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Featured Poem: The Willful Words

By Thelma A. Giomi Yucca Branch Wild willful words Come sweeping across The page As if they owned My heart. Wild willful words Sometimes, Come more gently. As ... Read more

Featured Poem: The Artist

August 30, 2023August 9, 2023 Featured Poem, Latest News, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Anne Bonner Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida A blank canvas Waiting for inspiration: “Paint me, Paint me.” She dips her brush in indigo paint And a brilliant ... Read more

Featured Art: Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend

August 22, 2023August 14, 2023 Art of the Week, Featured Art, Latest News, NLAPW

“Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” by Ellen Cohen-Berman, Fort Lauderdale Branch Hand-built raku-fired ceramic sculpture, 14 wide x 10 deep x 13 high

Featured Poem: Late Summer Shower

August 17, 2023August 9, 2023 Featured Poem, Latest News, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Lorraine Walker Williams Member-at-large, Florida and California I walk onto the balcony to smell the rain after three months dry, welcoming its musky scent. Rain drops blot their signature ... Read more

Featured Poem: Groom Day Rotation

August 8, 2023May 23, 2023 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Lori Zavada Pensacola Branch, Florida It’s the perfect time to write, except for the tick, tick, ticking of the ceiling fan tossing an emptiness about. It’s only ... Read more

Featured Art: Tree at Sunset

July 31, 2023May 24, 2023 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“Tree at Sunset” by Phoenix Marks, Fort Lauderdale Branch (Florida) Photography

Featured Poem: I Planted My Feet on the Banks of the Rhine

July 26, 2023May 23, 2023 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Luanna K. Leisure Santa Clara County Branch, California As I stood on the banks of the Rhine gazing across to France, I wondered if my forefathers took ... Read more

Featured Poem: Mist on the Water

July 18, 2023May 23, 2023 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Donna Puglisi Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida Steaming the cold lake’s shallow waters, Sheets of mist creep slowly over the glassy surface. Gray fingers stroke her face, barely touching, ... Read more

Featured Art: The Warrior in Red

July 10, 2023May 24, 2023 Art of the Week, Featured Art, NLAPW

“The Warrior in Red” by Azar Vaghefi, Diablo-Alameda Branch (California) Ceramic, 8-inch high Artist’s Statement: I was inspired by the Maasai tribe, who live in northern, central, and southern Kenya ... Read more

Featured Poem: Change

July 6, 2023May 23, 2023 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Elvira Sisca Greenwich Branch, Connecticut I’ve been wondering Why certain people Appear in my life. Especially the annoying ones. It seems interesting and ironic Because I’m beginning to ... Read more

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