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MoSt Poetry Summer Workshop “Writing Prose Poems: Breaking Free of the Line Break”

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 …

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Summer Poetry Workshop #4 “Poetry for the Ages”

Join facilitator Linda Scheller in the Modesto Library Auditorium from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21st, 2024 to read and discuss poetry focussed on youth and aging. We’ll draft poems that recall, explain, or imagine different stages in our lives with the option to share what we’ve written. This workshop is free and open to the …

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The Poem Heard in Plain Sight – Workshop with Guest Artist Tama L. Brisbane

1:00-3:00 p.m. PT Saturday, August 31, 2024 in the Modesto Library

“The Poem Heard in Plain Sight” MoSt Poetry Summer Workshop w/ Guest Artist Tama L. Brisbane

THE POEM HEARD IN PLAIN SIGHT 1:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 31st, 2024 in the downtown Modesto Library With a little discipline, your poem can make a declaration and a difference! Join August’s Guest Artist Tama L. Brisbane, author, Stockton Poet Laureate Emerita, and coach of over 15 national youth slam teams. From the opening ice-breaker to …

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MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop–Monsters, Villains, & a Disaster or Two: Writing About the Scary Stuff

Our July 20th MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop offers participants the opportunity to write about scary subject matter with facilitator Gillian Wegener. Please join us at the Modesto Library on Saturday, 7/20/24 at 1:00 p.m. for this free workshop open to all members of the public, from novice to experienced poet and everything in-between.