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Featured Poem: An Event of Astronomical Proportions

By Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch, California One summer night over twenty years ago a once-in-a-lifetime meteorite streaked across the entire sky over Yosemite Valley, creating the illusion of daylight ... Read more

Featured Poem: Poetry is Medicinal

May 28, 2024April 26, 2024 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch, California (a trimeric) Write a sonnet! You will forget your ailments as you struggle to rhyme, while maintaining the prescribed meter. You ... Read more

Featured Art: Through Her Chestnut Eyes

May 22, 2024April 26, 2024 Featured Art, NLAPW

“Through Her Chestnut Eyes” by Debora Farias, Jacksonville Branch While on holiday in Brasilia, Brazil, Debora Farias had 16 hours of private instruction with the Brazilian-Italian artist Felipe Salsano. She ... Read more

Featured Poem: A Little Fire

May 16, 2024April 26, 2024 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem

By Carol H Ehrlich Denver Branch “Keep a little fire burning, however small, however hidden.” Cormac McCarthy Start with the fuel inside you — the needs, the wishes, ... Read more

Featured Poem: Facing Our Fears

May 8, 2024April 26, 2024 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem

By Nancy Keats Benson Central New York Branch we walk silently night seeping into our fibers we forget when smiles effervesce into sunshine no need to worry ... Read more

Featured Art: Hunter

May 2, 2024March 1, 2024 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Hunter” by Catherine Moreno, Golden Gate-Marin Branch Oil on panel (12 x 16)

Featured Poem: Topical

April 27, 2024April 26, 2024 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Barbara Castle Hanson Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida Topical methods of applying medications to the skin are used by practioners all over the world to alleviate pain. What ... Read more

Featured Art: Path to Higher Ground

April 10, 2024March 1, 2024 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Path to Higher Ground” by Lisa Livingston, Modesto Branch Mixed media on paper (11 x 14) Artist’s Statement From the Eternal Oak Collection, this painting celebrates the unique beauty of ... Read more

Featured Poem: Buttons

March 26, 2024February 27, 2024 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch An old round tin, perhaps once filled with candy, is slightly dented by years of use, the lid printed with a scene of palm ... Read more