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 …
Please join host Gary Thomas at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock, CA for a poetry reading featuring Joshua McKinney and Cecil Morris. There will be light refreshments and an open mic following the featured poets. This event is free and open to the public. Joshua McKinney’s fifth book …
Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to present Second Tuesday Poetry featuring Samantha Tetangco Ocena and Moira Magneson, El Dorado County’s newest poet laureate Date: Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025 Time: 7:00 pm PST Where: Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Orangeburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center Open mic following featured poets (3 min per poet); sign …
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 …
AUTUMN NATURE POETRY READING AND WALK Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 9:00-11:00 a.m. DOS RIOS STATE PARK 3559 Shiloh Road Modesto, CA Join us at the base camp of the oxbow pond for our third nature poetry reading and walk. Park visitors are invited to bring a few of their favorite poems on nature, written …
Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is pleased to present Second Tuesday Poetry: Five for Ten, featuring five Central Valley poets: Casey Giffen Daley Perry Cynthia Barstad Paloma Contreras Melchor Sahagun III Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Time: 7:00 pm PST Where: Bookish Modesto, 811 W. Roseburg Ave, in the Roseburg Square shopping center Open mic following …
