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Featured Poem: The Poet

February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Janet Clare Fagal Central New York Branch She’s always gathering words: playful, mournful, inventive, gossamer. Words to caress, entice. Ponder. She weaves her words with care, stitches lines ... Read more

Two Free Apps for Nonprofits for Social Media and Web Graphics

February 3, 2021January 28, 2021 Latest News, NLAPW

Editor’s note: As promised in the Winter 2021 edition of The Pen Woman, here’s another bit of advice from The Nerds. By Wilma Davidson and Diana de ... Read more

Featured Poem: Be Here

January 25, 2021 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Barbara Letts Blodgett Vero Beach Branch, Florida As I stand at the sink hurrying to wash, to rinse a platter, I become aware of how caught up I ... Read more

Featured Poem: These Eyes

January 13, 2021 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Ute Buehler Minnesota Branch Your eyes are open but not here. These eyes which I have seen so full of love and life, so full of ... Read more

Featured Art: Child Reading

January 5, 2021December 15, 2020 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Child Reading” by Marie Garafano, Sarasota Branch (Florida) 4×5 gouache This piece was painted for a poster competition for The Free Library of Philadelphia.

Featured Poem: Something Blue

January 2, 2021 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Diane McDonough Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts She sets the table, stirs applesauce scented with cinnamon and cloves simmering on the stove. No words pass between them as he ... Read more

Featured Poem: Sensational 2020 Symphony

December 22, 2020 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Deborah A. Dickinson-Deacon Western New York Branch Wide open kitchen window reveals: Westerly winds that whisper warmly. Dove coos in calming clarity. Cardinal and robin each perform ... Read more

Featured Art: Sebastian Sunrise

December 17, 2020February 20, 2021 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Sebastian Sunrise” by Lisa Rose, Vero Beach Branch (Florida) 16×20 soft pastel on sanded paper

Featured Poem: A Need for Healing

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Ann Marie Vale Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts A desire to reach out in love With the grace bestowed from God above, Offering a fervent prayer for each other ... Read more

Featured Art: Shadows

December 4, 2020December 6, 2020 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Shadows,” photography by Polly Curran, Sarasota Branch (Florida) Artist’s Statement: We occasionally travel to the Miami area just for the Fairchild Botanical Gardens and the Morikami Museum and ... Read more

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