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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

Featured Poem: The Joy of Color

November 27, 2020 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Bette Lafferty Temple Terrace Branch, Tampa, Florida Growing older has not diminished the joy I feel when viewing a new box of crayons, or the paint samples at ... Read more

Featured Art: Alive!

November 18, 2020November 29, 2020 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Alive!” — watercolor/oil pastel on Arches paper (17×20) By Susan Dolan, Columbus Branch, Georgia About the artist For Susan Dolan, becoming a Pen Woman at the Columbus Branch, Georgia, in ... Read more

Featured Art: Uninvited Guests

November 4, 2020November 29, 2020 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Uninvited Guests,” 13×15 watercolor by Tammy Seymour Fort Lauderdale Branch, Florida

Diving Into Tech Soup

October 10, 2020 Latest News, NLAPW

By Wilma Davidson and Diana de Avila, Sarasota Branch “Social good needs great technology. At TechSoup, we provide the connections, expertise, and resources to unlock the power of tech for ... Read more

Pen Women Press Is Recruiting for Talent Pool

September 10, 2020 Latest News, NLAPW

— From Lucy Arnold, Publications Chair Pen Women Press (PWP) is the publishing imprint of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc. PWP differs from a vanity press in ... Read more

Featured art: Plum Blossom

August 31, 2020November 29, 2020 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Plum Blossom” by Marcy Von Kohorn, Vero Beach Branch (Florida) Watercolor on rice paper (22×30) Artist’s Statement Because I have to stay at home to avoid the coronavirus, ... Read more

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