Sixteen Rivers is pleased to announce that United States poet laureate Kay Ryan will read at our annual fundraiser on Saturday, October 11, 2008. Ryan's sixth collection of poetry, The Niagara River, was published in 2005 and awarded the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation; she was named the sixteenth U. S. poet laureate in July 2008. We are pleased to have her read her highly original work for us at this event. Champagne and light refreshments will be served from 7 to 8 p.m., with the reading beginning at 8:00. If you would like more information, please call 415/273-1303.
