Featured Poem: Surprising Benediction
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By Janet Fagal Central New York Branch We always heard the story, how he rode the train for four out of five days of leave. From San Antonio to ... Read more
Featured Art: Group Therapy
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“Group Therapy,” 26×20 acrylic by Autry Dye, Pensacola Branch (Florida) Autry Dye began experimenting with painting watercolor on canvas in order to eliminate some of the weight and size ... Read more
Featured Poem: If I Forget You
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By Carmen Meadows Atlanta Branch If I forget you, darling one, as I grow old and frail, I have a secret treasure chest no moths or rust assail. ... Read more
How’s Your Branch Adapting in the Social Distancing Age?
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The inability to host meetings due to lockdowns across the country has made it tough for Pen Women to keep in touch. Branches are missing their inspirational get-togethers — ... Read more
Featured Poem: Ireland
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By Carolynn J. Scully Member-at-large The ancients winked and smiled at the mystery and magic of the wee island of green, a crock of shamrocks hiding Leprechaun gold for ... Read more
Featured Art: Alison’s Cat
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“Alison’s Cat,” 10×7 oil by Doris Mady, Greenwich Branch (Connecticut) From the artist: I painted a picture of my dog, Kerry, about a year before he passed. I called it ... Read more
Featured Poem: Slants and Rants — Observations for Writers
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By Mary L. Gardner CNY Branch Being Clear There’s not a follicle of truth in a colleague’s chronicled memoir that observing a tropical botanical requires a monocle. Footnotes ... Read more
Featured Art: Woman in White Chair
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“Woman in White Chair,” acrylic, 27.5 x 22.5 By E. Marie Francis, Vero Beach Branch, Florida From the Artist: “Me Ladies” is the name of a series ... Read more
Featured Poem: Oakland Giraffes
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Patricia Doyne Diablo-Alameda Branch, California (Based on Giraphics by muralist Dan Fontes) Whoosh! The freeway overpass pulses with cars, pick-ups, buses, big-rigs, motorcycles. All day they speed ... Read more
Featured Poem: One Moment
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Mary Joan Meagher Minnesota Branch The present tense is tricky When the one you love No longer is But has become a was. Existence is measured in moments. Moments ... Read more