▁the ▁gener os ity ▁of ▁particular ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁featured ▁po ets , ▁Six teen ▁R ivers ▁has ▁held ▁annual ▁fund ra iser ▁even ings . ▁Fe ature d ▁po ets ▁at ▁those ▁fund rais ers ▁have ▁been ▁Philip ▁Lev ine , ▁E avan ▁Bol and , ▁Al ▁Young , ▁I ly a ▁K amin sky , ▁Br enda ▁Hill man , ▁Robert ▁Hass , ▁Jane ▁Hir sh field , ▁Mark ▁D oty , ▁Kay ▁Ryan , ▁and ▁Camil le ▁D ung y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Six teen ▁R ivers ▁Press ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁with ▁Access ▁to ▁Art istic ▁Ex cell ence ▁gr ants . ▁Gr ants ▁have ▁also ▁come ▁from ▁The ▁K oret ▁Foundation , ▁The ▁Whit ney ▁Foundation , ▁Y ellow ▁House ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Special ▁projects ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Six teen ▁R ivers ▁Press ▁released ▁a ▁CD , ▁, ▁featuring ▁poetry ▁read ▁by ▁po ets ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Six teen ▁R ivers ▁Press ▁released ▁, ▁a ▁wide - r anging ▁anth ology ▁of ▁po ems ▁by ▁non - members ▁that ▁expl ores ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁life ▁within ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁and ▁that ▁area ' s ▁effect ▁on ▁po ets ’ ▁lives ▁and ▁conscious ness . ▁Form er ▁United ▁States ▁Po et ▁La ure ate ▁Robert ▁Hass