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Welcome Erin Rodoni, new Sixteen Rivers Press member
Welcome to Point Reyes poet Erin Rodoni, whose manuscript Rotating Exhibit will be published by Sixteen Rivers in 2017. Rodoni's manuscript was chosen by the press from a field of very strong finalists. We welcome her to the press.
Murray Silverstein June 12 at Café Nefeli
Murray Silverstein and Sheila Davies Sumner will read at 7 pm on Friday, June 12th, at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Avenue, a little north of Hearst, in Berkeley, as part of the Last Word Reading Series. Cafe phone is 510-841-6374. There is also an open reading.
Jeanne Wagner at Second Sunday Poetry Series
Jeanne Wagner, author of In the Body of Our Lives (2011, Sixteen Rivers Press), is reading with Pam Uschiak at the Valona Deli Second Sunday Poetry Series on Sunday, June 14. Open mic to follow. 3-5 p.m., Valona Delicatessen & Café, 1323 Pomona St, Crockett.
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