Category Archives: Haiku

Poetry Friday–ZYGO-WONDER, poem & painting

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My beautiful zygocactus begged me to take a break this week and capture her in color and words… The little elf on my shoulder kept whispering in my ear, you have new holiday cards to post, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, Bearded Iris Fall, beauty, Beyond Literacy Link, Carol Varsalona, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com, nature, Plummeting temps Chicago, poem, poetry, reflections, Watercolor, Zygocactus | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–Fall Surprise… Haikus

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! november backyardbearded surprise, but will youbloom in time… © 2021 Michelle Kogan And look here comes color… but I don’t know if she will open because snow is coming too…Oh by the way, she didn’t bloom in … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #throughwindowku, Art, autumn, Bearded Iris, fall, Gratitude, haiku, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, mourning doves, nature, November, poems, poetry, Radio Rhythm Rhyme, reflections, Surprises, Watching Falling leaves, Writing | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Holiday Lights & “This Photo Wants to be…”

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

hanukkah lights spreadglowing warmth, like familyleaning in for hugs © 2021 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with a couple short poems today as I’m busy preparing for a Holiday Show, the Evanston Art Center’s 19th Annual Winter Arts … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #COP26, #PoetryFriday, A(nother) Year of Reading, Hanukkah, Hanukkah 2021, Hanukkah Greeting Cards, International Climate Conference 2021, Margaret Simon, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Reflections on the teche, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday—#Birdtober: American Woodcock

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Well I’m down to doing about one or two #Birdtober, #Inktober art/poems per week. Teaching, prepping for a holiday show, and life in general is only allowing me to squeeze in a few—but I’m having so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #American Woodcock, #Birdtober, #inktober, #kidlitart, #PoetryFriday, @aholmesartstudio, artist, birds, Haiku, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Michelle Kogan, nature, Pen and Ink, Poet | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday–Birdtober–Inktober–Art Exhibit

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My feathered friend here, Fox Sparrow is helping me celebrate all things wonderful about Fall. One very special area, my father’s Birthday, October 13th. My dad passed five years ago shortly after his birthday and each year … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Birds, #Birdtober, #Fox Sparrow, #inktober, #Poetry Friday, #Red-necked Grebe, 10*10 Poetry Anthology:Celebrating 10 in 10 Different Ways, @aholmesartstudio, Art Exhibits, artists, Bad@ssery:Women Creating a Just Environment and World, Bridget Magee, drawing, Michelle Kogan, Mixed Media, Oakton Community College, Oakton's 2nd Virtual Women's Art Show, Pastel, Rachel Dohner, wee words for wee ones, Women's Virtual Art Exhibit | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Summer’s End

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with a quick acrostic poem for our changing season and Summer’s end… And a Poem Swap poem and art that I sent to Iphigene Daradar earlier this summer. SEASONS CLIMAX Sunflowers squeeze out profuse buds … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Backyard gardens, #kidlit artist, #MIlkweed, #Morning Glories, #PoetryFriday, #Summer Poem Swap 2021, #Sunflowers, #Zinnias, Acrostic Poem, Art, Evanston Art Center, Harper College Community Education, Heidi Mordhorst, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fall 2021 Art Classes, My Juicy little universe, Summer's End, Tabatha Yeatts, Watercolor | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–Apples, Wrens, and Fall…

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a poem and WIP watercolor painting. I don’t have a title yet for the poem, it’s very new… Follow nature let her lead you into Falls harvest with abundant apples mimicking earth’s ever-turning roundness. Apples … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, poetry, Writing | Tagged Apple orchards, Apples, Apples and Wren watercolor, Art, backyard gardens, calm breaths, Caro Labuzzetta, haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, nature lovers, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, The Apples in My Orchard, Watercolor, Wrens, Writing | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Cycling & Breath

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem below was inspired by Margaret Simon’s blog post yesterday for, THIS PHOTO WANTS TO BE A POEM, on her blog Reflections on the Teche. I substituted a bicycle photo of my own, so do drop … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged "Cycling Memories", "World Balance", breath, Christie Wyman, Covid Delta Variant, Diamante, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, moon, Painting, Perseid Meteor Shower, Poem Poetry, Reflections on the teche, Sorrow, sunflowers, Watercolor, Wildfires, Wondering and Wandering | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday – Summer Poem Swap & Villanelle Prompt

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Today I’m happy to share my Gorgeous Summer Poetry Swap art and poem written and painted by Iphigene Daradar in the Philippines. I received my poetry swap from Iphigene last week via email, and serendipitously I sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #Summer Poetry Swap 2021, #Villanelle, "Free As A Bird" The Beetles, Acrylic, Art, birds, Children, Clark's Nutcracker, haiku, Laura Purdie Salas, Learning, Mary Iphigene Daradar, Memory, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Rebecca Herzog, Tabatha Yeatts, Tanita S. Davis, Tree Roots, trees | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday—Father’s Day

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating Father’s Day with a new poem and older haiku. Father’s and families woven together over generationsfilled with traditions old and new, adapt to time while holding fast to families integrity. Father’s and families grow together … Continue reading →