Lorraine Walker Williams Southwest Florida Branch To place, slip seeds into moist soil, shutter from light, incubate and wait. To plant is the first lesson in patience. Plant, ... Read more
In August, community members from diverse backgrounds gathered at Pen Arts, NLAPW’s Washington, D.C. headquarters, for “The Future is WITA: A Pen Arts Benefit Interest Meeting.” This call-to-action campaign ... Read more
Janet Fagal Central New York Branch She sees his face, a picture etched in memory. Her child’s image. Eyes dark, piercing. Nose strong. Mouth full, hints of smile. ... Read more
Jane Gates Lies Pensacola Branch, Florida My thought escaped Into the dark abyss Of my mind, A fugitive, Hiding somewhere, Only once in view, A slice of a moment, ... Read more
Barb Whitmarsh Bayou City 2 Branch, Texas Someone told me that it was easy To write a bad poem but I believe in the magnitude of words Felt ... Read more
“Vintage Trucks in Sedona” by Gloria Sampson, Columbus Branch (Georgia) Watercolor, 18.5 x 28.25 Gloria Sampson’s goal is to paint every day. She works mainly in watercolor, pen, and ... Read more
Susan Bassler Pickford Member-at-large, Portland, Maine Turn: Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan and turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, ... Read more
Karen L. Kirshner Long Island Branch, New York We pay for the choices we made in youth, actions stemming from a presumption of immortality, which, once played become crimes ... Read more
Scottie E. McDaniell Member-at-large Today as I walked through a parking lot I gazed at the people I passed, but not one fixed his or her eyes upon me ... Read more
