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Poems of Connection & Joy

Gillian Wegener will facilitate a free poetry workshop at the downtown Modesto library on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 1:00-3:00. This in-person workshop will focus on creating poems of connection and joy. All ages and experience levels are welcome. This is the first MoSt Summer Poetry Workshop of the season, so hope to see you …

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Poetry Workshop Day

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Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center presents a poetry workshop with acclaimed Mexican poet and translator Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, “Poetry in the Age of Pandemics.”  As the months of the pandemic wear on, it has been increasingly difficult for creative individuals to stay productive. In the wake of uncertainty, overwhelming chaos, and general apathy at the state of …

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Writing Your Poetry Manifesto: The Ars Poetica Poem

Join us in this free poetry workshop where we focus on ars poetica poems. Ars poetica poems examine the  role of poets themselves as  subject, their relationships to the poem, and the act of writing. We’ll look at ars poetica poems by other poets and note what’s going on in those poems, then we’ll write …

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Summer Poetry Workshop “Time Travel Through Poetry”

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In this workshop we will explore the past and future through poetry.  Our history, science, mythology, and,  most importantly, our imaginations will be our guides. Facilitated by Karen Baker, this free poetry writing workshop will begin at 1:00pm Pacific Time on Saturday, July 31, 2021. “A poem is the most efficient form of time travel”  …

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The Letter: Writing Resistance in Epistolary Poems

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Please check our Events for details on this free poetry workshop scheduled for September 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm.