Created from Poetry books on display at my Chicago Public Library branch.
ANIMAL POEMS
Out of wonder
the frogs wore
red suspenders,
swirl by swirl,
spirals in nature,
jabber walking,
feel the beat…
© 2019 Michelle Kogan
Found Poem
Found from these Books:
–”Animal Poems” by Valerie Worth, Pictures by Steve Jenkins
–”Out of Wonder, Poems Celebrating Poets,” by Kwame Alexander, with Chris Colderly, and Marjory Wentworth, Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
–”The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders,” by Jack Prelutsky, pictures by Petra Mathers
–”Swirl by Swirl: Spiral in Nature,” by Joyce Sidman, pictures by Beth Krommes
–”Jabber–Walking,” by Juan Felipe Herrera
–”Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing,” by Marilyn Singer, Illustrated by Kristi Valiant
For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired by art that I create or have created. Visit these spots on line to participate in National Poetry Month: Academy of American Poets,
Jama’s Rattigan’s Blog for the Kidlitoshphere Events Roundup: Jama’s Alphabet Soup
and #NaPoWriMo
Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 