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Progressive Poem 2022 is Here!

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Last Day of National Poetry Month and Last Day for The Progressive Poem 2022 Well, here we are… What an adventurous romp this years Progressive Poem has been. Many thanks to Irene Latham who began the Progressive Poem and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #kidlitart, #Progressive Poem 2022, animals, artist, Aurora Borealis, Hope, Joyce Sidman, Kidlit Progressive Poem, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poetry, Poets, Pure Imagination, spring | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday– SOUNDS OF SUSURRUS… and Giraffes

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Giraffe in Summer, © 2009 Michelle Kogan, pen and ink. Happy Poetry Friday! and Happy Summer! At the beginning of June Laura Purdie Salas, who is a poet, author, and member of a group of Poets known as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, Giraffes, Humanity, Karen Eastlund, Karen's Got a Blog, Laura Purdie Salas, life, Lucie Brock-Broido, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, Poetry Sisters, Ponder, reflections, spirit, sun, Susurrus, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Writing | 20 Comments

Poetry Friday–Birthday bash and Cards…

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

bees are busy in my backyard pollinating between breezes… Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome to my Birthday Bash! I’m Celebrating with some of my Summer Birthday Cards and Father’s Day Cards. Almost all are available from my online Etsy Shop. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, Birthday, Birthday Bash, Birthday Cards, family, Father's Day Cards, friends, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Paul McCartney, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, stories, Thanks, thoughts, Writing | 19 Comments

Poetry Friday–Tulips & Baby Leaves…

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing more #PoemsofPresence. The first one, from my notebook comes from thinking and wondering about poet, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, and her 100 tulips that she planted last fall… I was wondering if they are up and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, animals, Art, Baby Leaves, Carol Varsalona, Cottontails, earth, environment, family, Flowers, friends, Humanity, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, MichelleHeidenrich Barnes, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, spring, sun, Thanks, thoughts, Tulips, Writing | 17 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 →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Poem, Writing | Tagged #Progressive Poem 2020, Action, animals, Art, Banjo, Banjo rendition, Children, Donna Smith, Dreams, earth, environment, family, Fran Haley, friends, Humanity, Irene Latham, Lyrical poem, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, poem, poetry, Ponder, reflections, sun, Thanks, thoughts, travel, video, wings, WIP Banjo, Writing | 36 Comments

#NaPoWriMo: Earth Day–earth-art & letter poem

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Earth Day on this 50th Celebration! I’m sharing some earth-art and a letter poem. DEAR EARTH Dear Earth, Lend us your deep-rooted wisdom So we may make wise our neglectful history Send us your powerful patience So we may earn it … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #EarthDay2020, #NaPoWriMo2020, Action, animals, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, sun, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Watercolor, wings, Women, Writing | Leave a comment

#NaPoWriMo Day 4– Morning Bunny

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Taking a brake from my bird focus to bring you this lovely cottontail I saw on my walk this morning, still had part of his/her winter coat on too… OH BUNNY Oh bunny hiding between Spring greens, you’re no bird, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2020, animals, Art, Bunny, cottontail, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Irene Latham, Jam Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, reflections, Reflections on the teche, spring, stories, Walks, Writing | 3 Comments

Poetry Friday–#NaPoWriMo Climate Endangered Bird

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

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy National Poetry Month! For National Poetry Month, I’m going to be focusing on nature and climate endangered birds, with poems and art. I’m following birds that Audubon has categorized as climate endangered or climate threatened, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Audubon, birds, Climate endangers birds, earth, family, friends, Heidi Mordhorst, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, The Cornell Lab, thoughts, White Throated Sparrow, wings, WIP | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–”Relieving Anxiety”

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Our small world has gotten much smaller and much scarier over the last few months. Coping and taking care of ourselves and those close to us are very important. Along with this are ways to relieve stress. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Poem | Tagged "Relieving Anxiety", Action, animals, Art, Compassion, empathy, environment, Hatari, Humanity, Justice, love, Matt, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, music, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, silliness, thoughts, Truth, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Migratory Birds & Songs…

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! This weekend we move into Day Light Savings time in the midwest, and welcome more hours of evening light. We are also welcoming all the spring migratory birds, some that stay till fall, and some that visit, … Continue reading →