Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center

MoSt Poetry Board Meeting
2014-01-05 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Standiford Place, 3420 Shawnee Dr, Modesto, CA, 95350, United States
Our next Board meeting will be held on Sunday, Jan. 5 at Standiford Place.

Deadline: Snail Mail Review
2013-12-31 | CA
Snail Mail Review is accepting submissions for its next issue until December 31. Find out more at http://www.snailmailreview.com/

Contest Submissions Due for MoSt Poetry Festival
2013-12-20 | CA
Contest submissions to the MoSt Poetry Festival are due! And even if you don’t send poems for the contest, sign up to come the festival. It will feature poet Patrice Vecchione doing a workshop, poet Gary Thomas doing another workshop, a lovely lunch, winning poems, and lots of poetic camaraderie. An excellent flier with all kinds of good info is attached for your convenience: MoSt Poetry Festival flier. We’d love to see you there!

Deadline: Song of the San Joaquin
2013-12-15 | CA
The Song of the San Joaquin is accepting submissions for its winter issue until December 15. Contact Cleo at cleor36@yahoo.com for submission guidelines and information.

Quercus Review Annual Book Award Contest Deadline
2013-12-13 | CA
Today is the last day to get your manuscripts in to the Quercus Review Annual Book Award contest. Guidelines can be found here: http://quercusreviewpress.com/2013/06/22/annual-book-award-2013/

Second Tuesday Poetry Reading
2013-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Barkin’ Dog Grill, 940 11th St, Modesto, CA, 95354, United States
The Second Tuesday Poetry Reading at the Barkin’ Dog will feature Paul Neumann and Gordon Preston, both reading from their new books. The reading starts at 6:00 with an open mic to follow, so bring a poem or two to share. A flyer for this reading is here: December 2013 Flyer PDF.

The Ill List 10 Poetry Slam Invitational
2013-12-07 20:00 - 23:00 | State Theatre of Modesto, 1307 J Street , Modesto, CA, 95354, United States
From the State Theatre’s website: Join us for the 10-year anniversary of the most prestigious and highly anticipated spoken-word event in the Central Valley, featuring previous ILL LIST champions and a few fresh faces – all of whom are renowned spoken-word artists, national and international slam poetry award recipients, most having appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, Verses & Flow, NPR’s Snap Judgment, and elsewhere in the media.
Who will become the ultimate slam champion? Through three rounds of original poetry, poets will match metaphors and battle rhyme for rhyme in their quest for $1,500 in cash prizes and the right to be crowned “The ILL LIST Grand Slam Champion.” Randomly selected judges from the audience will award points to poets based on the strength of their poems and the quality of their performance. Cheering, yelling, booing, hissing, whistling, and good-natured heckling are welcome and expected during this world-class literary boxing match. (This is a free-speech event.)
Doors at 7; show at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $20, $27.50, $35, and $50

High Tea & Poetry @ Queen Bean
2013-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Queen Bean Coffee House, 1126 14th St, Modesto, CA, 95354, United States
This new monthly reading series from playshows.org will continue on the first Thursday of each month and will have both featured poets and an open mic. It is from 7-9pm and will have an intermission. Go and enjoy! This month’s featured poet is Robert Zenz. More info: http://playshows.org/events-.html

Imagination Film Festival
2013-12-05 18:00 - 21:00 | State Theatre of Modesto, 1307 J Street , Modesto, CA, 95354, United States
The Imagination Film Festival is FREE at the State Theater and will feature a showing of poet James Broughton’s film “The Bed,” along with a reading of his poem “The Bed” by local poets, including Stella Beratlis. There is a 6:00 reception, followed by the program at 7:00. This is brought to you by the Modesto Art Museum and the State Theater.

MoStPoetry Board Meeting
2013-12-01 14:30 - 16:30 | Standiford Place, 3420 Shawnee Dr, Modesto, CA, 95350, United States
Our next meeting is scheduled for 2:30 on December 1 at Standiford Place. Agenda to include bylaws revisions, the advisory board, the MoSt Poetry Festival, support for the Modesto Art Museum, and the Stanislaus Poem.
