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#Inktober2018 day 4 & Haiku

chicago city scenes never cease to inspire imagination… © 2018 Michelle Kogan

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Poetry Friday–Poem in your pocket

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m continuing the celebration of poem in your pocket day,  while celebrating our slowly advancing spring–with a poem of mine and a poem by Sidney Wade.  POCKETFUL OF POEMS Springful of poems stuff ‘em in your pockets, city … Continue reading

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#NaPoWriMo day 19 haiku and sketch

soaking up midday sun, violets admire city folks… © 2018 Michelle Kogan   On my blog for National Poetry Writing Month I’ve been focusing on flora, fauna, and our environment. Here’s a list of the poems I’ve posted so far: … Continue reading

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Tanka poem and quick watercolor sketch…

I created this quick sketch while waiting with my daughter in a small city park, in our fair city, Chicago… August City Break Rise high city of broad shoulders, showering  sunshine across your late August afternoon, Linger, autumns afoot… © Michelle Kogan

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