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#PoetryFriday–Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., & Women’s March

Posted on January 17, 2019 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m going to the Young Women’s March Rally 2019, this Saturday in Chicago. Our temps here are dropping rapidly and it’s going to be quite cold so I’m glad they are doing an hour and a half rally … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–#Haiku4hope, Art & Music

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

  Happy Poetry Friday! I’m wringing out the old year with a wintery montage of #haikuforhope poems, and a wee bit of music to ease us all out of the year. Thanks Mary Lee Hahn for offering us all this … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Solstice Treasures…

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Winter Solstice I have a menagerie of treasures to share today. I’ve been star gazing for about the last week, late at night and have taken in an abundance of stars via my window. I’m … Continue reading →

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#PoetryFriday–Exhibit & #Haikuforhope

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday! This week I’m sharing info on an art exhibit I’m in, and also haikus for December’s call for #haikuforhope. I’m very happy to be a part of this rich-multilayered exhibit: intimate: small works by 9 artists that’s … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Origin Poem WIP

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday!   I’m sharing my first Origin poem. It came out of a poetry workshop I was at a few weeks ago at the Poetry Foundation, here in Chicago. The workshop was on research and how poets incorporate … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday-Giving flowers of Hope

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I have been consumed with the unchanging situation of the teens being held, and continuously brought to the Tornillo, TX detention camp, near El Paso. At last count there were 2400 teens between the age of 13 … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday– “Thankful for the Moon”

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve thought over this last week about a few things I’m very thankful for, and here they are in my shape-poem-painting. I did a little hunting around for more info on my dear friend Moon, and here … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day–diamente poem

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

VETERAN’S LIGHT Light,  unsung worldwide– Start celebrating, remembering  Veteran’s Day Veteran heroes– Honor, embrace, support  stalwart, eternal   illumination. ©2018 Michelle Kogan A diamente poem and art for Veterans past and present around our small world.    

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#Poetry Friday–Remembering #Kristallnacht

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

I had a different post planned for today, a sneak peak at what I’ve been working on for the Evanston Art Center’s forthcoming Winter Art EXPO Holiday Show that’s opening next week. But this morning I decided to jettison that … Continue reading →

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Vote Blue November 6, 2018 US Midterm Elections

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

 

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