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Monday, April 8, 2024

It's coming...

 

Issues where poets and their poems will be under award consideration:

(Please offer your selections of poets and their poems in the comments section below by June 28th.)

August 2023 - Ghazal Train (http://ghazaltrain.blogspot.com)

September 2023 - Hell or Heaven (http://4fphellorheaven.blogspot.com)

October 2023 - Spirits and Specters (http://spiritsandspecters.blogspot.com)

November 2023 - Points and Lines (http://4fppointsandlines.blogspot.com)

December 2023 - Pantoum Festival (http://pantoumfestival.blogspot.com)

January 2024 - Body Parts (http://fourfeatherspressbodyparts.blogspot.com)

February 2024 - City Living (http://4fpcityliving.blogspot.com)

March 2024 - Pie Sighs (http://piesighs.blogspot.com)

April 2024 - Remember When (http://4fprememberwhen.blogspot.com)

May 2024 - Historic Landmarks (http://4fphistoriclandmarks.blogspot.com)

June 2024 - Moon Stones (http://4fpmoonstones.blogspot.com)

Online Edition Poem of the Year (no nominations accepted for this category, winner will be chosen among the other winners)


Sunday, April 7, 2024

34 poets being published in Flowers of Southern California: Floral Poetry

 

1 > Lorelei Kay

2 > Maria A Arana

3 > Gina Duran

4 > Lawrence R Berger

5 > Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

6 > CLS Sandoval

7 > Matt McGee

8 > Joe Grieco

9 > Tim Tipton

10 > Robert Fleming 

11 > Petrouchka Alexieva

12 > Joan McNerney

13 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

14 > Sherry Meehan

15 > Radomir Vojtech Luza

16 > Mary Mayer Shapiro

17 > Mark A Fisher

18 > R A Ruadh

19 > Inalegwu Alifa

20 > Jeffry Jenesen

21 > Jackie Chou

22 > Dean Okamura

23 > Ellyn Maybe

24 > jf giraffe

25 > Lori Wall-Holloway

26 > gia Civerolo

27 > Shih-Fang Wang

28 > Charles Harmon

29 > PJ Swift

30 > Rick Leddy

31 > Beverly M Collins

32 > Michelle Smith

33 > Patricia Murphy

34 > Don Kingfisher Campbell 

Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, April 27th, 3 to 5 pm in Recreation Room 119 at 65 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for the author price of $10 a copy (include $5 shipping if you are unable to attend the reading) until April 13th, 2024. Year-long subscriptions are $80 (save 25% off the author price). Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Calls for Poems and Art


FLOWERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  FLORAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of flower or floral in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, April 6th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, April 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Recreation Room 119 at 65 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until April 13th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: REMEMBER WHEN

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words remember and/or when, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on April 19th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Remember When will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, April 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



SPEECHES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  MOTIVATIONAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of speech or motivation in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, May 4th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, May 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Recreation Room 119 at 65 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until May 11th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: HISTORIC LANDMARKS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words historic and/or landmark, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on May 17th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Historic Landmarks will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, May 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



PARENTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  PARENTING POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of parent or parenting in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, June 1st, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, June 22nd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Recreation Room 119 at 65 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until June 8th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: MOON STONES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words moon and/or stone, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on June14th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Moon Stones will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, June 15th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



ARTISTRY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  ART POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of art or artistry in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, July 6th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, July 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Recreation Room 119 at 65 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until July 13th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: ZODIAC ENERGY

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words zodiac and/or energy, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on July 19th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Zodiac Energy will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, July 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.


Saturday, March 16, 2024

31 poets have been published on http://piesighs.blogspot.com


CLS Sandoval

Patricia Murphy

Charles Harmon

gia civerolo

Radomir Vojtech Luza

PJ Swift

Jeffry Jensen

Karen Pierce Gonzalez

Mark A Fisher

Alicia Viguer-Espert

Patricia Carragon

Wyatt Underwood

Carl Stilwell AKA CaLoki

Shih-Fang Wang

Pamela Shea

jf giraffe

Ellyn Maybe

Mary Mayer Shapiro

Jackie Chou

Mary Langer Thompson

Petrouchka Alexieva

Joe Grieco

Robert Fleming

Marianne Szlyk

Dayna Leslie Hodges

Joan McNerney

Lynn White

Lorelei Kay

Dean Okamura

Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

Don Kingfisher Campbell

Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Pie Sighs have been published online at http://piesighs.blogspot.com and are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, March 16th between 3 and 5 pm PDT.


Monday, March 4, 2024

38 poets being published in Tales of Southern California: Mythic Poetry

 

Fee Thomas

Fred Whitlock

Alicia Mathias

Lawrence R Berger

Lorelei Kay

Mary Mayer Shapiro

Patrick Walters

Jack G Bowman

Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff

Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

Alessander Xavier

Mark Dixon

Rose Bruno Bailey

Rolland Vasin AKA Vachine

Robert Fleming

Dean Okamura

Ellyn Maybe

jf giraffe

Carl Stilwell AKA CaLoki

Fariya Rahman

Petrouchka Alexieva

Bill Cushing

Jeffry Jensen

Alicia Viguer-Espert

Shih-Fang Wang

PJ Swift

Lori Wall-Holloway

CLS Sandoval

Denise Dumars

R A Ruadh

Jackie Chou

Charles Harmon

Mira N Mataric

Gene Schultz

Patricia Murphy

Radomir Vojtech Luza

Matt McGee

Don Kingfisher Campbell

Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, March 23rd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until March 9th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



Sunday, March 3, 2024

4 in 1 Book Six Now Available!

 


NOW AVAILABLE on PDF and in Print from any of the Four Feathers Press poets in the book: Don Kingfisher Campbell, William P. Cushing, Mark Fisher, and Maria Waseem. They will be featured for Saturday Afternoon Poetry in Pasadena's Singer Park on March 23rd at 3pm PST.

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Calls for Poems and Art


TALES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  MYTHIC POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of tale or myth in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, March 2nd, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, March 23rd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until March 9th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: PIE SIGHS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words pie and/or sigh, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on March 15th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Pie Sighs will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, March 16th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



FLOWERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  FLORAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of flower or floral in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, April 6th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, April 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until April 13th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: REMEMBER WHEN

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words remember and/or when, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on April 19th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Remember When will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, April 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



SPEECHES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  MOTIVATIONAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of speech or motivation in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, May 4th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, May 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until May 11th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: HISTORIC LANDMARKS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words historic and/or landmark, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on May 17th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Historic Landmarks will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, May 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



PARENTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  PARENTING POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of parent or parenting in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, June 1st, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, June 22nd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until June 8th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: MOON STONES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words moon and/or stone, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on June14th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Moon Stones will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, June 15th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



ARTISTRY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  ART POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of art or artistry in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, July 6th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, July 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until July 13th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: ZODIAC ENERGY

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words zodiac and/or energy, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on July 19th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Zodiac Energy will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, July 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

Saturday, February 17, 2024

39 poets and photographers have been published on https://4fpcityliving.blogspot.com/

 

Alicia Mathias

Scott Ferry

gia civerolo

Michelle Smith

Lori Wall-Holloway

Patricia Murphy

Wyatt Underwood

Rick Leddy

PJ Swift

R A Ruadh

Mark A Fisher

Radomir Vojtech Luza

Dean Okamura

Jeffry Jensen

Jerry Garcia

Hedy Habra

Maria A Arana

Marvinlouis Dorsey

Patrick Walters

Alexis Rhone Fancher

Ellyn Maybe

Robert Fleming

Joan McNerney

Alicia Viguer-Espert

jf giraffe

Petrouchka Alexieva

Jackie Chou

Denise Dumars

Liesl Gaesser

Shih-Fang Wang

Matt McGee

Lorelei Kay

CLS Sandoval

Lynn White

Marianne Szlyk

Mary Mayer Shapiro

Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

Lynne Bronstein

Don Kingfisher Campbell

Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: City Living have been published online and are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, February 17th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

Sunday, February 4, 2024

32 poets being published in Tunes of Southern California: Music Poetry

 

Patrick Walters

Lawrence R Berger

Lorelei Kay

Lynne Bronstein

Tim Tipton

Ellyn Maybe

Jf Giraffe

Caleb Delos-Santos

Matt McGee

David Fewster

S.A. Gerber

Petrouchka Alexieva

Mark Dixon

Terry Trowbridge

Dean Okamura

Robert Fleming

Jeffry Jensen

Mark A Fisher

Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

Michelle Smith

Charles Harmon

R A Ruadh

Shih-Fang Wang

Marianne Szlyk

Lori Wall-Holloway

Patricia Murphy

Dayna Leslie Hodges

PJ Swift

Linda Neal

Radomir Vojtech Luza

CLS Sandoval

Don Kingfisher Campbell

Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, February 24th, 3 to 5 pm PST in PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF LOCATION CHANGE: The Libros Lincoln Heights bookstore on 3422 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until February 10th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 


Monday, January 29, 2024

Got a book coming out soon?


We'd love to have you celebrate its publication at Singer Park in Pasadena as part of Four Feathers Press and Saturday Afternoon Poetry's monthly publication celebrations. Reserve your FREE publication party on one of these remaining available 2024 dates by commenting below:

February 24th, 3pm - Linda Ravenswood

March 23rd, 3pm - William P. Cushing

April 27th, 3pm - Jackie Chou

May 25th, 3pm - Jeanne Marie Spicuzza

June 22nd, 3pm - Cause & Effect (Toti O'Brien & Cindy Rinne) 

July 27th, 3pm - Hazel Clayton

August 24th, 3pm - 

September 28th, 3pm - Marua A Arana

October 26th, 3pm - Radomir Vojtech Luza

November 23rd, 3pm - 

December 28th, 3pm -

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Calls for Poems and Art


TUNES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  MUSIC POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of tune or music in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, February 3rd, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, February 24th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until February 10th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: CITY LIVING

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words city and/or living, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on February 16th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: City Living will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, February 17th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



TALES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  MYTHIC POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of tale or myth in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, March 2nd, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, March 23rd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until March 9th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: PIE SIGHS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words pie and/or sigh, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on March 15th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Pie Sighs will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, March 16th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



FLOWERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  FLORAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of flower or floral in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, April 6th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, April 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until April 13th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: REMEMBER WHEN

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words remember and/or when, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on April 19th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Remember When will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, April 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



SPEECHES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  MOTIVATIONAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of speech or motivation in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, May 4th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, May 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until May 11th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: HISTORIC LANDMARKS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words historic and/or landmark, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on May 17th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Historic Landmarks will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, May 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



PARENTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  PARENTING POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of parent or parenting in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, June 1st, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, June 22nd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until June 8th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 




FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: MOON STONES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words moon and/or stone, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on June14th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Moon Stones will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, June 15th between 3 and 5 pm PST.



ARTISTRY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  ART POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of art or artistry in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, July 6th, 2024. JPG photos may also be sent but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, July 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until July 13th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 



FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: ZODIAC ENERGY

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words zodiac and/or energy, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on July 19th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Zodiac Energy will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, July 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.


Saturday, January 20, 2024

36 poets have been published on http://fourfeatherspressbodyparts.blogspot.com


Four Feathers Press Body Parts

Fee Thomas

Radomir Vojtech Luza

Gia Civerolo

Lori Wall-Holloway

Rick Leddy

R A Ruadh

Patricia Murphy

Deborah Edler Brown

Dean Okamura

Marianne Szlyk

Mary Mayer Shapiro

PJ Swift

Alicia Viguer-Espert

Jeffry Jensen

CLS Sandoval

Joe Grieco

Jackie Chou

Michael G Hickey

Jf Giraffe

Karen Pierce Gonzalez

Shih-Fang Wang

Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

Robert Fleming

Ellyn Maybe

Bill Cushing

Petrouchka Alexieva

Linda M Crate

Hedy Habra

Joan McNerney

Tim Tipton

Lorelei Kay

Lynn White

Maria A Arana

Jesse Rey Tovar

Gabriela Docan

Don Kingfisher Campbell

These poets have been published online and are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, January 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.


Sunday, January 7, 2024

32 poets have been published in Playthings of Southern California: Toy Poetry


1 > Jesse Rey Tovar

2 > Lorelei Kay

3 > Poetri Smith

4 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

5 > Lawrence R Berger

6 > CLS Sandoval

7 > Jackie Chou

8 > Petrouchka Alexieva

9 > JF Giraffe

10 > Dean Okamura

11 > Matt McGee

12 > Ellyn Maybe

13 > Shih-Fang Wang

14 > Jim Babwe

15 > Robert Fleming

16 > Joe Grieco

17 > Luis Cuahtemoc Berriozabal

18 > S.A. Gerber

19 > Mary Mayer Shapiro

20 > Bill Cushing

21 > Judy Barrat

22 > Michelle Smith

23 > PJ Swift

24 > Rick Leddy

25 > Radomir Vojtech Luza

26 > Jeffry Jensen

27 > Mira N Mataric

28 > Lori Wall-Holloway

29 > Patricia Murphy

30 > Gia Civerolo

31 > R A Ruadh

32 > Don Kingfisher Campbell

Poems chosen have been anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to these poets for the publication reading on Saturday, January 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $10 a copy (pick it up at the reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until January 13th, 2024. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. 

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Now Available!


The books have arrived, congratulations to Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, S.A. Gerber, and Radomir Vojtech Luza for writing excellent chapbooks! You can order a copy of this collection directly from any of these poets.

Friday, January 5, 2024

Topics for the year 2024...

_____ of/in Southern California series:

JANUARY - Toys (submitted by Lori Holloway)

FEBRUARY - Music (submitted by Bruce Niedt)

MARCH - Myths (submitted by Petrouchka Alexieva)

APRIL - Flowers (submitted by Jackie Chou)

MAY - Motivations (submitted by Lawrence R Berger)

JUNE - Parents (submitted by Cls Sandoval)

JULY - Art (submitted by Ellyn Maybe)

AUGUST - Fires (submitted by Chuka Susan Chesney)

SEPTEMBER - Doors (submitted by Chris Askew)

OCTOBER - Mysteries (submitted by Stephanie Logan)

NOVEMBER - Families (submitted by Alicia Viguer-Espert)

DECEMBER - Journeys (submitted by Annette Sugden)



Four Feathers Press online edition:

JANUARY - Body Parts (submitted by Dan Garcia-Black)

FEBRUARY - City Living (submitted by Lynne Bronstein)

MARCH - Pie Sighs (submitted by Chuka Susan Chesney)

APRIL - Remember When (submitted by Beverly Higginson)

MAY - Historic Landmarks (submitted by Ellyn Maybe)

JUNE - Moon Stone (submitted by Michelle Smith)

JULY - Zodiac Energy (submitted by Petrouchka Alexieva)

AUGUST - School Shoes (submitted by Marianne Szlyk)

SEPTEMBER - Bitter Sweet (submitted by Stephanie Logan)

OCTOBER - Still Night (submitted by Mani Suri)

NOVEMBER - Dia de los Muertos (Submitted by Carl Stilwell)

DECEMBER - Shooting Stars (submitted by Rosie Hamilton)

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Winners of the 2023 Four Feathers Press Poetry Awards!


BEST POEM IN SENSUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: EROTIC POETRY – Lorelei Matsuda "O Paris"


BEST POEM IN BARDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TOP 30 SO CAL POETS – Denise Dumars "Sharps"


BEST POEM IN TRAVELING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TRAVEL POETRY – William P. Cushing "Cusquenos"


BEST POEM IN IT RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF WEATHER – Jackie Chou "Snowless in Los Angeles"


BEST POEM IN RHYTHMS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: RHYMING POETRY - Michael G. Hickey "My Infatuation Situation"


BEST POEM IN HEAT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: SUMMER POETRY – Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie "The Summer of Woodstock"


BEST POEM IN VEHICLES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF MOVEMENT – Christine Jordan "Impression: Blue Buick"


BEST POEM IN EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: SCHOOL POETRY - Luke Stilwell "Field Trip to Hell"


BEST POEM IN LEAVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: FALL POETRY – Gia Civerolo "let them fall where they may"


BEST POEM IN DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY – Ellyn Maybe "Clocks Written in Invisible Ink"


BEST POEM IN HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY - Carl Stilwell "Decolonize This Poem"


BEST POEM IN RESOLUTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: WISH POETRY - Carl Stilwell "Pascal and Bukowski Sneak from Snotty Sestina to Go to Santa Anita"


BEST POEM OF THE YEAR PUBLISHED BY FOUR FEATHERS PRESS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SERIES -- Christine Jordan "Impression: Blue Buick"

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