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Poetry Friday– Buttercup Prayer and Twine Prompt

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Whoa, Taking a breath from this past week,and sending out healing prayers… I scribbled away a few poems in response to the shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. I like so many others are still taking this … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged A Word Edgewise, Action, Art, artist, Buttercups, Change US Gun Laws, Covid, Haibun, haiku, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poem, Poetry Friday, Poetry Pals, Speak up, Terisa Siagatonu, Uvalde School Shooting | Leave a comment

#inktober2020 day 10 and #haiku.

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

remember VOTEremember humanityremember VOTE©️ 2020 Michelle Kogan

Posted in Home, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Action, Art, drawing, earth, environment, family, Haiku, Humanity, ladyliberty #VOTE #remember #humanity #Democracy #art #covidart, Michelle Kogan, pen, poems, poetry, reflections, sketch, thoughts, Truth, Writing | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday–Celebrate Literacy Day with DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! International Literacy Day is coming up on Tuesday, September 8th. What better way to begin celebrating it than with a wonderful book… I offer you DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD POEMS, QUOTES, AND ANECDOTES FROM A TO … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Picture Book, Poem, Writing | Tagged #International Literacy Day 2020, #PoetryFriday, Action, Beyond Literacy Link, Carol Varsalona, change, Charles Waters, Covid19, DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD, Irene Latham, Mehrdokht Amini, Michelle Kogan, poetry, Poets, Voice, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Rosh Hashanah Card & Twister Poems

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Well I don’t know about you, but I don’t really know where the summer escaped too… I’m never really ready to let go of summer, even though I love fall. Summer feels fanciful, whimsical, and magical to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, Aurora Borealis, Chicago's tornado, earth, fall, family, Harvest, Holidays, Humanity, Jewish New Year, life, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan's Etsy Shop, Molly Hogan, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Cards, summer, Tabatha Yeatts, Thanks, thoughts, travel, Twister, Waiting, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–John Lewis

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m remembering John Lewis in a double etheree poem–Let’s keep his life’s actions alive. First action–for all of us in the US, make sure you’re registered to vote, better yet, send for your Vote-By-Mail ballot for our … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Good Trouble", #PoetryFriday, Action, books, Desegregation, Etheree, family, friends, Humanity, John Lewis, life, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Nicole Austin-Hillery, Nonviolence, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Sit-ins, Students, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Voting Rights, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–RETHINKING THE 4th

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I was in a quandary about this post as we approach the 4th of July weekend and its celebrations. My views on July 4th as independence day have changed. If we are as a country, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Home, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, 4th of July, Action, Art, Claudia Rankine, family, Freedom, friends, Golden Shovel Poem, Humanity, Jericho Brown, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, stories, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Women, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Father’s Day and Change

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday Happy Father’s Day to all Dad’s out there, and in our memories… And for June 19th, Juneteenth Sign a petition Visit nextgen america and sign their petition to have Juneteenth, “Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Black Fourth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Ars Poetica, Art, Compassion, empathy, environment, Father's Day, friends, GEORGE FLOYD, Humanity, love, Michelle Kogan, music, Orlando Ricardo Menes, passions, Perseverance, Ponder, reflections, stories, Terrance Hayes, The Miss Rumphius Effect, thoughts, Tricia Stohr-Hunt, Truth, Understanding, Waiting, Writing | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–Celebrating Nikki Grimes!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m happy to be part of the Poetry Friday celebration of awarding winning author, poet, and artist Nikki Grimes! I’ve read a handful of Nikki’s 75 + books and have many more waiting for me. What comes … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–May: THESE BRAVE HANDS

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy May! I’m sharing a poem that’s very new, and that I worked on over the last day or two. It’s a prompt that Michelle Heidenrich Barnes gave us at her blog, Today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Picture Book, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "These Brave Hands", Action, Art, Children, classes, Dreams, earth, Elizabeth Steinglass, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, nature, Patrice Vecchione, poems, poetry, Ponder, Reading, reflections, stories, The Supremes "Up The Ladder To The Roof", thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Women, Writing | 16 Comments

Progressive Poem 2020 is here! #NPM

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcome to the 2020 Progressive Poem. Created originally, and hosted up to this year by Irene Latham, during National Poetry Month. This year Margaret Simon has picked up the baton and is our new host. Thank you Irene and … Continue reading →