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Featured Poem: I Wonder

Scottie E. McDaniell Member-at-large Today as I walked through a parking lot I gazed at the people I passed, but not one fixed his or her eyes upon me ... Read more

Featured Poem: Write in the Night

July 17, 2019June 10, 2019 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

Bette J Lafferty Tampa Branch I write in the night without a light, my pad on my stomach does lay. With a finger I guide ... Read more

Featured Art: Twin Creek Vineyard

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

Chella Gonsalves, Modesto Branch, California Twin Creek Vineyard, oil, 9×12 inches Known mainly as a plein air artist, Chella Gonsalves portrays rural landmarks, rivers, architectural structures, and historical homesteads ... Read more

Featured Poem: Together, 1955

July 11, 2019June 9, 2019 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

Janet Fagal Central New York Branch My grandparents’ summer place, country kitchen with green cast iron cookstove. Pantry room to right of sink unit. A tableau to explore. ... Read more

Featured Art: Echo #3

June 28, 2019July 13, 2019 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

Susan Crave Rosen, Chesapeake Bay Branch “Echo #3,” acrylic and collage on paper, 23×27 inches “I have been painting for over 25 years, beginning when my husband and ... Read more

Featured Poem: Lilacs in My Heart

June 25, 2019June 10, 2019 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

Mary Patricia Canes Alexandria Branch Lilacs bloomed full purple near Grandma’s open window in her farmhouse kitchen where she made strong tea and apple pie. Her lilting voice, singing, ... Read more

Featured Poem: Wick

June 17, 2019June 10, 2019 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

Laurel Jean Becker Denver Branch The burgundy candle supports you. You run the length of its solid core, extending out from one end, dependent and vulnerable. If you were ... Read more

Featured Art: Billowing In

June 13, 2019June 9, 2019 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

Doris Mady, Greenwich Branch, Connecticut “Billowing In,” 20×10 oil Doris Mady considers herself a plein air painter. When asked, “Why plein air?” she answered, “because I feel alive when I’m ... Read more

Featured Poem: Old Things

June 4, 2019June 1, 2019 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

Donna Bruno Ft. Lauderdale Branch The satin sheen of Great-grandmother’s table Duncan-Phyffe mahogany gives testament to generations before me who dutifully polished it with elbow-grease to enhance its lustrous ... Read more

Featured Art: The Watchkeepers

May 28, 2019May 1, 2019 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

One day, Jane and her husband traveled down a dusty country road in Weumpka, Alabama. As they neared Lake Martin, they discovered an isolated burial site near ... Read more

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