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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Calls for Poems and Art


SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of water to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, June 7th, 2025. 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 28th, 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 14th, 2025. 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: STONE WORLDS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words stone and/or world, 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 June 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: Stone Worlds will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, June 21st between 3 and 5 pm PST. 



SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIXELS

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of pixel to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, July 5th, 2025. 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 19th, 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 July 12th, 2025. 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: WATERMELON HUES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words watermelon and/or hue, 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 25th. 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: Watermelon Hues will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, July 26th between 3 and 5 pm PST. 



SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PATHWAYS

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of pathway to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, August 2nd, 2025. 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 16th, 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 9th, 2025. 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: TOO HOT

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words too and/or hot, 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 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: Too Hot will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, August 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST. 



SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALIENATION

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of alienation to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, September 6th, 2025. 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 20th, 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 September 13th, 2025. 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: DRINK DOWN

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words drink and/or down, 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 September 26th. 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: Drink Down will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 27th between 3 and 5 pm PST. 


Friday, May 16, 2025

37 poets and artists are now published on https://4fprocknroll.blogspot.com/

 

MICHELLE SMITH

PATRICIA MURPHY

MARVINLOUIS DORSEY

RADOMIR VOJTECH LUZA

GIA CIVEROLO

MARY LANGER THOMPSON

R A RUADH

EDWARD S GAULT

MARK A FISHER

TRISH SAUNDERS

TIM TIPTON

TERRY McCARTY

JEFFRY JENSEN

PJ SWIFT

WYATT UNDERWOOD

PEGGY CASTRO

ROBERT FLEMING

LAZSLO ARANYI

DEAN OKAMURA

jf giraffe

ELLYN MAYBE

LYNN WHITE

JACK G BOWMAN

JOE GRIECO

CONNIE JOHNSON

DAVID FEWSTER

ALEX S JOHNSON

R BREMNER

CARL STILWELL AKA CALOKIE

JOAN McNERNEY

LUIS CUAUHTEMOC BERRIOZABAL

LORELEI KAY

S A GERBER

JACKIE CHOU

MARIA A ARANA

MARY MAYER SHAPIRO

DON KINGFISHER CAMPBELL

Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Rock 'n' Roll are now published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, May 17th between 3 and 5 pm PST. 


Sunday, May 4, 2025

35 poets and artists being published in Southern California Selfies

 

MARY MAYER SHAPIRO

MATT McGEE

CONNIE JOHNSON

JOAN McNERNEY

INALEGWU ALIFA

ROBERT FLEMING

LAWRENCE R BERGER

LUIS CUAUHTEMOC BERRIOZABAL

JIM BABWE

LORELEI KAY

SHIH-FANG WANG

BILL CUSHING

JOE GRIECO

JACK G BOWMAN

LEAH MUELLER

MARIA A ARANA

ELLYN MAYBE

jf giraffe

MARK A FISHER

JEFFRY JENSEN

PATRICK WALTERS

MARY LANGER THOMPSON

SHERYL LUNA

LUIS VILLALOBOS

MARIE C LECRIVAIN

PJ SWIFT

CLS SANDOVAL

R A RUADH

GIA CIVEROLO

CARL STILWELL AKA CALOKIE

MICHELLE SMITH

DANIELA VOICU

RADOMIR VOJTECH LUZA

PATRICIA MURPHY

DON KINGFISHER CAMPBELL

Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to those poets by the publication reading on Saturday, May 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 May 10th, 2025. 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. 


Friday, May 2, 2025

It will be summer before we know it!

 


These awards cover the monthly online editions listed below:

JULY 2024 - Zodiac Energy (http://4fpzodiacenergy.blogspot.com)

AUGUST 2024 - School Shoes (http://4fpschoolshoes.blogspot.com)

SEPTEMBER 2024 - Bitter Sweet (http://4fpbittersweet.blogspot.com)

OCTOBER 2024 - Still Night (http://4fpstillnight.blogspot.com)

NOVEMBER 2024 - Dead Days (http://4fpdeaddays.blogspot.com)

DECEMBER 2024 - Shooting Stars (http://4fpshootingstars.blogspot.com)

JANUARY 2025 - Grass Leaves (http://4fpgrassleaves.blogspot.com)

FEBRUARY 2025 - Heart Flames (http://4fpheartflames.blogspot.com)

MARCH 2025 - Sky Key (http://4fpskykey.blogspot.com)

APRIL 2025 - Point Up (http://4fppointup.blogspot.com)

MAY 2025 - Rock 'n' Roll (http://4fprocknroll.blogspot.com)

JUNE 2025 - Stone Worlds (http://4fpstoneworlds.blogspot.com)

Please feel free to vote for your favorites from each issue in the comments below.

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Call for Chapbooks


Winner gets 25 full-color chapbooks and will be featured on
August 16th at the Lamanda Park Branch Library in Pasadena!
Email 20 poems to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com

43 poets and artists being published in Southern California Water

1 > MARY MAYER SHAPIRO 2 > INALEGWU ALIFA 3 > PEGGY CASTRO 4 > MARIE C LECRIVAIN 5 > MATT McGEE 6 > JOAN McNERNEY 7 > L...