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Second Tuesday @ Barkin’ Dog

Barkin' Dog Grill 940 11th St, Modesto, CA, United States

Join us for our monthly reading series and open mic at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in Modesto! This month’s reading features MoSt board member Linda Scheller celebrating her debut poetry collection, Fierce Light, out now from Future Cycle Press. Our second reader is TBA.

Aileen Jaffa Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony

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

Come join us at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock for the Awards Ceremony for this year's Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest! First, second and third place winners in each category will receive cash awards from the MoSt Poetry Center. Prizes are: First Place $25, Second Place $15, Third Place $10. In addition, the Modesto …

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Annual General Meeting

Join us for our open Annual Meeting and potluck and find out how you can get involved in promoting poetry in our community! For more information, email info@mostpoetry.org

Summer Poetry Workshops

Stanislaus County Library 1500 I Street, Modesto, CA, United States

Join us at the Downtown Modesto Library for Making a Poem: The Beauty of Form with Salvatore Salerno. All workshops are FREE TO THE PUBLIC with materials and inspiration provided. Sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and the Stanislaus County Library.

California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia

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

MoSt is excited to announce that California Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia, will be at the Carnegie Arts Center  in Turlock for a reading and conversation.  This event is free and open to all, so please join us for a wonderful evening of poetry. See below for more information:

MoSt Board Meeting

Our next Board meeting is Thursday, August 3 at 6:30 at Tom Portwood’s home–email info@mostpoetry.org for more information!