BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200712T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200712T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200630T225625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200712T010445Z UID:1479-1594566000-1594573200@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:MoSt Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our Annual Meeting is open to all MoSt members! Join us for a Zoom meeting on Sunday\, July 12 at 3:00. We’ll be reflecting on the past year\, discussing new initiatives\, electing/re-electing board members\, and getting excited about all the MoSt events we have planned. \nIf you would like to attend\, please RSVP to info@mostpoetry.org with MEETING in the subject line\, and we’ll send you the Zoom invite. If you are unable to attend\, but interested in all the goings-on\, we can send you the minutes as soon as those are available. And\, of course\, if you are interested in becoming part of our board\, please let us know! URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-annual-meeting-2/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Board Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200609T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200609T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200604T225224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200604T225224Z UID:1397-1591725600-1591731000@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday @ Barkin' Dog - On Zoom! DESCRIPTION:We will be holding our Second Tuesday poetry reading series on June 9th\, 2020\, via Zoom. We hope you’ll join us. Please see the flyer above for more information on our featured poets\, Karen Terrey and Dane Cervine. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-barkin-dog-6-2020/ CATEGORIES:Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/June20202ndTuesday.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200606T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200606T143000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200602T201451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200604T224655Z UID:1391-1591448400-1591453800@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Summer Poetry Workshops 2020 DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 6th for our first Summer Poetry Workshop of 2020 with MoSt Board member Linda Scheller. The topic is “Correspondence and Connections” and it will be a Zoom workshop from 1:00-2:30. Please contact us at info@mostpoetry.org to receive detailed Zoom information! \n\nAll experience levels are welcome. This event is part of the MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop series. \n\nAll workshops are FREE TO THE PUBLIC with materials and inspiration provided. Sponsored by Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center and the Friends of the Modesto Library. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/summer-poetry-workshops-2020/ CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SummerWorkshopJune2020.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200604T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200604T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200507T194124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T194124Z UID:1383-1591295400-1591299000@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:MoSt Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our next MoSt Poetry Board meeting will be held on Thursday\, June 4th\, at 6:30 pm\, most likely via Zoom. If you are interested in attending\, please email info@mostpoetry.org for more information. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-board-meeting-6-2020/ CATEGORIES:Board Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200510T051334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200510T051334Z UID:1386-1589306400-1589311800@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday Poetry: Ulalume González de León DESCRIPTION:Join the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center via Zoom on the second Tuesday in May to celebrate the publication of Ulalume González de León’s PLAGIOS/PLAGIARISMS VOL. 1\, with project translators Terry Ehret\, John Johnson\, and Nancy J. Morales. \nPoet\, essayist\, and translator Ulalume González de León believed that “Everything has already been said\,” and\, thus\, that each act of creation is a rewriting\, reshuffling\, and reconstructing of one great work. For this reason\, she chose the title Plagios (Plagiarisms) for her book of collected poems. Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz called Ulalume González de León “the best Mexicana poet since Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz\,” recognizing the visionary quality of her work. \nPlagios (Plagiarisms)\, just out this year from Sixteen Rivers Press\, is the first of three bilingual volumes of González de León’s work. This first volume presents several short collections of poems González de León produced from 1968 to 1971\, each of which explores the ephemeral nature of identity and its dependence on the ever-shifting ground of language and memory. \nABOUT THE TRANSLATORS \nTerry Ehret\, one of the founders of Sixteen Rivers Press\, has published four collections of poetry\, most recently Night Sky Journey from Kelly’s Cove Press. Her literary awards include the National Poetry Series\, the California Book Award\, the Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize\, a nomination for the Northern California Book Reviewer’s Award\, and five Pushcart Prize nominations. From 2004–2006\, she served as the poet laureate of Sonoma County where she lives and teaches writing. \nNancy J. Morales\, a first-generation American of Puerto Rican parents\, earned her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers College\, a master’s in teaching English as a Second Language from Adelphi University\, and a doctorate in education from Teachers College at Columbia University. She has taught at Dominican University\, College of Marin\, Sonoma State University\, and other schools\, from elementary to graduate levels. Currently she is a board member for the Northern California Chapter of the Fulbright Alumni Association and teaches Spanish to private clients. \nJohn Johnson’s poetry has appeared in many print and online journals\, including Boxcar Poetry Review\, Clade Song\, Triggerfish Critical Review\, and Web Conjunctions. He is a long-time student of the Spanish language and has studied letter-press printing with Iota Press of Sebastopol\, producing chapbooks and bilingual broadsides. \nZoom at 6 pm: \nJoin from PC\, Mac\, Linux\, iOS or Android:https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98189086098 \nOr iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +16699006833\,98189086098# or +12532158782\,98189086098# \nOr Telephone:\n Dial:\n +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)\n +1 253 215 8782 (US Toll)\n +1 346 248 7799 (US Toll)\n +1 301 715 8592 (US Toll)\n +1 312 626 6799 (US Toll)\n +1 646 876 9923 (US Toll)\n Meeting ID: 981 8908 6098\n International numbers available: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/u/aAa63PMfu URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-poetry-ulalume-gonzalez-de-leon/ CATEGORIES:Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/7246475B-1EE2-4F6F-8457-C76100D74AE6.png ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T190000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200507T193932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T193932Z UID:1381-1589306400-1589310000@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday @ Barkin' Dog - on Zoom! DESCRIPTION:Save the date! We will be holding our Second Tuesday poetry reading series on May 12th\, 2020\, via Zoom. We hope you’ll join us. Check back here for more information soon\, or email us at info@mostpoetry.org. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-barkin-dog-on-zoom/ CATEGORIES:Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200405T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200405T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200310T203323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T205706Z UID:1362-1586095200-1586106000@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:7th Annual MoSt Benefit - CANCELED DESCRIPTION:It is with deep regret that we’ve cancelled this year’s annual benefit for the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center which was scheduled for April 5. It is more important that all our supporters and friends stay well and safe\, so we are forgoing the benefit this year. We won’t be rescheduling\, but we do hope to be back with shining colors and bells on in 2021. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/benefit2020/ CATEGORIES:Other Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200404 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200312T203919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T203919Z UID:1377-1585872000-1585958399@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Aileen Jaffa Young Poets Contest Deadline DESCRIPTION:Today is the postmark deadline. Please see the Aileen Jaffa contest page for more information! URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/aileen-jaffa-young-poets-contest-deadline-2/ CATEGORIES:Contests,Submission Opportunities,Youth Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200402T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200402T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200312T203626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T203626Z UID:1375-1585852200-1585855800@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:MoSt Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our next MoSt Poetry Board meeting will be held on Thursday\, April 2nd\, at 6:30 pm at the house of one of our members. If you are interested in attending\, please email info@mostpoetry.org for more information. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-board-meeting-4-2020/ CATEGORIES:Board Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200211T235806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200229T212056Z UID:1327-1583863200-1583870400@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday Series featuring Josh McKinney & Lisa Dominguez Abraham DESCRIPTION:Braid fresh flowers into your hair and perform pagan rituals as we ponder the newly-hatched world of SPRING. \nOr you could just come to this poetry reading! \nJoin Modesto poet laureate Stella Beratlis as she presents featured poets Josh McKinney and Lisa Dominguez Abraham. \nJoshua McKinney’s most recent book of poetry is Small Sillion (Parlor Press\, 2019). His work has appeared in such journals as Boulevard\, Denver Quarterly\, Kenyon Review\, New American Writing\, and many others. He is the recipient of The Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize\, The Dickinson Prize\, The Pavement Saw Chapbook Prize\, and a Gertrude Stein Award for Innovative Writing. He is coeditor of the online ecopoetry zine\, Clade Song. He teaches at California State University\, Sacramento. \nLisa Dominguez Abraham’s poems have appeared in journals such as Southern Review\, North American Review and Poetry East. Her collection Mata Hari Blows a Kiss won the 2016 Swan Scythe Chapbook Contest\, and her book Coyote Logic came out from Blue Oak Press in February 2019. She works at Cosumnes River College. \nBring a poem to share during our open mic following the featured poets’ readings. Since it’s almost spring\, let’s explore the themes darkness and light. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/march2020/ LOCATION:Barkin’ Dog Grill\, 940 11th St\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/87622218_2909010939120545_404341342370529280_o.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200308 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200212T003322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T202945Z UID:1336-1583539200-1583625599@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Deadline Poets' Corner Contest: postmark date DESCRIPTION:The Modesto Poets’ Corner Contest is now accepting entries for 2020! This year’s theme is “Kindness and Connection: How do we help to heal the divisions between people\, ideas and beliefs? How can we be kind\, or make connections with each other\, even when being compassionate is inconvenient\, uncomfortable or even dangerous?” As always\, don’t worry about answering all the guiding questions – they’re designed as a jumping-off point. Feel free to write about whatever kindness and/or connection means to you! And remember\, we also accept poems on any topic of your choice in the general category. They do not have to be written recently\, they just have to be unpublished. \n\nEntries will be accepted via mail using the entry form below or via email at poetscornermodesto@gmail.com. All work must be postmarked by Saturday. March 7\, 2020. Winners will be notified in a post here\, on Facebook\, and by email in April. We’ll have our annual winners’ reading on Sunday\, May 3 at 1:00 p.m. in the McHenry Museum. Happy writing! URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/deadline-poets-corner-contest-postmark-date/ CATEGORIES:Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200302 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200224T183811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T184031Z UID:1340-1583020800-1583107199@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Deadline: 4th Annual Lee Nicholson-George Rogers Poetry Contest DESCRIPTION:MODESTO-STANISLAUS POETRY CENTER\nTHE FOURTH ANNUAL LEE NICHOLSON – GEORGE ROGERS POETRY CONTEST\nCONTEST GUIDELINES\nMONETARY PRIZES!!!\nDEADLINE: MARCH 1\, 2020 \nABOUT LEE NICHOLSON AND GEORGE ROGERS\nBeloved by generations of their students\, Lee Nicholson and George Rogers dedicated much of their lives to  teaching and inspiring the youth of our community. Lee Nicholson was an instructor at Modesto Junior College for thirty-two years\, and had earlier taught at Turlock High School. A Modesto native\, George Rogers taught for thirty years at Orville Wright Elementary School in Modesto. Both Lee and George were highly accomplished poets and lovers of the creative process\, and both will long be remembered for their passionate devotion to the young people whose lives they touched. \nThis contest is open to all poets residing in Stanislaus County who are 16 to 25 years of age.\n􀀀 Send up to three (3) poems\, with subjects and themes of your own choosing\n􀀀 Poems must be typed in 12 point\, Times New Roman\, with 1-inch margins\n􀀀 32 line limit; longer poems will not be considered\n􀀀 Poems must be the poet’s original work and previously unpublished\n􀀀 If sending through regular mail\, please send two copies of each poem – one copy with the poet’s name\, address\, email\, phone number in the upper right hand corner\, as well as the title of the poem\, and a second copy of the poem\, with the title of the poem\, but without the poet’s name\, address\, e-mail\, and phone number.\n􀀀 If sending through email\, send poems as doc or docx attachments (one attachment with page divisions is fine; three attachments with one poem each is fine); include two copies of each poem – one copy with the poet’s name\, address\, email\, phone number in the upper right hand corner\, as well as the title of the poem and a second copy of the poem\, with the title of the poem\, but without the poet’s name\, address\, e-mail\, and phone number; include CONTEST in the subject line of the email. \n2 ways to submit: \nThrough regular mail to: \nMoSt Poetry Center\nPO Box 578940\nModesto\, CA 95357 \nor by email to info@mostpoetry.org \nInclude the word CONTEST in the subject line of your email. \nPRIZES: \nFirst Place (awarded for best poem): $100.00\nSecond Place: $60.00\nThird Place: $40.00 \nSubmission dates: November 1\, 2019 to March 1\, 2020 \nPoets will be notified via email or phone following the judging process. \nSelected poems will be published in a chapbook. All poets submitting\npoems will receive two (2) copies of the chapbook \nFor more information contact: info@mostpoetry.org URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/youngpoetscontest/ CATEGORIES:Contests,Submission Opportunities,Youth Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Young-Poets-Contest-Flyer-2020_cover-e1582569615210.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200221T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200212T001825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T001825Z UID:1332-1582311600-1582318800@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Words Worth Speaking: Brandon Leake and Angela Drew DESCRIPTION:The MJC Library & Learning Center and the MJC Black Student Union invite you to a poetry event at the East Campus L & LC. \nFeaturing performers Brandon Leake and Angela Drew. \nBring a poem to read + submit your work to the WWS zine. \nBrandon Leake is an award-winning spoken word poet\, artistic educator\, and motivational speaker from Stockton\, CA. His creative blend of art\, charisma\, and passion tailored to his own unique personal narrative has taken him across the world as a speaker and performer. Brandon has performed in New Zealand\, Mexico\, Canada\, and 36 states around the country for his Dark Side Tour which promotes his first published poetry chapbook and his album Deficients: A Tale From My Dark Side\, a project rooted in transparency and healing. Brandon is also the founder and CEO of Called To Move – CTM\, an arts organization whose mission is to aid youth in self-actualization and personal development through poetry. Through Called to Move\, Brandon had led youth workshops around the world and in his hometown of Stockton. \nAngela Drew is a teacher\, mother\, poet\, and spoken word performer who has loved the rhythm of words for as long as she can remember. Born in Berkeley\, CA\, she began writing at age eight and has always understood that words have the power to soothe\, stir\, or solidify connection. Thus\, her lifelong love affair with storytelling began. Angela has performed at various venues throughout the Modesto\, Sacramento and Bay Areas\, including Modesto Junior College\, Modesto’s inaugural “Ill List Poetry Slam” at the State Theater\, the Gallo Center for the Arts\, in a Sankofa Community Theater production of The Journey—The African American Experience\, and at various other venues. Her recent poetry is included in COLLISION VI\, the February 2020 exhibit at the Mistlin Gallery which features poet-photographer collaborations URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/words-worth-speaking-brandon-leake-and-angela-drew/ LOCATION:Modesto Junior College Library & Learning Center\, 435 College Ave.\, Modesto\, CA\, 95350\, United States CATEGORIES:Other Events,Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WORDS_Stella_Statement.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stella Beratlis":MAILTO:stellab@mostpoetry.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200220T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20200212T001351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T001351Z UID:1329-1582225200-1582232400@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Collision VI: Intersection of Photography and Poetry DESCRIPTION:COLLISION VI: At the Intersection of Poetry and Photography \nJoin us on Thursday\, Feb. 20 at 7:30 pm for artists reception and reading at the Mistlin Gallery. Featuring 17 poets\, 17 photographers\, and 2 painters who merged their talents to create singular work or art consisting of words and images. \nPoets:\nGillian Wegener\nSara Coito\nJosslyn Turner\nLinda Scheller\nAngela Drew\nTheresa Rojas\nLynn Hansen\nMelchor Sahagun\nDan Schmidt\nVielka Solano\nKaren Baker\nStella Beratlis\nCristina Sandoval\nSheila Landre\ndebee lloyd\nLillian Vallee\nSal Salerno \nPhotographers: \nDavid Schroeder\nRebecca Harvey\nMiguel Trejo\nBill Harris\nEm McLaren\nShirley Stevens\nCarolyn Huff\nNoah Wilson\nLorraine Nilson\nKrystle Lisek\nDan Souza\nAdrian Mendoza\nHeath Vanderpol\nJohn Wynn\nAlyn Brereton\nPeter David Lee \nThe COLLISION VI exhibit runs from Feb. 4 – 28. \nCOLLISION VI is a production of FotoModesto\, sponsored by FocusOn\, a not-for-profit corporation. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/collision-vi-intersection-of-photography-and-poetry/ LOCATION:Mistlin Gallery\, 1015 J Street\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Other Events,Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CollisionPosterGoat_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191212T020540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T020540Z UID:1300-1581530400-1581537600@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Poetry Out Loud County Competition DESCRIPTION:Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest for students\, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation\, and the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center is proud to announce that we will be holding our county-level competition at the MJC Little Theatre on February 12th. Our county winners have earned places at the state level in recent years\, so don’t miss the chance to witness this year’s contest! URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/poetry-out-loud-county-competition-2020/ LOCATION:Little Theatre\, MJC\, 435 College Ave\, Modesto\, CA\, 95350\, United States CATEGORIES:Contests,Youth Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200211T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200211T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191212T020253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T185313Z UID:1298-1581444000-1581451200@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday @ Barkin' Dog DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on February 11th at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto.  Featured poets include Zaid Shlah. An open mic will follow the featured reading\, so bring a poem or two to share. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-barkin-dog-2-2020/ LOCATION:Barkin’ Dog Grill\, 940 11th St\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200206T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191113T231018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T231018Z UID:1283-1581013800-1581017400@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:MoSt Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our next MoSt Poetry Board meeting will be held on Thursday\, February 6th\, at 6:30 pm at the house of one of our members. If you are interested in attending\, please email info@mostpoetry.org for more information. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-board-meeting-2-2020/ CATEGORIES:Board Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200202T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191212T020052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200119T021500Z UID:1294-1580652000-1580659200@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Poetry on Sunday Series DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock for 2020’s first installment of our quarterly reading series! Click the image at right to download the PDF flyer\, and see below for bios of our featured readers. \nBarbara Swift Brauer is a freelance writer living in San Geronimo\, California. Her poems have appeared in journals and anthologies as well as in art exhibitions and installations. She is the author of two collections from Sixteen Rivers Press: Rain\, Like a Thief (2019) and At Ease in the Borrowed World (2013). With portrait artist Jackie Kirk\, Barbara is coauthor of the nonfiction book\, Witness: The Artist’s Vision in “The Face of AIDS” (Pomegranate Artbooks\, 1996). \nBethanie Humphreys is a writer\, editor\, and mixed-media visual artist. She is a Sacramento Poetry Center board member\, SPC Art Gallery curator\, Associate Editor for Tule Review\, and was Editor-in-Chief for the 2015 American River Review. Her chapbook\, Dendrochronology\, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2019\, and her poetry\, short fiction\, and art have appeared in various publications in the U.S. and U.K. including:  Artemis\, Nonbinary Review\, The Found Poetry Review\, American River Review\, and Sacramento Voices. She is a California Certified Naturalist and teaches creative writing workshops as a certified Amherst Writers and Artists method instructor. \nMaya Khosla is the poet laureate of Sonoma County (2018–20). Her new poetry book is All the Fires of Wind and Light (Sixteen Rivers Press\, 2019). Her work in the natural world has led her into the wild\, to the page\, and to the screen. She has documented forests\, fire scientists\, and firefighters talking about ways to be wise about wildfire. Maya’s work has taken her across coastal India\, Kenya\, and the United States. Her poems have also been collected in Keel Bone (Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize\, Bear Star Press) and in Heart of the Tearing (Red Dust Press). Her essays have appeared in Flyway\, Yes Magazine\, Humans and Nature\, and elsewhere. She has written for the films Village of Dust\, City of Water\, and Shifting Undercurrents\, and is working on a film about being “Firewise” in a time of climate change. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/poetry-on-sunday-series-2-2020/ LOCATION:Carnegie Arts Center\, Gemperle Gallery\, 250 N. Broadway Ave.\, Turlock\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry on Sunday Series,Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Feb2020CarnegieFlyer_Revised-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T160000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191113T230615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200125T205800Z UID:1278-1580549400-1580572800@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:8th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce the details of our 8th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival\, coming up on February 1st\, 2020! \nEach year in February we organize and hold an all-day poetry festival featuring workshops\, readings\, and a featured poet. This year\, we are proud to welcome Lee Herrick and Camille Norton as our guest poets and workshop leaders. \nJoin us on Saturday\, February 1st\, 2020 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Modesto for a day of poetry\, learning\, and inspiration! Click on the image at right to download the PDF flyer\, and you can click here to download the registration form (which also has details about this year’s festival poetry contest). \nThemes for this year’s contest are 1. The Graceful Stumble; 2. Handling Earth with Care; 3. Notre Dame; 4. Following a Thread. Submissions to the poetry contest must be postmarked by the CONTEST DEADLINE: JANUARY 11\, 2020. Please see the form for more information. \n\nLee Herrick has authored three poetry books\, Scar and Flower\, Gardening Secrets of the Dead\, and This\nMany Miles from Desire. His poems have also appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. He is co-editor of The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets on Faith and Spirit (forthcoming in Spring\, 2020 from Orison Books). Born in Daejeon\, Korea\, Lee served as Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017\, and teaches at Sierra Nevada College and Fresno City College. \nCamille Norton’s first collection of poems\, published by HarperPerennial\, was a National Poetry Series winner in 2004. Other honors include the Grolier Prize in Poetry\, accolades from the National Endowment\nof the Humanities\, and residencies at the MacDowell Art Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Professor of English at University of the Pacific in Stockton\, Camille co-edited Resurgent: New Writing by Women\, featuring experimental writing by women in literature\, film\, and the visual arts. Her latest poetry book is A Folio in the Dark (Sixteen Rivers). URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/8th-annual-modesto-poetry-festival/ LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 1528 Oakdale Road\, Modesto\, CA\, 95355\, United States CATEGORIES:Contests,Other Events,Readings,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2020_FestFlyer_B.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200122T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200122T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191212T015116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T015116Z UID:1291-1579717800-1579723200@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Poetry Book Club DESCRIPTION:MoSt is pleased to announce another installment of our Poetry Book Club! Join us for a conversation about  Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky. Copies of Deaf Republic will be available at the downtown Modesto library to check out in the near future. \nThe book club will be held Wednesday\, January 22 at 6:30 in the conference room at the downtown library and will be facilitated by Stella Beratlis.  See you there! URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/poetry-book-club-1-2020/ LOCATION:Stanislaus County Library\, 1500 I Street\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191212T014817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T014817Z UID:1289-1579024800-1579032000@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday @ Barkin' Dog DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on January 14th at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto. An open mic will follow the featured reading\, so bring a poem or two to share. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-barkin-dog-1-2020/ LOCATION:Barkin’ Dog Grill\, 940 11th St\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200112 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191113T230808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T230808Z UID:1281-1578700800-1578787199@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Poetry Festival Contest Deadline DESCRIPTION:Today’s the postmark deadline for the poetry contest held at our annual Modesto Poetry Festival! For more information\, take a look at the main event page. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/poetry-festival-contest-deadline-2020/ CATEGORIES:Contests,Submission Opportunities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200109T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200109T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191212T014601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T014601Z UID:1287-1578594600-1578598200@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:MoSt Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our next MoSt Poetry Board meeting will be held on Thursday\, January 9th\, at 6:30 pm at the house of one of our members. If you are interested in attending\, please email info@mostpoetry.org for more information. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-board-meeting-1-2020/ CATEGORIES:Board Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191006T183233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T183233Z UID:1247-1576000800-1576008000@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday @ Barkin' Dog DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on December 10th at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto. An open mic will follow the featured reading\, so bring a poem or two to share. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-barkin-dog-12-2019/ LOCATION:Barkin’ Dog Grill\, 940 11th St\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191006T183135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T183135Z UID:1244-1575570600-1575574200@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:MoSt Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our next MoSt Poetry Board meeting will be held on Thursday\, December 5th\, at 6:30 pm at the house of one of our members. If you are interested in attending\, please email info@mostpoetry.org for more information. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-board-meeting-12-2019/ CATEGORIES:Board Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191201T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191107T000835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T000915Z UID:1262-1575208800-1575219600@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Poetry on Sunday Series DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock for the third installment of our quarterly reading series! Click the image at right to download the PDF flyer\, and see below for bios of our featured readers. \nAsh Young currently lives in Modesto with her husband\, two sons\, and two Pomeranians. She writes poetry about her life\, and hopes to never be famous. \nBorn in Canada\, and of Iraqi heritage\, Zaid Shlah currently resides in Northern California with his family. His poetry has appeared in literary magazines\, journals\, and anthologies in both Canada and the U. S. In May of 2005\, he was awarded the American Academy of Poets Award. His first book of poetry\, Taqsim\, was published in the US and in Canada (Frontenac House\, 2006). His second book of poems and essays is entitled Clockwork (Frontenac House\, 2015). He teaches composition and literature at Modesto Junior College. \nLee Herrick is the author of three books of poems: Scar and Flower\, Gardening Secrets of the Dead\, and This Many Miles from Desire. His poems appear widely in literary magazines\, textbooks\, and anthologies\, including Columbia Poetry Review\, The Poetry Foundation\, Indivisible: Poems of Social Justice and Here: Poems for the Planet\, with an introduction by the Dalai Lama. He is co-editor of The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets on Faith and Spirit (forthcoming in Spring 2020 by Orison Books). Born in Daejeon\, Korea and adopted to the United States\, he served as Fresno Poet Laureate (2015-2017) and teaches at Fresno City College and the MFA Program at Sierra Nevada College. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/poetry-on-sunday-series-12-2019/ LOCATION:Carnegie Arts Center\, Gemperle Gallery\, 250 N. Broadway Ave.\, Turlock\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry on Sunday Series,Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dec2019CarnegieFlyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191006T183018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T183048Z UID:1241-1573669800-1573673400@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Poetry Book Club DESCRIPTION:MoSt is pleased to announce another installment of our Poetry Book Club! Join us for a conversation about  Blindspot by Teju Cole. Copies of Blindspot are available at the downtown Modesto library to check out. \nThe book club will be held Wednesday\, November 13 at 6:30 in the conference room at the downtown library and will be facilitated by Janette Jameson.  See you there! URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/poetry-book-club-11-2019/ LOCATION:Stanislaus County Library\, 1500 I Street\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191006T182818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T182818Z UID:1239-1573581600-1573588800@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday @ Barkin' Dog DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on November 12th at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto. An open mic will follow the featured reading\, so bring a poem or two to share. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-barkin-dog-11-2019/ LOCATION:Barkin’ Dog Grill\, 940 11th St\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20191006T182713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T182713Z UID:1237-1573151400-1573155000@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:MoSt Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our next MoSt Poetry Board meeting will be held on Thursday\, November 7th\, at 6:30 pm at the house of one of our members. If you are interested in attending\, please email info@mostpoetry.org for more information. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-board-meeting-nov-2019/ CATEGORIES:Board Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T191845 CREATED:20190923T180525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T182615Z UID:1227-1571162400-1571169600@www.mostpoetry.org SUMMARY:Second Tuesday @ Barkin' Dog DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Second Tuesday Barkin’ Dog reading on October 15th at 6:00 at the Barkin’ Dog Grill in downtown Modesto with featured readers Paul Neuman and Amy Miller. An open mic will follow the featured reading\, so bring a poem or two to share. URL:https://www.mostpoetry.org/event/second-tuesday-barkin-dog-10-2019/ LOCATION:Barkin’ Dog Grill\, 940 11th St\, Modesto\, CA\, 95354\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Second Tuesday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mostpoetry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MoSt-Gala-2017-0001.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR