Featured Art: Luminous Leaves

July 28, 2022August 18, 2022 Featured Art, NLAPW

  “Luminous Leaves,” altered photo by Polly Curran, Sarasota Branch (Florida)   Over the past year, Polly Curran stepped out of her comfort zone to explore different techniques, bringing an ... Read more

Featured Poem: Tomorrow Is Another Day

July 20, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Marlene Klotz Boca Raton Branch, Florida   Whenever bad things happen, Think about tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day. It may erase your sorrow So wake up, get going, Forget ... Read more

Featured Poem: Bunnell’s Pond

July 12, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem

By Virginia Nygard Vero Beach Branch, Florida   The Pequonnock River wandered south from Great Hollow Lake through Connecticut until it paused to catch its breath at Sylvan Beach and ... Read more

Featured Poem: Finding Where I Belong

July 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Janet Fagal Central New York Branch This poem was inspired by “Urban Edge,: oil on linen, an abstract piece by Linda Bigness-Lanigan, longtime CNY Branch arts member.   Memories ... Read more

Featured Poem: Anatta: The Key to Creativity

June 23, 2022June 2, 2022 NLAPW

By Patricia Daly-Lipe Washington, D.C .Branch   Sound and light, Flashes from the dark Penetrating the woods and streams within my shell As I lose the wall, my body, and ... Read more

Featured Poem: Painted Lady

June 18, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Dorothy Atkins Santa Clara County Branch, California   While searching for the perfect face I found suntan, beige, warm brown and brown They all looked the same Never the ... Read more

Featured Poem: Classic Blue  

June 7, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch, California   It’s one of the last photos in our white Hallmark album – both of us running away from the church, heads down, smiling, ... Read more

Featured Art: Hocking Hills

June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 Featured Art, NLAPW

“Hocking Hills” by Robie Benve, Central Ohio Branch 12×16 paper and acrylic on canvas Robie Benve is a mixed media painter working with acrylics, paper, ink (and more) to create ... Read more

Featured Poem: My Morning Routine

May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW

By Megha Sood Member-at-large     My fingers tracing those invisible unetched dreams on my table some skewed and some forgotten by the cruel bouts of merciless time   Time ... Read more

Introducing Claire Massey, New Poetry Editor

May 14, 2022May 9, 2022 Featured Poem, Latest News, NLAPW

By Claire Massey It’s a great honor to join the editorial team of The Pen Woman as your new poetry page editor. Former editor Karen McAferty Morris contributed much to ... Read more