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Featured Ekphrastic Art and Poem: American Symbol

This art and poem are a collaboration by poet Cleo Griffith and artist Carolyn Huff, whose works were part of Modesto Branch’s ekphrastic show, “Women in America: An Artistic ... Read more

Featured Poem: Martha Anne

March 3, 2021February 20, 2021 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Ann Falcone Shalaski Chesapeake Bay Branch In Memory of Martha Anne King (1946-2020) Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will ... Read more

Featured Poem: Artistic

February 23, 2021February 20, 2021 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Dorothy Kamm Vero Beach Branch Florida My mind plays tricks on me: On a morning walk up ahead I see a dead mouse on its back, paws raised, ... Read more

Featured Art: Silent Night

February 15, 2021January 31, 2021 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Silent Night” by E. Marie Francis Member-at-Large (Florida) Acrylic painting (18 x 24 inches) “Silent Night” was exhibited through the Cultural Council of Indian River Community outreach art exhibit at ... Read more

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

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