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Hey So Cal Poets,
Since 1996, Saturday Afternoon Poetry has been here for you! We meet EVERY Saturday between 3pm and 5pm PST (unless otherwise indicated). Here's our NEW general schedule starting in July:
First Saturday - Poetry Writing Workshop
Second Saturday - Poetry Critique Workshop
Third Saturdays - Publishing Party + Four Feathers Press PDF/Print Edition Reading
Fourth Saturday - Featured Poets + Four Feathers Press Online Edition Reading
Fifth Saturdays - Special Events
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ALL MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD ONLINE AT ZOOM.US UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
Meeting ID: 759 9367 3202 (no spaces required) Password: poetry
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FOUR FEATHERS PRESS WANTS TO PUBLISH YOUR POETRY!
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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
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SCHEDULE
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Saturday, July 19th, 3 to 5 pm in the meeting room of the Lamanda Park Branch Library on 140 S. Altadena Dr. in Pasadena - Publishing Book Reading by RICK LUPERT + Poets published in Four Feathers Press SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIXELS
Saturday, July 26th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Hosted by DKC, featured: CHARLIE BRICE & RICHARD SPISAK+ Poets published in Four Feathers Press online edition: WATERMELON HUES
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Saturday, August 2nd, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Poetry Writing Workshop led by DKC (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning street or cracks for Four Feathers Press online edition: Street Cracks by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm, August 22nd)
Saturday, August 9th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Deep Critique Workshop led by DKC (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning street or cracks for Four Feathers Press online edition: Street Cracks by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm, August 22nd)
Saturday, August 16th, 3 to 5 pm in the meeting room of the Lamanda Park Branch Library on 140 S. Altadena Dr. in Pasadena - Publishing Book Readings by LISA CHEBY & Winner of the 2025 Four Feathers Press Chapbook Contest + Poets published in Four Feathers Press SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PATHWAYS
Saturday, August 23rd, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Hosted by DKC, featured: HEATHER PARKER + Poets published in Four Feathers Press online edition: Street Cracks
Saturday, August 30th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - 2024-2025 FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION POETRY AWARDS
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Saturday, September 6th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Poetry Writing Workshop led by DKC (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning drink or down for Four Feathers Press online edition: Drink Down by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm, September 26th)
Saturday, September 13th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Deep Critique Workshop led by DKC (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning drink or down for Four Feathers Press online edition: Drink Down by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm, September 26th)
Saturday, September 20th, 3 to 5 pm in the meeting room of the Lamanda Park Branch Library on 140 S. Altadena Dr. in Pasadena - Publishing Book Readings by MARIA A ARANA + Poets published in Four Feathers Press SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALIENATION
Saturday, September 27th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Hosted by DKC, featured: MICHELLE SMITH + Poets published in Four Feathers Press online edition: Drink Down
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Saturday, October 4th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Poetry Writing Workshop led by DKC (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning too or hot for Four Feathers Press online edition: Too Hot by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm, October 24th)
Saturday, October 11th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Deep Critique Workshop led by DKC (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning too or hot for Four Feathers Press online edition: Too Hot by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59pm, October 24th)
Saturday, October 18th, 3 to 5 pm in the meeting room of the Lamanda Park Branch Library on 140 S. Altadena Dr. in Pasadena - Publishing Book Readings by GWENDOLYN FLEISCHER + Poets published in Four Feathers Press SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CLOUDS
Saturday, October 25th, 3 to 5 pm ON ZOOM ONLY - Hosted by DKC, featured: LAURA DANIELS & JEANNE MARIE SPICUZZA + Poets published in Four Feathers Press online edition: Too Hot
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All events FREE, as always.
Hope to see you there,
DKC
