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Poetry Friday–”UNFORGIVABLE FEBRUARY”

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

Happy Poetry Friday Well I think my winter blahs decided to visit me early, they usually visit sometime in mid to late February but decided to creep up on me earlier this year… Hence my poem this week, UNFORGIVABLE FEBRUARY. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Theatre & Music, Writing | Tagged #Kidlit #kidlitoshpere, #PoetryFriday, 'Brave Irene", "Chicken Soup with Rice", Art, artist, books, Carole King, family, February blahs, Jone Rush Macculloch, love, Maurice Sendak, Michelle Kogan, music, poems, poetry, Poets, snow, songs, stories, William Steig, wintertime, Writing | 16 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–James Baldwin

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. Quote by James Baldwin I’ve been reading James Baldwin and my post comes from my thoughts circling around … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Staggerlee wonders", #PoetryFriday, books, change, family, Freedom, friends, Humanity, ignorance, James Baldwin, Justice, life, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Ruth Bowen Hersey, stories, thoughts, Truth, Writing | 8 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 →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, Between the Lines, books, Celebration, change, Children, Covid19, Dreams, family, friends, Humanity, Irene Latham, life, Live Your Poem, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Nikki Grimes, Ordinary Hazards A Memoir, poems, Poets, Ponder, Reading, Recovery, reflections, roses, Southwest Sunrise, Sree Sreenivasan, stories, Students, Systemic Racism, Thanks, thoughts, Todays Little Ditty, Truth, video, Waiting, watercolors, wings, Women, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday: Holidaze & Online Art Classes

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Passover! Happy Easter! Well my #NaPoWriMo project has been eclipsed by many things… the major eclipse has been work–I’ve been preparing to teach two online classes that are starting the week of April 20th. I’ve made … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2020, #Online Art Classes, #PoetryFriday, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Art, books, earth, Easter, Evanston Art Center, family, friends, Holidays, Humanity, Irene Latham, Michelle Kogan, nature, Passover, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, stories, sun, Thanks, thoughts, Writing | 21 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Roundup is Here & Spring

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Come on in, the Poetry Friday Roundup is here, leave your poetry links below with Mister Linky. I’ve invited Spring for a brief escape from all the scariness out there… So, kick back and bathe yourself in … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, bird songs, books, buds, Diane Mayr, earth, environment, family, Flowers, gardens, Humanity, Margaret Simon, Mary Lee Hahn, May, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, Peony, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, spirit, spring, the best of Today's Little Ditty 2017-2018, Todays Little Ditty, Waiting, Writing | 38 Comments

Poetry Friday–Leap Year…

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m not one to sidestep bad news, however there’s so much out there I’m taking a break and offering a light post on our one in every four year occurrence of Leap Year… My Leap Year poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, books, Buffy Silverman, bullfrogs, earth, environment, family, Humanity, jumping, Karen Edmisten, Leap Year, leaping, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Mother Goose, poems, poetry, Ponder, Rabbit-stirring, reflections, spirit, Thanks, Truth, Whiskers-whisking, Writing | 27 Comments

Blog Tour–AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS by David L. Harrison

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcome to the 6th blog tour stop for David L. Harrison’s new book: AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, And Book Giveaway! Today I’m happy to feature David L. Harrison’s intriguing new Children’s Book, AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Picture Book, Writing | Tagged AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, Art, Blog Tour, Book Tour, books, butterflies, Children's Books, Children's Illustration, children's writing, David L. Harrison, Michelle Kogan, Moths, nature, Picture Book, poems, poetry, reflections, Stephanie Laberis, Wordsong, Wordsong Imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane | 24 Comments

Poetry Friday–Peek at Valentine’s Cards & Poems…

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

Happy Poetry Friday! Sprinkling some sweetness in the midsts of all… Here are some new and some old Valentines Greeting Cards and poems, all available in my online Etsy Shop: Michelle Kogan Fine Art VALENTINE LOVE xox Love my … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Haiku, Holidays, Painting, pen sketch, Writing | Tagged Art, books, Christie Wyman, Diane Mayr, environment, Humanity, Jone Rush Macculloch, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, poems, poetry, reflections, travel, Writing | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday:Winter Poem Swap

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Look at all these beautiful poetry postcards I received, each one a small treasure in words and image! They’ve brought me a sense of comfort, calm, and admiration–with a bit of fun edginess from Rebecca’s. Thanks … Continue reading →