SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. SALIDA PUBLIC LIBRARY 4835 SISK ROAD, SALIDA, CA 95368 As the downtown Modesto library undergoes extensive renovations, the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center (MoSt) will be kicking off its annual summer workshop series this year at a new location, the Salida Public Library. Participants will …
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 …
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 …
Please join host Gary Thomas at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Carnegie Arts Center (250 North Broadway Ave., Turlock, California) for a poetry reading featuring Lucille Lang Day and Carl Landauer. There will be light refreshments and an open mic time following the featured poets. This event is free and open to …
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 …
