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.

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.  

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. 

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).

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.

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.