MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop——Salida Library——June 13, 2026——1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Using Your Voice: Reading Poems Aloud to Share Their Essence How do we let the language in a poem come alive and share its truths when we read it aloud? How do we create an energy that lets people want to listen? (Hint: practice, …
The Turn, The Pause, The Twist: A Poetic Forms Lightning Round Saturday, July 11 | 1–3 PM Salida Public Library | 4835 Sisk Rd., Salida, CA 95368 | (209) 543-7353 What makes a poem crackle with energy? In this fast-paced, hands-on workshop, we'll explore the volta, the caesura, and the zeugma and see how they …
MAI-LING HONG Mai-Linh Hong is a Vietnamese American refugee poet and literary scholar. Her debut poetry collection, Continental Drift, won the 2025 Trio Award and was published by Trio House Press in July 2026. Her poems appear or are forthcoming in Waxwing, Ploughshares, Copper Nickel, Wildness, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Maine Review, and elsewhere. She …
