Tag Archives: empathy

Poetry Friday– Box-4×4 Poem Prompt

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My two poems below come from the Poetry Sisters prompt to write a poem that has something to do with a “box.” I chose to write 4 x 4 poems, they have:– 4 stanzas– 4 syllables per … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Boxes of Love", "Chorus", 4 x 4 poems, Compassion, empathy, empowerment, Happy New Year!, Hope, Joy, Justice, kindness, love, Michelle Kogan, Patricia J. Franz, peace, Peter Streckfus, Reverie | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–Covid, Cakewalk & Monarch’s Endangered…

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

This past week… I’ve been up to my elbows in soap, disinfecting anything in sight while trying to keep the cruel airborne Covid Virus from coming my way. My husband came down with Covid, I sure wouldn’t wish this on … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, A(nother) Year of Reading, butterflies, Cake-walk, Covid, empathy, family, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Monarch, Monarch Butterflies Endangered, National Geographic, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Saga, Watercolor Painting, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Father’s Day and Change

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday Happy Father’s Day to all Dad’s out there, and in our memories… And for June 19th, Juneteenth Sign a petition Visit nextgen america and sign their petition to have Juneteenth, “Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Black Fourth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Ars Poetica, Art, Compassion, empathy, environment, Father's Day, friends, GEORGE FLOYD, Humanity, love, Michelle Kogan, music, Orlando Ricardo Menes, passions, Perseverance, Ponder, reflections, stories, Terrance Hayes, The Miss Rumphius Effect, thoughts, Tricia Stohr-Hunt, Truth, Understanding, Waiting, Writing | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–”Relieving Anxiety”

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Our small world has gotten much smaller and much scarier over the last few months. Coping and taking care of ourselves and those close to us are very important. Along with this are ways to relieve stress. … Continue reading →