Tag Archives: Carol Varsalona

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

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

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 →

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Poetry Friday–Tulips & Baby Leaves…

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

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 →

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Poetry Friday–List Poem & Watercolor

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

  Happy Poetry Friday! What to do when the world won’t stop spinning… retreat to poetry and art. I squeezed in the beginning of a painting this afternoon–outside in the sunshine, even though a thousand other demands were calling me… … Continue reading →

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#Poetry Friday–Spring Flowers & Decisions

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Red Rose, Carnation, Calla Lily, and Hummingbird, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! I shared a cherita poem this week for #NaPoWriMo and a WIP Painting. As I continued working on the painting I … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday: Blue Moon & Poetry Postcards

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

I’ve been thinking about this Blue Moon we are having this month–perhaps it will release positive energy into the atmosphere. I often think there’s some kind of natural  force that is keeping all the wheels and cogs turning on our … Continue reading →

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