New Issue! Cholla Needles 102

Special issue: large format, with full color art throughout

edited by Romaine Washington

artwork by Marcus Muscato

poetry by:

Angela M. Franklin
Ellen June Wright
Nikia Chaney
Pam Ward
Ronna Magy
Lisa Eve Cheby
Cindi Pringle
Sharon Langley
Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera
Ginger Galloway
Jasmine Vallejo-Love
Jenny Kane

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New Book! Circus Dancer by Beate Sigriddaughter

 

From Circus Dancer: "Tentative, contemplative. If she were a candle, she would want to burn, not merely stand tall and unlit in graceful uselessness, decorative, devotional, and always a promise. She is not a candle. Still, she believes it is time to burst into flame instead of just skimming the edges of importance."

From Beate Sigriddaughter: “Words are my passion and, with many wise folk before me, I believe that they are a significant tool for building a world of sanity, honor, and peace. I am especially passionate about having women’s voices heard, read, and validated in our off-kilter world.”

Beate Sigriddaughter is the author of several novels, collections of poetry and other writings. Her most recent poetry collections are Wild Flowers (2022), Kaleidoscope (2021), Emily (2020) and Dancing in Santa Fe (2019).

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New Book! In the Eyes of by Duane Anderson

In the Eyes of Morning

I get up every day,

while others

still lie asleep.

They roll over in bed,

mumbling under their breath,

“You joker,

go back to bed.”

In this new book of poetry, Duane writes through the eyes of 120 different items, people, and creatures. You'll learn how a dog, a can of pork and beans, a pair of shoes, a tomato plant, a doorknob, and 114 others. Laugh, cry, and howl with glee as you read this poetry!

Duane Anderson is the author of The Life of an Ordinary Man (2025), Family Portraits (2024), Conquer the Mountains (2022), On the Corner of Walk and Don’t Walk (2021),and The Blood Drives: One Pint Down (2021).

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 101

 

Edited by Michael Dwayne Smith
Cover art by Hermann Lismann
Inside art by LaWanda Walters

New poetry from:
Alberto Ríos
Kelli Russell Agodon
Jeffrey Bryant
Kari Gunter-Seymour
Donna Hilbert
Tim Suermondt
Pui Ying Wong
Michael Minassian
Ellyn Maybe
Daniel Edward Moore
Linda Goin
Kenneth Pobo

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 100

Artwork by David Chorlton

Poetry by:
Cynthia Anderson
David Chorlton
Tobi Alfier
Juan Delgado
Miriam Sagan
Michael Dwayne Smith
Romaine Washington
John Brantingham
Cati Porter
Bonnie Bostrom
Philip Kobylarz
Juan Luzuriaga

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 99

 

Edited by Bonnie Bostrom, Maria Cuomo & Henry Long

We wanted to capture a window into our present world situation and how poets are responding to what we see as a confluence of Earth’s co-morbidities. We began inviting poets whose work we admire to add their voices to ours; they responded! It inspired the work you will find in The Witnesses Project. The contributions are raw, unedited, authentic. - Bonnie Bostrom

Photographer: Henry Long
Artist: Richard Albert

Poetry by:
Bonnie Bostrom
Luke Renner
Kim Roley
t luis cox
Juanita Remein
Thomas Kneeland
Michele Cuomo
meaghan boeing
Michael Fike
Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Vincent Vok
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Henry Long
Jennifer Hill
Richard Albert

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 98

 

Photography by Michael C. Roberts

Literature by:
Sarah Marie
David Chorlton
Jennifer Choi
Marlene M. Tartaglione
Peter Jastermsky
Beate Sigridaughter
Terry Firkins
Arvilla Fee
Kimberly White
Tamara Madison
Megan Haugh
Zita Murányi
and Richard Kostelanetz

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