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 is yours why…Read More
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 20, 7 pm A Poetry Flash Event Readers: Rosa Lane and Camille Norton Location: The Art…Read More
Sixteen Rivers Presents: A Celebration of Poetry Flash – November 1, 2025
Join Sixteen Rivers Press in celebrating Poetry Flash and editors Joyce Jenkins and Richard Silberg at Northbrae Community Church in Berkeley on Saturday, November 1, 3 – 5 PM. Featuring tributes from Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass. Refreshments provided.
2025 Call for Submissions for Full-Length Poetry Manuscripts
Sixteen Rivers Press Poetry Collective invites Northern California authors to submit book-length poetry manuscripts between November 1, 2025 and February 1, 2026. Sixteen Rivers values diversity. We encourage poets of color, young poets, and LGBTQ poets to submit. All manuscripts will be read blind, and typically one or two manuscripts are selected for publication. The winner/s…Read More