Calls for Poems and Art...

DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) in memory of the dead and/or poets for Dead Poets of Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 7th, 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, October 28th, 3 to 6 pm 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 October 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: SPIRITS AND SPECTERS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words spirit and/or specter, 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 October 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: Spirits and Specters will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 21st between 3 and 5 pm PST.

HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of holidays or vacations in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 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, November 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 November 11th, 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: POINTS AND LINES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or line, 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 November 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: Points and Lines will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

RESOLUTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: WISH POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of resolutions or wishes in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, December 2nd, 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, December 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 December 9th, 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: PANTOUM FESTIVAL

Send up to three pantoums on any subject, 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 December 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: Pantoum Festival will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, December 16th between 3 and 5 pm PST.  

35 poets have been published on http://4fphellorheaven.blogspot.com

LORELEI KAY

R A RUADH

GIA CIVEROLO

JAMES COATS

RICK LEDDY

MARK A FISHER

BILL CUSHING

ALICIA VIGUER-ESPERT

CALEB DELOS-SANTOS

MARIA A ARANA

RADOMIR VOJTECH LUZA

MARVINLOUIS DORSEY

LORI WALL-HOLLOWAY

MARIANNE SZLYK

PATRICIA MURPHY

PJ SWIFT

JEFFRY MICHAEL JENSEN

SIMONE WILSON

SHIH-FANG WANG

MARY MAYER SHAPIRO

CLS SANDOVAL

MATT McGEE

HENRY OLIVAS

JACKIE CHOU

MARIA DUARTE

JOE GRIECO

DEAN OKAMURA

ROBERT FLEMING

PETROUCHKA ALEXIEVA

ELLYN MAYBE

JOAN McNERNEY

MARSHA GRIECO

CHUCK SCHUTZ

WYATT UNDERWOOD

DON KINGFISHER CAMPBELL

Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Hell or Heaven have been published online and are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST. 

Four Four Feathers Press Poets Featuring!

36 poets have been published in Leaves of Southern California: Fall Poetry

 

1 > Joan McNerney

2 > Ellyn Maybe

3 > Wyatt Underwood

4 > Tim Tipton

5 > PJ Swift

6 > Alicia Mathias

7 > Matt McGee 

8 > Robert Fleming

9 > Alicia Viguer-Espert

10 > Dean Okamura

11 > Joe Grrieco

12 > Jackie Chou

13 > Daniel Williams

14 > Radomir Vojtech Luza

15 > Marvinlouis

16 > SomeOne Else

17 > Mary Mayer Shapiro

18 > Petrouchka Alexieva

19 > Lawrence R Berger

20 > Don Kingfisher Campbell

21 > Jeffry Michael Jensen

22 > Kelly Greene

23 > Shih-Fang Wang

24 > S.A. Gerber

25 > Patrick Walters

26 > Patricia Murphy

27 > Caleb Delos-Santos

28 > Thelma T Reyna

29 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

30 > Lori Wall-Holloway

31 > Beverly M Collins

32 > CLS Sandoval

33 > Gia Civerolo

34 > Michelle Smith

35 > Jack G Bowman

36 > R A Ruadh

These poets are invited to read in the publication reading on Saturday, September 30th from 3 to 5 pm PST in Klatch Coffee on 3007 Huntington Dr, Pasadena (cross street San Gabriel Blvd). Printed copies of the book may be ordered at the author rate of $10 a copy (add $5 for shipping if you cannot attend the reading) until September 16th. 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.

Poll! Thank you for suggesting our topics for 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 - Dead Days (Submitted by Carl Stilwell)

DECEMBER - Shooting Stars (submitted by Rosie Hamilton)

New Book from "A Poet's Poet!" Taking Pre-Orders..

Coming September 15th, a collection of 69 poems that transcend their earthly origin. Perfect bound copies may be ordered for $15 a copy (pick it up at a reading or include $5 if you wish it to be shipped) until September 14th, 2023. 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.

Calls for Poems and Art

LEAVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: FALL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Fall in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, September 9th, 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, September 30th, 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 September 16th, 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: HELL OR HEAVEN 

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words hell and/or heaven, totaling up to 150 lines in length including stanza breaks, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PDT on September 22nd. No PDF's please. Color and B&W artwork are also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Hell or Heaven will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST.

DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) in memory of the dead and/or poets for Dead Poets in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 7th, 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, October 28th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena 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 October 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: SPIRITS AND SPECTERS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words spirit and/or specter, 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 October 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: Spirits and Specters will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 21st between 3 and 5 pm PST.

HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of holidays in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 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, November 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 November 11th, 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: POINTS AND LINES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or line, 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 November 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: Points and Lines will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

RESOLUTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: WISH POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of resolutions or wishes in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, December 6th, 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, December 30th, 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 November 11th, 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: PANTOUM FESTIVAL

Send up to three pantoums on any subject totaling up to 60 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 December 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: Pantoum Festival will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, December 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST.  

17 poets published on http://ghazaltrain.blogspot.com

 

Don Kingfisher Campbell, Bill Cushing, Marianne Szlyk, Jackie Chou, Mary Mayer Shapiro, Patrick Thomas Jeffries, Carl Stilwell, Dean Okamura, Joe Grieco, Gia Civerolo, Cls Sandoval, Shih-Fang Wang, Mark A Fisher, Jeffry Michael Jensen, Lori Wall-Holloway, Mary Langer Thompson, R A Ruadh

Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Ghazal Train are invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, August 19th between 3 and 5 pm PST. 

A Very Special Offer...

...for fans of Four Feathers Press! You can now subscribe to our monthly publications and save 25%. That's write, only $80 a year will get you 12 months of perfect bound books coming in your snail mail. How to get this deal? You must reserve your subscription electronically. Three options to do so: use Meta Pay (Don Kingfisher Campbell), Venmo (@don-campbell-82), or Zelle (donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com).

Call for Chapbooks

Did you enjoy reading Four Feathers Press 4 in 1 Books One, Two, Three and Four? (A few copies are still available. Please 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 Five, of course. No cost to the poets for PDF and six printed 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, October 16th. Poets selected will also be invited to read a selection of their poetry at the publication reading on November 25th between 3 and 5pm PST in Thelma T Reyna's lovely and luxurious backyard on 1438 Atchison St in Pasadena, CA.

28 Poets being published in Education in Southern California: School Poetry

1 > Ellyn Maybe

2 > Dan Garcia-Black

3 > Alicia Viguer-Espert

4 > Lawrence R Berger

5 > Jackie Chou

6 > Jim Babwe

7 > CLS Sandoval

8 > Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal 

9 > Jeffry Michael Jensen

10 > PJ Swift

11 > Mary Mayer Shapiro

12 > Petrouchka Alexieva

13 > Robert Fleming

14 > Shih-Fang Wang

15 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

16 > Lori Wall-Holloway

17 > R A Ruadh

18 > Luke Stilwell

19 > Patrick Walters

20 > Christopher Askew

21 > Kelly Greene

22 > Joseph Nicks

23 > Maria A Arana

24 > Kimberly Cobian

25 > Jessica M Wilson

26 > Matt McGee

27 > Gia Civerolo

28 > Don Kingfisher Campbell

These poets are invited to read in the publication reading on Saturday, August 26th from 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma Reyna’s lovely and luxurious backyard on 1438 Atchison St in Pasadena. Printed copies of the book may be ordered at the author rate of $10 a copy (add $5 for shipping if you cannot attend the reading). 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.

Last Call for Print Orders

Perfect bound printed copies of Vehicles in Southern California: Poetry of Movement may be ordered for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 3rd, 2023, 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. Old fashioned? Snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.

24 poets and artists have been published in Vehicles in Southern California: Poetry of Movement

1 > Matt McGee

2 > Christine Jordan

3 > CLS Sandoval

4 > Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal

5 > Lawrence R Berger

6 > Ellyn Maybe

7 > Robert Fleming

8 > Dean Okamura

9 > Shih-Fang Wang

10 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

11 > Tim Tipton

12 > Marne Carmean

13 > Petrouchka Alexieva

14 > Michael Lee Johnson

15 > Daniel Yaryan

16 > Mark A Fisher

17 > Joe Grieco

18 > Mary Mayer Shapiro

19 > Jackie Chou

20 > Jeffry Michael Jensen

21 > R A Ruadh

22 > Lori Wall-Holloway

23 > PJ Swift

24 > Don Kingfisher Campbell

Poems chosen have been anthologized in PDF form, distributed for free to these poets by the publication reading on Saturday, July 22nd, 3 to 5 pm PST in Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom meeting. 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. 

Calls for Poems and Art

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 or movement 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 Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom meeting. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 3rd, 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 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 August 12th, 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.

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: GHAZAL TRAIN

Send up to three ghazals on any subject, 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 18th. 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: Ghazal Train will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, August 19th between 3 and 5 pm PST. 

LEAVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: FALL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Fall in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, September 9th, 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, September 30th, 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 September 16th, 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: HELL OR HEAVEN 

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words hell and/or heaven, totaling up to 150 lines in length including stanza breaks, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PDT on September 22nd. No PDF's please. Color and B&W artwork are also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted.

Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Hell or Heaven will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 23rd between 3 and 5 pm PST.

DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) in memory of the dead and/or poets for Dead Poets in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 7th, 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, October 28th, 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 October 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRES ONLINE EDITION: SPIRITS AND SPECTERS

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words spirit and/or specter, 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 October 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: Spirits and Specters will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 21st between 3 and 5 pm PST.

HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of holidays in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 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, November 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 November 11th, 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. 

FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: POINTS AND LINES

Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or line, 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 November 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: Points and Lines will be published online and will be invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 18th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

Now Available!

The books have arrived, congratulations to Changming Yuan, Robert Fleming, and Rosie Hamilton for writing excellent chapbooks! You can order a copy of this collection directly from any of these poets. Also see them read their poetry on Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom meeting this coming July 22nd...

Last Call for Print Orders

Perfect bound printed copies of Heat of Southern California: Summer Poetry can be ordered for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until July 14th, 2023, 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. Old fashioned? Snail mail a check to Don Campbell, 1313 Edgewood Dr, Alhambra, CA 91803-1909.

Calls for Poems and Art

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 or movement 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 Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom meeting. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 3rd, 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 Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 12th, 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.

LEAVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: FALL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Fall in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, September 9th, 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, September 30th, 3 to 5 pm PST at the My Place Cafe on 1547 N Lake Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until September 16th, 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. 

DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Dead Poets in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 7th, 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, October 28th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until October 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. 

HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of holidays in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 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, November 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until November 11th, 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. 

28 poets have been published in Heat of Southern California: Summer Poetry

1 > Jesse Rey Tovar

2 > Lynne Bronstein

3 > Robert Fleming

4 > Carl Stilwell AKA CaLokie

5 > Lawrence R Berger

6 > Maria A Arana

7 > Tim Tipton

8 > Matt McGee

9 > Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal

10 > Patrick Walters

11 > Jackie Chou

12 > Petrouchka Alexieva

13 > Dean Okamura

14 > Marianne Szlyk

15 > Marie Lecrivain

16 > Joe Grieco

17 > Jack G Bowman

18 > Ellyn Maybe

19 > Shih-Fang Wang

20 > Radomir Vojtech Luza

21 > CLS Sandoval

22 > Patricia Murphy

23 > Jeffry Michael Jensen

24 > PJ Swift

25 > Mark A Fisher

26 > Lori Wall-Holloway

27 > Mary Mayer Shapiro

28 > Don Kingfisher Campbell

These poets are invited to read in the publication reading today, Saturday, June 24th, from 3 to 5 pm PST in Thelma's Backyard on 1438 Atchison St in Pasadena. Printed copies of the book will also be available for $10 a copy (please add $5 for 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.

Calls for Poems and Art

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 Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in 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 Saturday Afternoon Poetry's Zoom meeting. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 3rd, 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 Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until August 12th, 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.

LEAVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: FALL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Fall in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, September 9th, 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, September 30th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until September 16th, 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. 

DEAD POETS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: MEMORIAL POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Dead Poets in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, October 7th, 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, October 28th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until October 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. 

HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: VACATION POETRY

Submit up to three poems of no more than 150 lines each (including stanza breaks) on the subject of the Holidays in Southern California to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm PST, November 4th, 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, November 25th, 3 to 5 pm PST in Singer Park on California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena. Perfect bound printed copies of the book will also be available for $15 a copy (includes shipping) until November 11th, 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.