This poetic libretto of new poems from mid to late 2023 will be downloadable as a collection on the Poetry Super Highway on December 1st only as part of the PSH Free-for-all. Printed copies are available from the author for $4.
Saturday, November 25, 2023
New poetic libretto!
This poetic libretto of new poems from mid to late 2023 will be downloadable as a collection on the Poetry Super Highway on December 1st only as part of the PSH Free-for-all. Printed copies are available from the author for $4.
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Calls for Poems and Art
Saturday, November 18, 2023
24 poets published on http://4fppointsandlines.blogspot.com
1) Mark Dixon
2) Dan Garcia-Black
3) Alicia Viguer-Espert
4) Gia Civerolo
5) Karen Pierce Gonzalez
6) Mark A Fisher
7) Lori Wall-Holloway
8) Jeffry Jensen
9) Fred Whitlock
10) Gary Justice
11) PJ Swift
12) Jim Babwe
13) Veronica Jauregui
14) Luis Cuahtemoc Berriozabal
15) Shih-Fang Wang
16) R A Ruadh
17) Robert Fleming
18) Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie
19) Dean Okamura
20) Matt McGee
21) CLS Sandoval
22) Ellyn Maybe
23) Mary Mayer Shapiro
24) Don Kingfisher Campbell
Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Points and Lines are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Holiday Offer...
...for fans of Four Feathers Press! You can now subscribe to our monthly publications and save 25%. That's write, only $80 a year will get you 12 months of perfect bound books coming in your snail mail in 2024. How to get this deal? Four options to do so: use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com), or send a check to: Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr., Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
Monday, November 6, 2023
24 poets being published in Holidays in So Cal: Vacation Poetry
1 > Ellyn Maybe
2 > Matt McGee
3 > Lawrence R Berger
4 > Jackie Chou
5 > Dean Okamura
6 > Mary Mayer Shapiro
7 > Petrouchka Alexieva
8 > S.A. Gerber
9 > Robert Fleming
10 > Charles Harmon
11 > Gia Civerolo
12 > Shih-Fang Wang
13 > Jeffry Michael Jensen
14 > Patrick Walters
15 > PJ Swift
16 > Lori Wall-Holloway
17 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie
18 > R A Ruadh
19 > Tim Tipton
20 > Patricia Murphy
21 > Radomir Vojtech Luza
22 > Mary Langer Thompson
23 > Michelle Smith
24 > Don Kingfisher Campbell
Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, November 25th, 3 to 5 pm in Singer Park on the southwest corner of Colorado Blvd and S. St. John 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 November 11th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803- 1909.
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Announcing...
...will be held Saturday, December 30th, from 3 to 5 pm on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Please name your choices to help me choose the winners (from the issues and nominees listed here) in the comments section below:
EST POEM IN SENSUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: EROTIC POETRY - Nominees: Vib Aparicio "Viva La Vida", Petrouchka Alexieva "Tango for Two",
BEST POEM IN BARDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TOP 30 SO CAL POETS - Nominees: Suzanne Lummis "Really Mystic River",
BEST POEM IN TRAVELING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TRAVEL POETRY - Nominees: Cls Sandoval "See you later, Babe", Jackie Chou "Traveling to the San Gabriel Valley",
BEST POEM IN IT RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF WEATHER - Nominees: Mary Mayer Shapiro "Mother Earth / Father Time",
BEST POEM IN RHYTHMS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: RHYMING POETRY - Nominees:
BEST POEM IN HEAT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: SUMMER POETRY - Nominees: Robert Fleming "Slip nd Slide", Petrouchka Alexieva "I found oasis in the desert", Marianne Szlyk "Sophia, What Might Have Been",
BEST POEM IN VEHICLES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF MOVEMENT - Nominees: Lori Holloway "Bob's Garage",
BEST POEM IN EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: SCHOOL POETRY - Nominees: Luke Stilwell "Field Trip to Hell",
BEST POEM IN LEAVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: FALL POETRY - Nominees: Wyatt Underwood "fall, Southern California",
BEST POEM IN DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY - Nominees: Lynne Bronstein "Rumors About Emily",
BEST POEM IN HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY - Nominees: Robert Fleming "why am i cooking again a 24-30 lbs. turkey for 5½-6¼ hrs. at 325-350 deg. Fahrenheit", Jackie Chou "The Snow Globe",
BEST POEM IN RESOLUTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: WISH POETRY - Nominees:
BEST POEM OF THE YEAR 2023 PUBLISHED BY FOUR FEATHERS PRESS - No nominations accepted for this category
Deadline for commenting is December 28th, 2023!
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Calls for Poems and Art
HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of holidays or vacations in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 2023. 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, November 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 November 11th, 2023. 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: POINTS AND LINES
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or line, 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 November 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: Points and Lines will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
RESOLUTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: WISH POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of resolutions or wishes in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, December 2nd, 2023. 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, December 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 December 9th, 2023. 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: PANTOUM FESTIVAL
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or line, 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 December 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: Points and Lines will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, December 16th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
Friday, October 13, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
A Very Special Offer...
...for fans of Four Feathers Press! You can now subscribe to our monthly publications and save 25%. That's write, only $80 a year will get you 12 months of perfect bound books coming in your snail mail. How to get this deal? You must reserve your subscription electronically. Three options to do so: use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com).
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
24 poets being published in Dead Poets of Southern California: Memorial Poetry
1 > Mary Mayer Shapiro
2 > Jackie Chou
3 > Matt McGee
4 > Robert Fleming
5 > Lawrence R Berger
6 > Dean Okamura
7 > Luis Campos
8 > Bill Cushing
9 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie
10 > Gerda Govine Ituarte
11 > Ellyn Maybe
12 > Jim Babwe
13 > Lynda V E Crawford
14 > Jeffry Michael Jensen
15 > Radomir Vojtech Luza
16 > R A Ruadh
17 > Lori Wall-Holloway
18 > Lynne Bronstein
19 > Patricia Murphy
20 > Shih-Fang Wang
21 > Gia Civerolo
22 > PJ Swift
23 > Don Kingfisher Campbell
24 > Patrick Thomas Jeffries
These poets are invited to read in the publication reading on Saturday, October 28th from 3 to 6 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Printed copies of the book may be ordered in advance for the author price of $10 a copy (include $5 for shipping if you cannot attend the reading) until October 14th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Calls for Poems and Art...
DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) in memory of the dead and/or poets for Dead Poets of Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 7th, 2023. 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, October 28th, 3 to 6 pm 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 October 14th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: SPIRITS AND SPECTERS
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words spirit and/or specter, 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 October 20th. 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: Spirits and Specters will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 21st between 3 and 5 pm PST.
HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of holidays or vacations in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 2023. 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, November 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 November 11th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: POINTS AND LINES
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or line, 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 November 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: Points and Lines will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
RESOLUTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: WISH POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of resolutions or wishes in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, December 2nd, 2023. 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, December 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 December 9th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: PANTOUM FESTIVAL
Send up to three pantoums on any subject totaling up to 60 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 December 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: Pantoum Festival will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, December 16th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
35 poets have been published on http://4fphellorheaven.blogspot.com
LORELEI KAY
JAMES COATS
RICK LEDDY
MARK A FISHER
BILL CUSHING
ALICIA VIGUER-ESPERT
CALEB DELOS-SANTOS
MARIA A ARANA
RADOMIR VOJTECH LUZA
MARVINLOUIS DORSEY
LORI WALL-HOLLOWAY
MARIANNE SZLYK
PATRICIA MURPHY
PJ SWIFT
JEFFRY MICHAEL JENSEN
SIMONE WILSON
SHIH-FANG WANG
MARY MAYER SHAPIRO
CLS SANDOVAL
MATT McGEE
HENRY OLIVAS
JACKIE CHOU
MARIA DUARTE
JOE GRIECO
DEAN OKAMURA
ROBERT FLEMING
PETROUCHKA ALEXIEVA
ELLYN MAYBE
JOAN McNERNEY
MARSHA GRIECO
CHUCK SCHUTZ
WYATT UNDERWOOD
DON KINGFISHER CAMPBELL
Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Hell or Heaven have been published online and are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Sunday, September 10, 2023
36 poets have been published in Leaves of Southern California: Fall Poetry
1 > Joan McNerney
2 > Ellyn Maybe
3 > Wyatt Underwood
4 > Tim Tipton
5 > PJ Swift
6 > Alicia Mathias
7 > Matt McGee
8 > Robert Fleming
9 > Alicia Viguer-Espert
10 > Dean Okamura
11 > Joe Grrieco
12 > Jackie Chou
13 > Daniel Williams
14 > Radomir Vojtech Luza
15 > Marvinlouis
16 > SomeOne Else
17 > Mary Mayer Shapiro
18 > Petrouchka Alexieva
19 > Lawrence R Berger
20 > Don Kingfisher Campbell
21 > Jeffry Michael Jensen
22 > Kelly Greene
23 > Shih-Fang Wang
24 > S.A. Gerber
25 > Patrick Walters
26 > Patricia Murphy
27 > Caleb Delos-Santos
28 > Thelma T Reyna
29 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie
30 > Lori Wall-Holloway
31 > Beverly M Collins
32 > CLS Sandoval
33 > Gia Civerolo
34 > Michelle Smith
35 > Jack G Bowman
36 > R A Ruadh
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Poll! Thank you for suggesting our topics for 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)
Friday, August 25, 2023
New Book from "A Poet's Poet!" Taking Pre-Orders..
Coming September 15th, a collection of 69 poems that transcend their earthly origin. Perfect bound copies may be ordered for $15 a copy (pick it up at a reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until September 14th, 2023. 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, August 20, 2023
Calls for Poems and Art
LEAVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: FALL POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Fall in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, September 9th, 2023. 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, September 30th, 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 September 16th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: HELL OR HEAVEN
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words hell and/or heaven, totaling up to 150 lines in length including stanza breaks, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PDT on September 22nd. No PDF's please. Color and B&W artwork are also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Hell or Heaven will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST.
DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) in memory of the dead and/or poets for Dead Poets in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 7th, 2023. 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, October 28th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena 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 October 14th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: SPIRITS AND SPECTERS
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words spirit and/or specter, 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 October 20th. 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: Spirits and Specters will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 21st between 3 and 5 pm PST.
HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of holidays in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 2023. 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, November 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 November 11th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: POINTS AND LINES
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or line, 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 November 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: Points and Lines will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
RESOLUTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: WISH POETRY
Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of resolutions or wishes in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, December 6th, 2023. 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, December 30th, 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 November 11th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: PANTOUM FESTIVAL
Send up to three pantoums on any subject totaling up to 60 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 December 22nd. 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: Pantoum Festival will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, December 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST.
Saturday, August 19, 2023
17 poets published on http://ghazaltrain.blogspot.com
Don Kingfisher Campbell, Bill Cushing, Marianne Szlyk, Jackie Chou, Mary Mayer Shapiro, Patrick Thomas Jeffries, Carl Stilwell, Dean Okamura, Joe Grieco, Gia Civerolo, Cls Sandoval, Shih-Fang Wang, Mark A Fisher, Jeffry Michael Jensen, Lori Wall-Holloway, Mary Langer Thompson, R A Ruadh
Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Ghazal Train are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, August 19th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
Friday, August 18, 2023
A Very Special Offer...
...for fans of Four Feathers Press! You can now subscribe to our monthly publications and save 25%. That's write, only $80 a year will get you 12 months of perfect bound books coming in your snail mail. How to get this deal? You must reserve your subscription electronically. Three options to do so: use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com).
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Call for Chapbooks
Did you enjoy reading Four Feathers Press 4 in 1 Books One, Two, Three and Four? (A few copies are still available. Please contact me for a copy.) Well, Four Feathers Press is looking for four more poets who want to publish their chapbook in a perfect bound book that will contain four poets' chapbooks. It will be called...4 in 1: Book Five, of course. No cost to the poets for PDF and six printed copies to distribute as you please. Submit your manuscript of 12 pages of poetry in the body of an email or in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 16th. Poets selected will also be invited to read a selection of their poetry at the publication reading on November 25th between 3 and 5pm PST in Thelma T Reyna's lovely and luxurious backyard on 1438 Atchison St in Pasadena, CA.
Sunday, August 13, 2023
28 Poets being published in Education in Southern California: School Poetry
1 > Ellyn Maybe
2 > Dan Garcia-Black
3 > Alicia Viguer-Espert
4 > Lawrence R Berger
5 > Jackie Chou
6 > Jim Babwe
7 > CLS Sandoval
8 > Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal
9 > Jeffry Michael Jensen
10 > PJ Swift
11 > Mary Mayer Shapiro
12 > Petrouchka Alexieva
13 > Robert Fleming
14 > Shih-Fang Wang
15 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie
16 > Lori Wall-Holloway
17 > R A Ruadh
18 > Luke Stilwell
19 > Patrick Walters
20 > Christopher Askew
21 > Kelly Greene
22 > Joseph Nicks
23 > Maria A Arana
24 > Kimberly Cobian
25 > Jessica M Wilson
26 > Matt McGee
27 > Gia Civerolo
28 > Don Kingfisher Campbell
These poets are invited to read in the publication reading on Saturday, August 26th from 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma Reyna’s lovely and luxurious backyard on 1438 Atchison St in Pasadena. Printed copies of the book may be ordered at the author rate of $10 a copy (add $5 for shipping if you cannot attend the reading). Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Last Call for Print Orders
Perfect bound printed copies of Vehicles in Southern California: Poetry of Movement may be ordered for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 3rd, 2023, then the master is off to the printer. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay. Old fashioned? Snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
Saturday, July 22, 2023
24 poets and artists have been published in Vehicles in Southern California: Poetry of Movement
2 > Christine
Jordan
3 > CLS
Sandoval
4 > Luis
Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal
5 > Lawrence
R Berger
6 > Ellyn Maybe
7 > Robert
Fleming
8 > Dean
Okamura
9 > Shih-Fang
Wang
10 > Carl
Stilwell AKA CaLokie
11 > Tim
Tipton
12 > Marne
Carmean
13 > Petrouchka
Alexieva
14 > Michael
Lee Johnson
15 > Daniel
Yaryan
16 > Mark
A Fisher
17 > Joe Grieco
18 > Mary Mayer Shapiro
19 > Jackie Chou
20 > Jeffry Michael Jensen
21 > R A Ruadh
22 > Lori Wall-Holloway
23 > PJ Swift
24 > Don Kingfisher Campbell
Poems chosen have been anthologized in PDF form, distributed for free to these poets by the publication reading on Saturday, July 22nd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom meeting. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 14th, 2023. Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to pay, or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.
New poetic libretto!
This poetic libretto of new poems from mid to late 2023 will be downloadable as a collection on the Poetry Super Highway on December 1st onl...

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