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Tag Archives: Children
Poetry Friday–Hanukkah
HANUKKAH YOU’RE HERE… Hanukkah, your haloing glow creeps up on us each year… Sometimes early, sometimes late sometimes just right. You follow moon’s lunar calendar– But, most of us work-crazed creaturesfollow work-crazed Gregorian calendars. Here you are again early in … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #kidlitart, "The Feast of Lights", archival prints, Buffy Silverman, Children, Children's Illustration, Dreidels, Emma LAzarus, Etsy Shop, Freedom, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Boy Card, Hanukkah You're Here", Latke's, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Oil Lamp Menorah, Painting, Poetry Friday, Rebekah, Rebekah Lowin, Watercolor
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Poetry Friday–THIS POEM IS A NEST by Irene Latham
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, you’ve landed on the right branch! Today I’m so happy to share with you Irene Latham’s delightful new poetry book, THIS POEM IS A NEST, with lovely and fanciful art by Johanna Wright! It’s a Nest … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Poem, Poetry Books, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Nestlings", "This Poem Is A Nest", Blog Tour, BOYDS MLLS & KANE, Bridget Magee, Children, Irene Latham, Johanna Wright, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, wee words for wee ones, Wordsong
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Poetry Friday– SOUNDS OF SUSURRUS… and Giraffes
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
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Progressive Poem 2020 is here! #NPM
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
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#NaPoWriMo: Earth Day–earth-art & letter poem
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
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Poetry Friday–#olw (one little word…)
Happy Poetry Friday! It took some pondering this year to come upon my one little word… last year’s #olw was pondering, and our journey together rewarding. Here’s a small list of words I considered: changes perseverance action metaphor humanity reflect … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #joy, #openyoureyes, #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, Breathe, Children, earth, environment, family, Humanity, Kathryn Apel, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, Reading, reflections, Robert Ertman, Ruthie Foster, spirit, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Wind, Winter poem swap, Writing
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Poetry Friday–New Year, New Light, New Activism…
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome to 2020… I’ve been thinking about light, change, children, and students, perhaps together they’ll move us in a positive global direction… I have two poems and a bit of music to accompany my pondering thoughts… A … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged "Changes " by David Bowie, #climatestrike, #David Bowie, Action, animals, Carol's Corner, Children, Dreams, earth, environment, family, friends, Global Climate Change, Golden Shovel Poem, Happy New Year, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, people, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, spirit, Students, sun, thoughts, travel, Truth, Waiting, WHO'S LEADING CLIMATE CHANGE…, wings, Women, Writing
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