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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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Wherewithal 1st Annual Poetry Prize
Congratulations to Gillian Wegener, who won the 1st annual poetry prize awarded by Wherewithal, for her poem "A Boy Comes Toward You."
Arts and Letters Contest Winner, Jeanne Wagner
Jeanne Wagner, author of In The Body of Our Lives, won the Arts and Letters, Rumi Prize in Poetry contest!
Beratlis, Wickes, and Robertson at La Luz de Jesus
Join Stella Beratlis, Helen Wickes, and Lisa Erin Robertson at a shindig celebrating the birthdays of three Angelenos active in the music and art worlds. Party opens with a set of vintage country and hillbilly sounds from musician Skip Heller, followed by readings by...
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