Featured Poem: Chasing Hope
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By Cornelia DeDona Southwest Florida Branch I try to catch up— to the woman climbing the hill ahead of me, the same rise of pavement I swear remembers ... Read more
Featured Art: Battle on Long Island Sound 1776
Featured Art, Latest News, NLAPW“Battle on Long Island Sound 1776” was painted in response to a call for entries in The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage Competition.
Read moreFeatured Poem: Another Poem About Dawn
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By Gloria Heffernan Central New York Branch I worry that perhaps I have written too many poems about dawn, too many descriptions of the way the sunrise paints ... Read more
Featured Poem: The Bowl We Drink From
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By Pam Atherstone Modesto Branch Do not pity them. Those who walk slowly in the morning field with the empty leash in their pocket, or the one whose house ... Read more
Featured Art: “North Shore Beach, O’ahu”
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“North Shore Beach, O’ahu” by Shana Hainsworth, Fort Lauderdale Branch Mixed Media, 24 x 18 Artist’s Statement I travel all over the world and paint abstracted landscapes from those ... Read more
Featured Poem: Someday
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By Rodika Tollefson Member-at-large Someday I will dance in the streets of Paris. I will gaze into Mona Lisa’s eyes I’ll sip French wine on a terrace And drink ... Read more
Featured Poem: On A Summer Terrace in Italy
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By Ronni Miller Sarasota Branch A slice of melone draped in Parma prosciutto laid on a china plate placed on a clothed table beside a glass of Chianti from ... Read more
Featured Art: Breaking Point
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“Breaking Point” by Rodika Tollefson (member-at-large) Mixed media (acrylic, paper) on canvas, 20 x 16 Artist’s Statement “Breaking Point” explores the tension between resistance and release, the chaos that comes ... Read more
Featured Poem: Trumpet Vine
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Silvia Kofler Member-at-Large My neighbor hates its invasiveness and lopped off as much as she could on her side of the fence. However, birds love it and sparrows moved ... Read more
Featured Poem: The Journey of Poetry
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Lori Howell Thompson Santa Clara County Branch Poetry are words dancing in your mind Becoming a fairytale of your voice A world created by imagination, experience, and dreams An ... Read more