This set by Lisa Mednick Powell covers 30 years of music in a half hour. The presentation was created to play loud 1/2 hour before our annual Poetry Month live extravaganza. The Corona Pandemic has stopped the world, so I reached out to Lisa to see if we can still thrill our audience with her performance poetry over the internet. Guaranteed to be 100% virus free - this set is entitled "Freedom Songs", and all the poetry in this set appears in issue 42 of Cholla Needles - April 2020. Five of the performances are culled from three of Lisa's solo albums - Artifacts Of Love (1993), Semaphore (2002), and Blue Book (2017). Her composition Face In The Crowd from 1987 was recently re-recorded and appears on the new Song Dogs CD entitled Light In The Distance (2020). Visit Lisa's website at LisaMednickPowell.com

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Cholla Needles - Lisa Mednick Powell April 2020

01 Introduce Miriam • 02 Miriam reads from Cholla Needles 35 pt 1 • 03 Miriam reads from Bluebeard’s Castle • 04 Miriam reads from 100 Cups of Coffee • 05 Miriam reads from Luminosity • 06 Miriam reads from Cholla Needles 37 Pt 2 • 08 Outro

Cholla Needles Live Nov 17, 2019 - Miriam Sagan - featured reader

Ernest Alois, Suzanne Ross, Peter Jastermsky & Rich jibber jabber about Poetry Politics Art & Music

Cholla Needles Live Oct 20 AM

Ernest Alois shares his greatest hits, along with new pieces. Bonnie Brady reads from her beautiful memoir, Impressions of Guatemala.

Cholla Needles Live Oct 19 Afternoon Show

At the Art Tours 2019 - Eva Montville’s Studio featuring Cynthia Anderson and Cindy Rinne! With special appearances by Robert M. and Suzanne Ross. Good Times!

Cholla Needles Live Oct 19 Morning Show

Featured reader John Brantingham performing at Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.

Cholla Needles Live October 20, 2019

Rose Baldwin is the author of the novel Mike’s Magic Burgers and a collection of The Claire Stories. Recorded live at the Art Tours Studio 105 in Joshua Tree over two days. Rose Moderated the readings both afternoons.

Cholla Needles Presents Rose Baldwin Oct 12 & 13, 2019

Ellen Baird is an author, editor, event co-ordinator and in her spare time teaches writing at Copper Mountain College. Recorded live at the Art Tours Studio 105.

Cholla Needles presents Ellen Baird, Oct 13, 2019

Lisa reads from Cholla Needles 34, and from her powerful first book Finding The Azimuth. She also sings outdoors with a battery operated Casio =:-) You can see Lisa with her husband Kip performing at the Joshua Tree Saloon Mondays from 1-3, and Saturday evenings as Arroyo Rogers. Good Times! 

Cholla Needles with Lisa Mednick Powell Oct 13, 2019

John Kenny reads from his novel, The Spark, and answers audience questions. John has been a firefighter since 1989, and is currently a fire Captain in Ottawa. The Spark has a five-star rating on Amazon.  01 Intro to John Kenny • 02 The Spark Chapter 1 • 03 Interview • 04 Audience Questions • 05 Outro

Cholla Needles with John Kenny, Oct 13 2019

01 Intro • 02 Lauren Henley - Corpse Wax • 03 Eva Montville - Nature • 04 Antique? • 05 Kit Brooks - The Earth’s Revenge • 06 Jonathan Maule - Coach • 07 Jonathan Maule - Dear Red (High School) • 08 L. I. Henley - Story • 09 L. I. Henley - Three Hawks • 10 Jonathan - Mystery Is Good • 11 Jonathan Maule - Re-Purposed • 12 Outro

Cholla Needles Live Oct 12, 2019 PM

01 Intro • 02 - You know... • 03 Emails • 04 Rose Baldwin - New Construction • 05 Susan Rukeyser- I Didn’t Mean To Write This • 06 Josie Kim Parker - Dream • 07 Angela Mia Torres reads Paula Swanson • 08 Rose Baldwin reads Stephen Dunn • 09 Rose Baldwin - Claire Missing Mannie • 10 Kit Brooks - The Earth’s Revenge • 11 Outro

Cholla Needles Live Oct 12, 2019 AM

14 George Howell - Part 2 • 15 George Howell - Scorpion • 16 Laura Berry - Rugby Ball • 17 Cynthia Anderson - Future Archaeology • 18 Bonnie Brady - Before Us • 19 Marie Bobin - from Station Eleven • 20 Bonnie Brady - Memories • 21 Susan Rukeyser - Desert Mother Hope Pt1 • 22 Susan Rukeyser - Desert Mother Hope Pt2 • 23 George Outro 2

Cholla Needles Live September 29, 2019 at The Palms in Wonder Valley Part 2

 01 George Howell - Host * 02 George Howell - 2 Stories * 03 Laura Berry - 2 Poems * 04 Suzanne Ross - The Goldfish Problem * 05 Susan Rukeyser - Pathological * 06 Cynthia Anderson - Poems from Route * 07 Brenda Littleton - There Is Nothing Else Left * 08 Bonnie Brady - Needing Air * 09 Dawn Davis - Desert Lady Diaries * 10 Randy Smith - Survival * 11 Mike Vail - from The Salvation of El Cajon 12 Marie Bobin - from Station Eleven * 13 George Howell - Outro Part 1 * 

Cholla Needles Live September 29, 2019 at The Palms in Wonder Valley

01 - Peter Jastermsky - Host • 02 Peter Jastermsky - Five Poems • 03 John Sierpinski - Two Poems • 04 Jan Gray - from Station Eleven • 05 John Sierpinski - reads Gabriel Hart • 06 Jan Gray - reads Bonnie Brady • 07 Marty Fenn - Survival • 08 Jan Gray - Survival • 09 Ernesto Nevarez - Desert Life • 10 Peter Jastermsky- Haiku • 11 John Sierpinski- reads Tobi Alfier • 12 Ernesto Nevarez - Poetry • 13 Outro

Cholla Needles Live September 28, 2019 at Art Colony in Morongo Valley

Centered in Joshua Tree, California, Cholla Needles loves to talk with writers and artists who live in the desert, or love visiting the desert for inspiration. Contact us: editor@chollaneedles.com and visit our website at chollaneedles.com

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