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  • Write a Tiny Poem Workshop Postponed until February–date TBA

    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 …

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  • Poetry Out Loud Competition Feb. 3

    Prospect Theater Project 1214 K Street, Modesto, CA, United States

    The public is invited to attend the Stanislaus County Poetry Out Loud contest on Tuesday, February 3 at the Prospect Theater Project. Through this program, high school students across the country participate in a dynamic poetry recitation competition that is designed to improve their public speaking skills, help build confidence, and teach them about literary …

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  • Second Tuesday Feb. 10 – William O’Daly and Linda Marie Prather

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

    Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to present Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Linda Marie Prather and William O'Daly Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm PST Where: Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Roseburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center The reading is free; drinks, snacks, and books are available for purchase at Bookish. Open mic …

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  • UPDATED: Poetry at the Carnegie featuring Jesse Wolfe and Stella Beratlis

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

    PLEASE NOTE: Due to a necessary scheduling change, Jesse Wolfe will read with Stella Beratlis on 2/21/26. Cleo Griffith will be a featured reader at a future date to be determined. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please join host Gary Thomas at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Carnegie Arts …

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  • Second Tuesday with Eliot Schain & Salvatore Salerno

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

    Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to present Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Modesto Poet Laureate Emeritus Salvatore Salerno with Sixteen Rivers Press poet Eliot Schain  Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm PST Where: Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Roseburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center Open mic following featured poets (3 min per poet); …

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