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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Calls for Poems and Art


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 in the meeting room of the Lamanda Park Branch Library on 140 S. Altadena Dr. 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, 12:30 to 2:30 pm in the meeting room of the Lamanda Park Branch Library on 140 S. Altadena Dr. 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.



FIRES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  FLAMING POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of fire or flaming in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, August 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, August 24th, 3 to 5 pm in the meeting room of the Lamanda Park Branch Library on 140 S. Altadena Dr. 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 August 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: SCHOOL SHOES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words school and/or shoe, 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 August 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: Zodiac Energy will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, August 17th between 3 and 5 pm PST.


Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Now Available!

A collection of 125 poems from 1981-2004, many used in my California Poets In The Schools workshops in classrooms. Yours in PDF form for a scant $10. 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, April 20, 2024

40 poets and photographers being published on http://4fprememberwhen.blogspot.com

 

CLS Sandoval

Michelle Smith

Mira N Mataric

PJ Swift

Lori Wall-Holloway

Ashton Cynthia Clarke

Karen Pierce Gonzalez

Joan McNerney

Alicia Viguer-Espert

Jeffry Jensen

jf giraffe

Ellyn Maybe

Maria A Arana

R A Ruadh

Bill Cushing

Patricia Bailey

Jack G Bowman

Mary Mayer Shapiro

David Fewster

Leah Mueller

Angelina Saenz

Alicia Mathias

Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

Jackie Chou

Joe Grieco

Robert Fleming

Shih-Fang Wang

Dean Okamura

Petrouchka Alexieva

Marsha Grieco

Hedy Habra

Lynn White

Abel Salas

Matt McGee

Fee Thomas

Lorelei Kay

Carl Stilwell AKA CaLoki

Marianne Szlyk

linda m crate

Don Kingfisher Campbell

Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Remember When have been published online and are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, April 20th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

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.

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