Calls for Poems and Art

IT RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  POETRY OF WEATHER

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the weather in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, April 14th, 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, April 15th, 3 to 5 pm PST on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until May 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. 

RHYTHMS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  RHYMING POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) that rhyme to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, May 26th, 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, May 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until June 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. 

HEAT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  SUMMER POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of summer in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, June 23rd, 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, June 24th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until July 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. 

VEHICLES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF MOVEMENT

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of vehicles in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, July 21st, 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, July 22nd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 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. 

EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: SCHOOL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of school in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, August 5th, 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, August 26th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until September 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. 

Now Available!

 

A glossy covered perfect bound book of 50 new loving poems for his fiancée, only $10! Contact the author directly on Facebook to buy a copy...

30 poets published in Bards of Southern California!

Poets chosen are now anthologized in PDF form distributed for free to the authors in time to prepare for the publication reading on Saturday, February 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's House on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book may be ordered for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until March 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. 

The bards are (in alphabetical order):

1 > Petrouchka Alexieva 

2 > Vib Aparicio 

3 > Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal 

4 > Jack G. Bowman 

5 > Don Kingfisher Campbell 

6 > Fernando D. Castro 

7 > Jackie Chou 

8 > Gia Civerolo

9 > Lynda V. E. Crawford 

10 > William P. Cushing 

11 > Denise Dumars 

12 > Joseph Grieco 

13 > Briony James 

14 > Jeffry Michael Jensen 

15 > Lalo Kikiriki 

16 > Suzanne Lummis 

17 > Ellyn Maybe 

18 > Thelma T. Reyna 

19 > Carla Sameth 

20 > Cls Sandoval 

21 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

22 > Mani Suri 

23 > Thomas R. Thomas 

24 < Rolland Vasin 

25 > Alicia Viguer-Espert 

26 > Lori Holloway 

27 > Shih-Fang Wang

28 > Pam Ward 

29 > Charles Harper Webb 

30 > Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl

Chapbook publication!

ANNOUNCING the poets who will join me in Four Feathers Press' 4 in 1: Books Three and Four!

4 in 1: Book Three

Jim Babwe 

Anissa Sboui

Shih-Fang Wang

4 in 1: Book Four

Yuan Changming

Robert Fleming

R A Ruadh (Rosie Hamilton)

Book Three will be published in mid-March 2023, and Book Four will come out in mid-July 2023

Book Three poets will be featured at Saturday Afternoon Poetry on March 25th

Book Four poets will be featured at Saturday Afternoon Poetry on July 22nd

All the poets in Books One, Two, Three, and Four are invited to feature at the Neenach Poetry Festival on April 22nd

Congratulations poets!

Don the Editor

Calls for Poems and Art

BARDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TOP 30 SO CAL POETS

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject(s) of your choice in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, February 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, February 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's House on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until March 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. 

TRAVELING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TRAVEL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of travels in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, March 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, March 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until April 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. 

IT RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  POETRY OF WEATHER

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the weather in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, April 14th, 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, April 15th, 3 to 5 pm PST on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until May 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. 

RHYTHMS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  RHYMING POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) that rhyme to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, May 26th, 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, May 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until June 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. 

HEAT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  SUMMER POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of summer in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, June 23rd, 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, June 24th, 3 to 5 pm PST on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until July 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. 

Chapbook Compilation!

NOW AVAILABLE: 27 poems from the years 1999 to 2022 put together for the Saturday Afternoon Poetry writing workshop led by moi this February 4th between 3 and 4:30pm PST on Zoom (Go to http://zoom.us, enter meeting ID 75993673202, and passcode: poetry). $4 for a PDF or printed copies can be purchased for $6 a copy (includes shipping). Please use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (use my email address listed below) to pay...or snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909. (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 450 lines for Spectrum online edition: Spring Solution by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm, February 11th.)

See and hear Jeffry Michael Jensen read some of his poetry from 4 in 1: Book Two

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7j7L1IWvlQ

Calls for Poems and Art

SENSUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: EROTIC POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) that are erotic to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, January 27th, 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, January 28th, 3 to 5 pm PDT in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until February 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. 

BARDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TOP 30 SO CAL POETS

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject(s) of your choice in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, February 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, February 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's House on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until March 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. 

TRAVELING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TRAVEL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of travels in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, March 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Reviews chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, March 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until April 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. 

IT RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  POETRY OF WEATHER

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the weather in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, April 14th, 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, April 15th, 3 to 5 pm PST on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until May 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. 

RHYTHMS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  RHYMING POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) that rhyme to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, May 26th, 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, May 27th, 3 to 5 pm PST on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until June 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. 

See and hear Alicia Viguer-Espert read some of her poetry from 4 in 1: Book One

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DktXZNhzfE

See and hear Lori Wall-Holloway read some of her poetry from 4 in 1: Book Two

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpq3Bcp7wsI

See and hear Marvinlouis read some of his poetry from 4 in 1: Book Two

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksXGQN74T1w

Call for Chapbooks

Did you enjoy reading Four Feathers Press 4 in 1 Books One and Two? (A few copies are still available. 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 Three, of course. No cost to the poets for PDF and six 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, February 11th.

Lynne Bronstein's book Nasty Girls is now available in paperback

 

Contact Lynne Bronstein on Facebook to acquire your copy. 50 pages of quality poetry for just $14.00.

Now Available!

They have arrived, Four Feathers Press 4 in 1: Book Two features chapbooks by Petrouchka Alexieva, Jeffry Michael Jensen, Marvinlouis, and Lori Holloway all in one tidy volume! Just $10 a copy. Get yours from any one of the poets...

Petrouchka Alexieva

"A Little Magic Town"

Jeffry Michael Jensen

"Before Trembling Takes Over the Night"

Marvinlouis

"atonement hurts"

Lori Wall-Holloway

"Earth's Poetry"

Last Call for Print Orders

Perfect bound printed copies of Children of Southern California: Poetry of Childhood can be ordered for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until December 14th, 2022, then the master is off to the printer. 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.

Download free e-books, today only!

The Great Poetry E-Book Free-For-All

https://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/psh/great-poetry-e-book-free/

The mission of the Poetry Super Highway is to expose as many people to as many other people’s poetry as possible.

Download 76 Free E-Books Now!

Thanks to everyone who donated e-books to this project. All of the books are now available for download by clicking on “Download Now” next to the author’s name.

Books will remain available until Midnight tonight (Tuesday evening December 1st Pacific).

Check back on December 2 to see how many times each one was downloaded.

Calls for Poems and Art

SENSUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: EROTIC POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) that are erotic to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, January 27th, 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, January 28th, 3 to 5 pm PDT in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until February 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. 

BARDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TOP 30 SO CAL POETS

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject(s) of your choice in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, February 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Poems chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, February 25th, 3 to 5 pm PDT in Thelma's House on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until March 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. 

TRAVELING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TRAVEL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of travels in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, March 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Reviews chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, March 25th, 3 to 5 pm PDT in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St, Pasadena and on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until April 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. 

IT RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  POETRY OF WEATHER

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the weather in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, April 14th, 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, April 15th, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until May 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. 

Now Available and Forthcoming...

 

BOOK ONE features a chapbook from each of these four poets contained in one PDF/perfect bound book:

Don Kingfisher Campbell "Electrified Man"

Linda Crate "when nature holds my hand"

Bruce McRae "Red Veil"

Alicia Viguer-Espert "The Soul's Many Paths"

BOOK TWO (PDF available now/perfect bound book coming in December)

Petrouchka Alexieva "A Little Magic Town"

Jeffry Michael Jensen "Before Trembling Takes Over the Night"

Marvinlouis "Atonement Hurts"

Lori Wall-Holloway "Earth's Poetry"

BOOK ONE and BOOK TWO are now published in PDF form for poets to distribute as they please. BOOK ONE will also be published in perfect bound printed form in November, BOOK TWO in December. Each book has $5 PDF / $10 Print cover prices. You can buy a PDF or printed perfect bound copy directly from any of the published poets. Each poet will have at least six physical copies to sell.

Calls for Poems and Art

CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF CHILDHOOD

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of childhood in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, November 25th, 2022. 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 26th, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until December 14th, 2022. 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. 

SENSUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: EROTIC POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of eroticism in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, January 27th, 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, January 28th, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until February 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. 

BARDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TOP 30 SO CAL POETS

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of your choice in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, February 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Reviews chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, February 25th, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until March 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. 

TRAVELING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TRAVEL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of travels in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, March 24th, 2023. JPG photos may also be sent, but are not required. Reviews chosen will be anthologized in PDF form and distributed for free to the authors by the publication reading on Saturday, March 25th, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until April 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. 

IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:  POETRY OF WEATHER

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the weather in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, April 14th, 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, April 15th, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until May 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. 

New Book!

Now available: published by Four Feathers Press. Contact the author Anna Broome on Facebook to secure your copy

New Chapbook!

NOW AVAILABLE: 20 poems composed between June and October 2022. Only $4 for a PDF edition. Add $2 for shipping if you would like a printed copy. Please use Venmo (@Don-Campbell-82) or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com) ... or, if you prefer, snail mail a check to: Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.

Last Call for Print Orders

Last call to see if there are any more orders for a perfect bound printed copy of Memories of Southern California: Poetic Recollections. Going to the printer next week. There are 23 poets with a total of 48 poems in this 52 page anthology. Get your copy either in PDF for $5 or in perfect bound printed form for $15 (includes shipping). Please send payment either by Meta Pay (to Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (to Don-Campbell-82), or Zelle (to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com). You can also snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 9183-1909, if you prefer.

Calls for Poems and Art

SPORTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF DIVERSION

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of sports or hobbies in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, October 21st, 2022. 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 22nd, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until November 14th, 2022. 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. 

CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POETRY OF CHILDHOOD

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of childhood in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PDT, November 25th, 2022. 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 26th, 3 to 5 pm PDT on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom channel. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until December 14th, 2022. 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. 

Feeling Lucky?

An opportunity for poets to win money simply by creating poesy. Four Feathers Press announces another call for poems for a new anthology: THE POETRY LOTTERY 7. Submit a poem of 300 lines or less (including stanza breaks) to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 21st. The cost of entering is $10, which will entitle you to one PDF and one physical copy of the chapbook. 100% of the money collected will go to one lucky poet, in a drawing to be held at the publication reading on Saturday, October 22nd, 3 to 5 pm in the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting. You do not have to be present to win.. Get six months membership in the Four Feathers Press Book Club just for entering! (A $10 value.) Use Meta Pay (to Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@Don-Campbell-82), or Zelle (my email address) to enter...or, if you prefer, snail mail a check to: Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.

BTW: The winner of The Poetry Lottery #6 was now two-time winner Dan Garcia-Black! Here is his poem...

Future of Foodies

Almost everyone is edible.

You won't starve 

If you remember this 

In Dystopian America. 

People taste like pork. 

Forget bread and 

Learn to make tortillas. 

And salsa 

You'll thank me later.