislaus County K-12 public schools\, and more. Programs we administer or in which we partner include Poetry Out Loud\, Aileen Jaffa Youth Poetry Contest\, Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate\, and the City of Modesto’s Poets’ Corner Contest.  \nOn Facebook\, Instagram\, and Threads: @mostpoetry. 
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/holidayreading2024/
LOCATION:The Dragonfly Art for Life\, 1210 J Street\, Modesto\, CA\, 95350\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Open Mic,Readings,Second Tuesday,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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SUMMARY:City of Modesto Poets' Corner contest deadline
DESCRIPTION:The Parks\, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department and the City of Modesto’s Poets’ Corner Committee are pleased to offer an Annual Poets’ Corner Contest. \n\n\n\nEntries Due byFriday\, April 4\, 2025.  \n\n\n\nContest Winners\n\n\n\nWinners will be notified by email (or mail\, when email is unavailable.) \n\n\n\nPoets 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. \n\n\n\nWinning poems will be printed in a booklet that will be placed in the Poets’ Bookshelf\, which contains published works by local writers and will be kept at the McHenry Museum. Each winner will receive a copy of the booklet. \n\n\n\n\nWho May Enter\n\n\n\nRules\n\n\n\nSubmissions\n\n\n\nDeadline\n\n\n\n\nPoets of any age who reside in Stanislaus County \n\n\n\nGeneral: Any kind of poetry on any subject\, unrhymed or rhymed. Free verse and formal poetry is welcome. Group of three haiku accepted as one entry. \n\n\n\nSpecial: The Natural World — beautiful\, destructive\, sustaining. Write about nature — the wildness of it\, the beauty of it\, how it inspires and moves us\, or how it can destroy with thoughtless abandon.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/city-of-modesto-poets-corner-contest-deadline-2/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Youth Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T120000
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SUMMARY:Stanislaus Cty Youth Poet Laureate Reading & Open Mic with Zoe Byron
DESCRIPTION:Join Zoe Byron\, 2024-2025 Youth Poet Laureate of Stanislaus County\, as she reads poems in celebration of National Poetry Month. Be sure to bring a poem or two to share at the Open Mic\, following Zoe’s reading. They don’t have to be poems you’ve written! Just come have some fun with us. \nAt the Salida Library\, April 19 at noon.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2025yplapril/
LOCATION:Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Branch\, 4835 Sisk Road\, Salida\, 95368\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T130000
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SUMMARY:Youth Poet Laureate Send-Off Reading & Open Mic: Zoe Byron
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we bid a fond farewell to 2024-2025 Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Byron\, whose tenure as youth laureate is complete at the end of May. She’s the second ever Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate and has done a beautiful job representing the voice of youth through her poems. \nThis final reading will take place at the Oakdale Public Library\, 151 S. First Avenue\, Oakdale CA 95361. Please bring a poem to share at open mic! Reading starts at 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room just inside the front entrance. \n 
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2025may17/
LOCATION:Oakdale Library\, 151 South First Avenue\, Oakdale\, CA\, 95361\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T130000
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SUMMARY:Welcome 2025-2026 Youth Poet Laureate: Reading & Reception
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be celebrating our incoming youth poet laureate\, Valentina Zeff\, at a reading/reception at Modesto Junior College’s Science Community Center.  Come listen to a few poems\, meet youth poets\, and learn about the youth poet laureate program. \nValentina Zeff is a sixteen-year-old poet from Modesto\, California who is currently enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program at Modesto High School. Zeff has been writing free verse and ballad poetry since her freshman year of high school. \nZeff is active within her community and school through social and environmental activism\, extracurricular projects\, and volunteering. She was selected to be a member of the Park’s Youth Committee (April 2024-current)\, Modesto Youth Commission (October 2024-current)\, and student representative for Modesto High School’s Student Senate for both ninth and tenth grade. During the 2023-2024 Speech and Debate season\, she was a top finalist for Original Spoken Word Poetry at State Qualifications. She is also the founder and Co-President of Modesto High School’s Book Club where she leads discussions on novels and poems of interest. Additionally\, she is the Secretary and head layout editor/designer of the Panther Press\, Modesto High School’s monthly newspaper. \nPlease welcome our incoming Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate\, Valentina Zeff! \nThe Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate program is administered by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center (MoSt Poetry) with partners MJC Library & Learning Center & MJC School of Language Arts & Education\, Stanislaus County Office of Education\, Stanislaus County Library\, and Stanislaus Library Foundation. \n 
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2025yplreception/
LOCATION:Modesto Junior College West Campus\, 2201 Blue Gum Avenue\, Modesto\, CA\, 95358\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T130000
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SUMMARY:Author Bio Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A
DESCRIPTION:Mini Author Biography Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A\nValentina Zeff\, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate\, answers your questions! \nJoin 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 poems to anthologies and poetry journals\, entering poetry contests\, and when you’ve been asked to feature at a poetry reading. \nFeel free to drop in and meet Valentina and learn about the Woven Words: Teen Voices from the Central Valley Anthology and how you can submit poems for that. \nZoom Meeting Link 
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/25oct2025/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshops,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T130000
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SUMMARY:Mini Workshop for Teen Poets: How to Write a Tiny Poem
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPoets are invited to submit 1-3 very short poems (3-5 lines). The contest is free and open to anyone living in or attending high schools in Stanislaus County. \nThe author of the winning poem in each of the five categories wins $50. Poets are also invited to submit poems to the anthology without connecting them to the contest themes. The contest deadline is January 31\, 2026. Stanislaus County YPL Valentina Zeff will weave the short submissions together to create one book-length poem\, to be published as an anthology and distributed to participants. \nZeff will be conducting a mini-workshop on writing a tiny poem and will discuss the contest on Saturday\, December 13\,  202\, at 1:00 pm on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81498958531 \nThe Stanislaus Youth Poet Laureate program is presented by MoSt Poetry in partnership with SCOE\, Stanislaus County Library\, MJC’s School of Language Arts & Education and the Library & Learning Center\, and the Stanislaus Library Foundation.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2025dec13ypl/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Workshops,Youth Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260117T130000
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SUMMARY:Mini-Workshop for Teens: Write a Tiny Poem - Contest Deadline Jan. 31
DESCRIPTION:Mini Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A\nValentina Zeff\, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate\, answers your questions!\nTeens 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 tiny poem for the Woven Words Teen Contest. \nThen you can easily submit your poems to our contest! Deadline for that is January 31\, 2026. \nFeel free to drop in and meet Valentina and learn about the Woven Words: Teen Voices from the Central Valley Anthology. \n  \nJanuary 17 Zoom Meeting\nJanuary 24 Zoom Meeting\n 
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2026jan17/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Submission Opportunities,Workshops,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T130000
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SUMMARY:Write a Tiny Poem Workshop Postponed until February--date TBA
DESCRIPTION:Mini Workshop & Youth Poet Laureate Q & A\n\n\n\nZoom workshop has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstance. Please return to this page to see future workshops during the month of February!  \nWOVEN WORDS Youth Poetry Contest deadline extended: February 28\, 2026.  \n  \n \n  \nValentina Zeff\, current Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate\, answers your questions!\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 January 31\, 2026\, at 1:00 p.m. as Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff shares tips on how to write a tiny poem for the Woven Words Teen Contest. \n\n\n\nThen you can easily submit your poems to our contest! \n\n\n\nFeel free to drop in and meet Valentina and learn about the Woven Words: Teen Voices from the Central Valley Anthology and how you can submit poems for the contest.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/write-a-tiny-poem-with-youth-poet-laureate-valentina-zeff/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Workshops,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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SUMMARY:Write a Tiny Poem: Workshop with Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff
DESCRIPTION:Tiny Poem Workshop With Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate Valentina Zeff.  All are welcome! \nLearn how to write a tiny poem + enjoy a Q&A with the Youth Poet Laureate. Find out how to submit your poems to the contest. The Woven Words Tiny Poem Contest is FREE and open to teens who live in or attend high school in Stanislaus County. The contest is a publication opportunity–the entries will be woven into a larger poem and published in a book\, and we will celebrate together a bit later in the spring! \nPLUS YOU CAN WIN PRIZES–top poem in each theme wins $50. Note: all poems will be accepted for publication. Please see contest guidelines for details. \nZoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85093492645
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/tiny-poem-workshop-for-ypl-teen-poetry-contest/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Contests,Submission Opportunities,Youth Poet Laureate,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
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SUMMARY:Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and National League of American Pen Women\, Modesto Chapter \nCash awards will be given in each of four categories: K-3\, 4-6\, 7-9\, 10-12 \nStanislaus County students in grades K-12 can submit up to 3 poems with an entry fee] of $1 per poem. Each poem must be the student’s original creative work\, 24 lines or less in any style. Submit 2 copies of each poem\, one without the student’s name and one with the student’s name plus an attached entry form. Poems entered in the Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest cannot be simultaneously submitted to the Poets’ Corner Contest or any other poetry contest. Submissions must be postmarked by the April 3\, 2026 deadline. \nPlease visit Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest for full contest rules.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/aileen-jaffa-young-poets-contest/
CATEGORIES:Contests,Youth Poetry
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SUMMARY:Poetry on Saturday with Sheila Landre and Cleo Griffith
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday May 16 as we welcome Sheila Landre and Cleo Griffith to our Poetry on Saturday series! Both have new collections of poetry\, from which they will share poems.
URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/2026maycarnegie/
LOCATION:Carnegie Arts Center\, 250 N. Broadway\, Turlock\, CA\, 95380\, United States
CATEGORIES:Contests,Youth Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org
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