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Read my poem, "Toady." I also created the cover art.
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Poetry Friday–Blooms, haiku, and sketch
cottage garden blooms beauty waves her petals, care for her fragile gifts. © 2018 Michelle Kogan My hanging petals reminded me of a summer poem by the Bard a.k.a. William Shakespeare, and here it is set to music. Ariel’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Action, Ariel's Song, Art, bauty, blooms, books, care, Cottage garden blooms, environment, Flowers, fragile nature, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, nature, poems, poetry, Shakespeare, thoughts, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Bounty, Dreams, & Painting …
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing some art and poems that were inspired by and begun while in Door County, WI. My first poem is a golden shovel that I built from Langston Hughes’ poem Dreams. DREAMS What shall we hold … … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Trips, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, Bounty Dreams Painting, Door County, environment, family, golden shovel, Humanity, lake Michigan, Langston Hughes, Michelle Kogan, nature, photography, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, sailboats, seaguls, spirit, sun, thoughts, travel, water, Writing
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Poetry Friday–More Monarchs & Bees
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m posting early as I’m on my way to Door County, WI. I think the monarchs may become more scarce soon as the milkweed flowers are almost finished blooming. A few more pics from my … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, backyards, bees, butterflies, Catherine Wallian Flynn, environment, family, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, poems, poetry, Reading to the Core, reflections, summer, thoughts, Writing
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Poetry Friday: Thoreau, Nature, & Poetry Swap
Wildlife Comes to Lake Shore Drive, endangered species, © 2013 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Available in my online Etsy Shop Michelle Kogan Fine Art I read last week that today is Henry David Thoreau’s Birthday (I think from … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, books, Children, conservation, earth, environment, family, Flowers, Golden Shovel Poem, Henry David Thoreau, HuffPost, Humanity, Margaret Atwood, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, nature, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Swap, Rachel Carson, Recovery, reflections, spirit, sun, Sylvia Vardell, thoughts
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#PWID 2018 -Take Flight -Masthead Voting
Calling all SCBWI-Illinois Members Voting is open for choosing the #PWID 2018 – #Take Flight – Masthead There’re 17 terrific entries You can vote between today, July 7– 14 midnight. So mosey on on over and cast your vote. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PWID 2018 Take Flight Masthead, acrylics, Art, books, classes, environment, family, Flowers, Humanity, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, SCBWI-IL, scratchboard, thoughts, Vote, Voting, Watercolor, Writing
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged Art, beauty, Compassion, Dimante, environment, family, honest, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Mom, Mother's, mother's day, nature, Painting, Peach blossoms, poem, poetry, reflections, spring, thoughts, Women
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