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Patrick Cahill’s poem “Fable” nominated for Pushcart Prize
Patrick Cahill's poem "Fable" from his 2025 poetry collection If we are the forest the animals dream (Sixteen Rivers Press, 2025) has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Fable El puente es tuyo This is the way you enter the place why because the footbridge...
Poetry Flash Event: Rosa Lane and Camille Norton reading at the Art House Gallery in Berkeley on November 20, 2025 at 7 pm
Reading and Book Events for Sixteen Rivers Press: November 2025 – January 2026
Saturday, November 1, 3 to 5 pm Sixteen Rivers Presents A Celebration of Poetry Flash Featured speakers: Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman Readers: Joyce Jenkins and Richard Silberg Location: Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA Thursday, November...
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