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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)

Now Available!

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