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Welcome
Sixteen Rivers Press is a shared-work, nonprofit poetry collective dedicated to providing an alternative publishing avenue for Northern California poets. Founded in 1999 by seven writers, the press is named for the sixteen rivers that flow into San Francisco Bay.
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News and Events
Join A Courage of Poets: at the Capitol Building in Sacramento on Friday, Feb 6, 2026 from 10am – 2pm
A Courage of Poets Join Sixteen Rivers Press and friends in a statewide gathering of poets and writers in remembrance of Renée Good, Keith Porter Jr., Silverio Villegas González, Alex Pretti, and other victims of ICE. What is A Courage of Poets? A Courage of Poets is...
Sixteen Rivers Presents: James Cagney and Glenn Ingersoll reading on Saturday, January 24, 2026 from 3-5pm
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Press Members Reading at Bird & Beckett Books and Records on January 8, 2026 at 7pm
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