By Marcy Von Kohorn Vero Beach Branch, Florida Darkened palm trees spread their fingers against the pale pink of the sky Ripples skip across the water reflecting a ... Read more
By Dawn Huntley Spitz Sarasota Branch Florida My superannuated corpus suffers maladies amorphous. It wishes time would just resign and longs for yesterweek. It views with feelings radical ... Read more
By Annette C. Sanders Dallas Branch, Texas Dreams fly in and out Of my mind like wingless birds Whispering little scenes The likes I’ve never heard Visions dancing ... Read more
This art and poem are a collaboration by poet Cleo Griffith and artist Carolyn Huff, whose works were part of Modesto Branch’s ekphrastic show, “Women in America: An Artistic ... Read more
By Ann Falcone Shalaski Chesapeake Bay Branch In Memory of Martha Anne King (1946-2020) Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will ... Read more
By Dorothy Kamm Vero Beach Branch Florida My mind plays tricks on me: On a morning walk up ahead I see a dead mouse on its back, paws raised, ... Read more
“Silent Night” by E. Marie Francis Member-at-Large (Florida) Acrylic painting (18 x 24 inches) “Silent Night” was exhibited through the Cultural Council of Indian River Community outreach art exhibit at ... Read more
By Janet Clare Fagal Central New York Branch She’s always gathering words: playful, mournful, inventive, gossamer. Words to caress, entice. Ponder. She weaves her words with care, stitches lines ... Read more
Editor’s note: As promised in the Winter 2021 edition of The Pen Woman, here’s another bit of advice from The Nerds. By Wilma Davidson and Diana de ... Read more
By Barbara Letts Blodgett Vero Beach Branch, Florida As I stand at the sink hurrying to wash, to rinse a platter, I become aware of how caught up I ... Read more
