Friday, October 31, 2014

Publication!

What an excellent birthday present! Got the third of four poems to be published here, published today... > http://cadencecollective.net/2014/10/31/relation-ship/

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Contest!

Earned third place last night in the 2nd annual All Hallows Grounds Poetry Contest put on by Kimberly Cobian's ZZYZX Poets at the Holy Grounds Coffeehouse in El Sereno.


Reading!


I read some of my own poems published in the San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly (Issa Frequency, Theater, Garfield Sevenling, and The Antique Traveler) at Cafe Villa on this special night.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Chapbook!

NOW AVAILABLE... my latest compendium. 22 poems influenced by music, composed over the last 22 years! Get your copy for just $5 by going to Saturday Afternoon Poetry, or order one by visiting http://paypal.com, directing payment of $6 (includes shipping) to kingfisher1031@charter.net


Contents

2 / A PERFECT DAY
3 / "BLUE BAYOU"
4 / CLASSIC ROCK
5 / EDGAR WINTER AGAIN
6 / GIVE PIECE A CHANCE
7 / INSIDE
8 / MOODY BLUES
9 / NEED COMFORT? TRY...
10 / 1978
11 / 1975 – 2007
12 / 1967 OR 2007
14 / PROGRESSIVE ROCK
15 / SANTANA IS DANGEROUS
16 / SHE SINGS “INNOCENT”
17 / THE FREEWAY
18 / TODAY I WAKE UP ALIVE
19 / TRANSFORMED
20 / USHER IN THE '70'S
21 / VENTURA HIGHWAY
22 / WALL OF VOODOO
23 / WHAT I HAD TO GO THRU TO GET OUT OF MY HOME
24 / YES

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Publication and Reading!!

Happy to pick up a copy tonight of the Men's Heartbreak Anthology (published by Karineh Mahdessian) at the outdoor publication reading next to the Cypress Park Tunnel. It features many of my fine lining facebook friends: Tim TiptonRobert Rodriguez,Rolland VasinMarvin L. DorseyRobert WilsonAdrian Ernesto CepedaJoe GardnerAlessander XavierER SanchezMichael Ian ChurchmanPhillip Larrea,Murray ThomasJerry GarciaDonny JacksonJuan CardenasAndres BermejoBill FridayJesus Aldana-AlbaAbel SalasConney WilliamsÁngel García,Michael GonzalezMatt SedilloSean HillPeter J. HarrisLuis Javier Rodriguez, and more!

Art Night!

Six of us personed a table last night at the Pasadena Public Library ART NIGHT to sell our words: Carl Stilwell (pictured below right)Don Kingfisher Campbell (pictured left), Marvin L. Dorsey (pictured right), Yvonne EstradaEli Goitein, and Marie Lecrivain!

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Award!

We have our winners! 
Announcing the winner of the 2014 Los Angeles Poet Society Summer Poetry Contest: Alexis Fancher for her award-winning poem, "TONIGHT WE WILL BLOOM FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY"
Alexis wins a $75 cash prize, publication of her poem on our LAPS website, and a LAPS event/reading of her poem!
Runners up: Karen Vande Bossche's poem "July Musings" and Don Kingfisher Campbell's "Joshua Tree Trip" - both of these poems will also be published on the LAPS website.
We received many amazing submissions and want to THANK YOU for submitting your work to the Los Angeles Poet Society! 

Publication!

A couple days ago "Mythology" was my second poem of four to be published on the Cadence Collective website... > http://cadencecollective.net/2014/09/29/mythology/