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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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Poetry Friday–Youth Climate Strike
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m joining the #ChicagoYouthClimateStrike, tomorrow, Friday 9-20-2019. Here’s my poster that has a poem I wrote for the march and rally. GOOD CLIMATE Trees and bees, Monarchs and seas Children’s needs Need: Good climate Good … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged #ChicagoYouthClimateStrike, #PoetryFriday, Action, air, animals, bees, Charles Waters, Children, Climate Strike, earth, environment, family, friends, gardens, Good Climate, Humanity, Irene Latham, Linda Baie, March, Mehrdokht Amini, Michelle Kogan, Monarchs, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, Seeds, soil, Students, sun, thoughts, trees, Waiting, water, Writing
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