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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Call for Poets

 


THIS forthcoming historical anthology from Four Feathers Press is designed to be a comprehensive compendium of the numerous quality poets making Southern California their home.

YOU can be represented in these pages that will be sectioned by poetry groups and publishing presses.

DEADLINE to submit one JPG photo, one paragraph bio with contact information, and one representative poem under 30 lines in length (including stanza breaks) to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com is MARCH 15TH, 2022.

YOU can help make this directory possible by donating $10 or $20 to its production. In return you will receive a physical copy of this perfect bound book at the publication reading for every $10 donated by FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022. (If you cannot attend, an additional $10 will be needed for packaging and postage.) After FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022, donations are $20 per book.

HOW to donate? Send $10 or $20 to the editor Don Kingfisher Campbell on Facebook Pay, or by Zelle to his email address (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com), or by snail mailing a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909 by MARCH 15TH, 2022.

YOU are invited to pick up your copies in person if you donated by attending, and optionally, reading at the publication reading (as part of the San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival) on APRIL 16TH, 2022 between 3 and 5pm in an outdoor location to be named ASAP.

IF you are leader of a So Cal poetry group or press, please send in a JPG photo, a paragraph or two about the group/press, and (optionally) a list of up to a dozen members in your group. Your members will get a 50% DISCOUNT to donate.

DONATION NOT NECESSARY TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS DIRECTORY, ONLY TO GET A PHYSICAL COPY OF THE BOOK.

 

Saturday, January 1, 2022

Poetry Calendar!

 


Only $5 for a PDF copy of my 2022 Kingfisher Poetry Calendar featuring 14 original 2021 photos and poems, and, of course, 12 monthly calendars. Use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to reserve yours. (For Zelle, payable to my email address: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com). Please add $5 for printing, packaging and postage if you would like a physical copy.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

New chapbook, new poems!

 

14 poems composed between May and December 2021. Only $4 for a PDF copy. Use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to reserve yours. Add $2 for shipping if you would like a physical copy.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

New chapbook compilation!

Made especially for this Saturday's writing workshop. 12 poems, are also 12 writing ideas. Only $4 for a PDF copy. Please support your workshop leader. Use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to reserve yours. Add $2 for shipping if you would like a physical copy.

Thursday, November 4, 2021

New Chapbook Compilation!

Made especially for this Saturday's writing workshop. 20 poems, are also 20 writing ideas. Only $4 for a PDF copy. Use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to reserve yours.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

New Chapbook!


The latest publication from Four Feathers Press is a recipe for attempting to survive in this universe: be yourself. Why? Because we come from language, we are professors who can only warn each other of the assassination of life. "The human race will eventually become extinct / Because some of us never learned / To play nice." In such a "hamster wheel galaxy", 2020 is proof we need to volunteer to answer our own questions. So, duck! "Our history lessons are written in blood / On parchments of human flesh." Lessons..."Today I met a man who only spoke in stone." Strangeweather is a poet's poet who allows "you can peek at the kaleidoscope clockwork of the universe within me." -- Don Kingfisher Campbell, editor of Four Feathers Press

“A book that reflects as much on what it is to 𝘉𝘌 now as what it was to 𝘉𝘌 then. A book that realizes we live in tangled loops of indeterminable confusion. That the mistakes of the past are simply the mistakes of the future we are yet to make again. A book that layers the real under the absurd, and layers the absurdity of what is real on top to make a cacophony of sounds that leaves you questioning if you may have just found someone who 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓𝘓𝘠 𝘒𝘕𝘖𝘞𝘚 𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛'𝘚 𝘎𝘖𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘖𝘕! Strangeweather expresses within these pages what it is to doubt yourself, those around you and those who govern. But through all that confusion is a very, very clear understanding of ducks. 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘢-𝘋𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘴𝘦 is a book well worth reading several times over.” –Steve Cawte, editor of 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦

𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘢-𝘋𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘴𝘦, available almost everywhere books are sold, but it would be best if you pick up your copy here: https://shop.aer.io/.../Poems_from.../9780578998497-11535

Monday, September 6, 2021

Want to publish a chapbook?

Four Feathers Press is looking to publish four new poetry chapbooks. Submit your 16 to 20 poem Word manuscript to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com

If yours is selected, you will receive a PDF of the chapbook for you to sell or distribute as you please. Plus you will be invited to read for Saturday Afternoon Poetry on Zoom shortly after publication.

DEADLINE DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

New Chapbook, proceeds go to the Sims Library of Poetry...


I put together a compilation of 20 of my poems that mention libraries, and thought, I'd love for the proceeds from this e-book to go to the Hiram Sims Library of Poetry. I need to arrange that, if he is willing, no endorsement necessary. So, reminisce with me on those bygone days when people gathered together. Send $4 through Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle (use my email address for Zelle) for the PDF file to be emailed to you...

Friday, July 23, 2021

Publication reading!

 

This Saturday Afternoon Poets on ZOOM features the four finalists from the 2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Chapbook Contest and the winner of the book contest Radomir Vojtech Luza plus an Open Reading!

Here's the link to the reading. We start at 3...

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/75993673202?pwd=ZlBHVFE5WW56WXduM2Q2dG1Ha3M3dz09

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Now available!

2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Chapbook Contest Award Winner!

Send $4 to Carl Stilwell on Facebook Messenger Pay to get your e-copy...


Saturday, April 24, 2021

2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Contests Winners!

The winners of the 2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival broadside, libretto, chapbook and book contests have been announced:

Broadside Contest People's Choice Winners: 1st - Evelyn Lane, 2nd - Megha Sood, 3rd - Stephanie Logan 

Broadside Contest Judge's Choice Winners: 1st - Lorelei Kay, 2nd - Thom Garzone, 3rd - Gregory Foster, 4th - Jeffry Michael Jensen, 5th - Tim Tipton, 6th - Radomir Vojtech Luza

Winning broadside poems will be published on the festival website (http://2021sgvpf.blogspot.com) 

Poetic Libretto Winners: 1st - Mark Fisher, Lorelei Kay, Stephanie Logan, Dean Okamura, Corrine Marie Rodriguez-Ramirez

All five winners will have their poetic librettos published by Bobby John Press (http://bobbyjohnpress.blogspot.com)

Chapbook Contest Winners: 1st - Carl Stilwell, 2nd - Corrine Marie Rodriguez-Ramirez, 3rd - Kenneth Irving Scott Jr., 4th - Crystal Lane Swift

All four chapbook contest winners will have their chapbooks published by Four Feathers Press (http://fourfeatherspress.blogspot.com)

Book Contest Winners: 1st - Radomir Vojtech Luza, 2nd - Joshua Corwin, 3rd - Corrine Marie Rodriguez-Ramirez, 4th - R A Ruadh

Radomir's book "Losing Me" will be published by Spectrum Publishing (http://spectrumpublishing.blogspot.com)

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Contests Entrants

The winners, that's right, winners of the 2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Slam are James Coats and Sharon Smith-Knight! We did a tiebreaker, and we still couldn't decide!

Broadside Contest Winner: 23 poems entered, see website (http://2021sgvpf.blogspot.com) to vote for poems by commenting on them before the deadline of 11:59pm PST, April 22nd. Winner will be announced on April 24th at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry BIG WINNERS zoom reading

Poetic Libretto Contest Winner: 5 poetic librettos entered, winner will be announced on April 24th at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry BIG WINNERS zoom reading

Chapbook Contest Winner: 13 chapbooks entered, four winners will be announced on April 24th at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry BIG WINNERS zoom reading

Book Contest Winner: 8 books entered, winner will be announced on April 24th at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry BIG WINNERS zoom reading

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Book contest entrants: Corrine Marie Rodriguez-Ramirez, Joshua Corwin, Rick Leddy, Mark Fisher, Jeffry Michael Jensen, Kenneth Irving Scott Jr., Radomir Vojtech Luza, R A Ruadh

Chapbook contest entrants: Crystal Lane Swift, Corrine Marie Rodriguez-Ramirez, JJ Stick, R A Ruadh, Kristian Kidd, Lori Holloway, Shih-Fang Wang, Mark Fisher, William P. Cushing, Kenneth Irving Scott Jr., Carl Stilwell, Ranney Campbell, Radomir Vojtech Luza

Poetic Libretto contest entrants: Corrine Marie Rodriguez-Ramirez, Mark Fisher, Lorelei Kay, Stephanie Logan, Dean Okamura

Broadside contest entrants (not in contest order): Dean Okamura, Mark Fisher, Jack G. Bowman, Lori Holloway, Tim Tipton, JJ Stick, Lorelei Kay, Jordan Sandoval, Luis Villalobos, Shih-Fang Wang, Corrine Marie Rodriguez-Ramirez, Gregory Foster, Radomir Vojtech Luza, Evelyn Lane, Innocent Alifa, Megha Sood, Stephanie Logan, Thom Garzone, Dan Garcia-Black, Jeffry Michael Jensen, Crystal Lane Swift, Kristian Kidd, Eric Lopez

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Poetry Contests!!!!


...FOR THE 2021 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY POETRY FESTIVAL!

Celebrating National Poetry Month, sponsored by Spectrum Publishing (http://spectrumpublishing.blogspot.com), Four Feathers Press (http://fourfeatherspress.blogspot.com), and Bobby John Press* (http://bobbyjohnpress.blogspot.com)

Broadside Contest: submit one poem up to 50 lines in length by April 10th to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com. Winner will be published online on the festival website and invited to perform their poem on April 24th at the festival Zoom meeting.

*Libretto Contest: submit a manuscript of 2 to 9 poems totaling no more than 450 lines in length by April 10th to dorseypoeticproductions@hotmail.com. Winner will be published in a Bobby John Press e-libretto and be invited to perform two poems on April 24th at the festival Zoom meeting.

Chapbook Contest: submit a manuscript of 10 to 20 poems totaling no more than 1000 lines in length by April 10th to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com. Winner will be published in print by Four Feathers Press (25 saddle-stapled copies) and be invited to perform three poems on April 24th at the festival Zoom meeting.

Book Contest: submit a manuscript of 25 to 40 poems totaling no more than 2500 lines in length by April 10th to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com. Winner will be published in print by Spectrum Publishing (25 perfect-bound copies) and be invited to perform five poems on April 24th at the festival Zoom meeting.

Monday, January 18, 2021

Just published...

The third four chosen for publication by Four Feathers Press are invited to read for Saturday Afternoon Poetry on Zoom, January 23rd, 3pm PST:

Jackie Chou "Filling the Mosaic of Our Lives"

Matt Mauldin "Hotel Man"

Cindy Rinne "Silence Between Drumbeats"

Kenneth Irving Scott, Jr. "Abandoned in a Field of Autumn Leaves"

These titles are available in digital editions (which can be printed out) for $4 each. All proceeds go to the authors.

Please use Facebook Messenger Pay to pay them directly.


Thursday, December 31, 2020

Now available...

 



A two volume electronic compilation of 39 "sex" poems in preparation for my Spectrum 26: The Issue Is Sex writing workshop on Zoom this coming January 2nd for Saturday Afternoon Poetry...just $6 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com.
 
Book 1 has 27 poems from the years 1997-2013, Book 2's dozen poems span 2014-2020. Six sample poems from this duology have been posted for you on http://kingfisherbooks.blogspot.com

Friday, November 27, 2020

FREE SAMPLER!

 

FREE E-BOOK AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1ST ONLY as part of The Great E-Book Free-for-All on the Poetry Super Highway (check out all the free e-books at http://poetrysuperhighway.com), a sampler sampler of the 12 e-book samplers for sale and sampled at Kingfisher Books for a mere $4 each or 3 for $10 (http://kingfisherbooks.blogspot.com)

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Now Available...



A three volume electronic compilation of 76 "looking" poems in preparation for my Spectrum Special Edition writing workshop on Zoom this coming December 5th for Saturday Afternoon Poetry...just $10 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com.

Book 1 has 29 poems from the years 1993-2009, Book 2's 28 poems span 2010-2016, and Book 3 sports 19 poems from 2017-2020. Nine sample poems from this trilogy have been posted for you here: http://kingfisherbooks.blogspot.com

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Just Published...

The second four chosen for publication by Four Feathers Press are invited to read for Saturday Afternoon Poetry on Zoom, November 21st, 3pm PST:
Lynne Bronstein "Nasty Girls"
 
Mark Fisher "rain and other fairy tales"

Lorelei Kay "Real Women Wear Fig Leaves"

Mary Langer Thompson "Solitude Album"

These titles are available in digital editions (which can be printed out) for $4 each. All proceeds go to the authors.

Please use Facebook Messenger Pay to pay them directly.

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Now Available...




A three volume electronic compilation of 83 next poems in preparation for my Spectrum Special Edition writing workshop on Zoom this coming November 7th for Saturday Afternoon Poetry...just $10 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com. 

Book 1 has 32 poems from the years 1997-2011, Book 2's 30 poems span 2012-2016, and Book 3 sports 21 poems from 2017-2020. Nine sample poems from this trilogy have been posted for you here: http://kingfisherbooks.blogspot.com



Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Now available...


A new compilation of alive poems in preparation for my Spectrum 25 writing workshop on Zoom this coming October 3rd for Saturday Afternoon Poetry. Just $4 for your own electronic copy of these 29 pieces spanning 1997 to the present! Use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle with my email address: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com. Three sample poems from this chapbook have been posted for your perusal here: http://kingfisherbooks.blogspot.com

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Just published...

The first four chosen for publication by Four Feathers Press are invited to read for Saturday Afternoon Poetry on Zoom, September 19th, 3pm PST:

Radomir Vojtech Luza "Mental Mall"


Bruce Niedt "Aprilcalypse"

Meri Tumanyan "Love in the Time of Corona"

Alicia Viguer-Espert "Out of the Blue Womb of the Sea"

These titles are available in digital editions (which can be printed out) for $4 each. All proceeds go to the authors.

Please use Facebook Messenger Pay to pay them directly.

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Now available...

 

A three volume electronic compilation of 98 fall poems in preparation for my Spectrum Special Edition writing workshop on Zoom this coming September 5th for Saturday Afternoon Poetry...just $10 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com

Book 1 has 36 poems from the years 1997-2008, Book 2's 34 poems span 2009-2015, and Book 3 sports 28 poems from 2016-2020. Nine sample poems from this trilogy have been posted for your perusal here: http://kingfisherbooks.blogspot.com

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Now available...

 

40 2018 love poems in an electronic chapbook...just $6 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com

Friday, July 31, 2020

Now available...


See sample poems from his 56 page collection by going to http://inblackskin.blogspot.com and get an electronic copy of this book for just $10 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Now available...


To see a sampling of this two volume electronic compilation of 69 door poems go to http://kingfisherbooks.blogspot.com
Get an electronic copy for just $8 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Now available...

20 new 2020 poems in an electronic chapbook...just $4 if you use Facebook Messenger Pay or Zelle to pay. Use my email address to make payment on Zelle: donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com

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