Tag Archives: Flowers

Poetry Friday–Roundup Is Here! Dads Day

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Dad’s Day! & Happy Summer! The Poetry Friday Roundup is here! Please add your posts to Mister Linky below… I’m looking forward to getting around and reading all of your poetry posts throughout the weekend. Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday Roundup is here!, Anne Frank, archival prints, Art, Banjos, Bookmarks, Dads, Dads and daughters, Daughters, Father's Day, Flowers, Giclee Prints, INTERTWINING CONNECTIONS, Journals, Michelle Kogan, music, Painting, Phillis Levin, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, sketchbooks, sky, summer, The Banjo Bands of Malawi, water, Watercolor, Writing | 27 Comments

Poetry Friday-Celebrating Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m starting my celebration of Mother’s Day today, with a socially conscious Mother’s Day Poem! Breathe in some action, take a few flowers, and celebrate all Mom’s in a marvelous way! Give Flowers, Flowers for mothers Flowers … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Climate Change, Denise Levertov, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Flowers, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Justice, love, Maya Angelou, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Parks, Plein Air, Poetry Friday, Ukraine Mothers, Walks, Watercolor, Women's Reproductive Rights | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday- Climate Change–Metaphor Dice Poem

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and National Poetry Month! Jone Rush MacCulloch is hosting this week’s Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog, Jone Rush MacCulloch. She has a treasure trove of bubbling poetry goodness to offer, so do stop by her post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #National Poetry Month 2022, #poetrypals, #Progressive Poem 2022, "Heed Earth's Cry, Art, Climate Change, Flowers, Haiku, Jone Rush Macculloch, Metaphor Dice, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Mother's Day Greeting Cards, mother's day, nature, poetry, Poetry Friday, Poetry Sisters, Taylor Mali | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ekphrastic Dodoitsu Poems

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

SPRING’S PERENNIAL LOVE I’m here, awaiting your love leaves stretch-wide welcoming you,your overlooked blue crocus with blushed affections, xox © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My post today is all about Ekphrastic Dodoitsu poems. It was offered as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Andromeda Jazmon, birds, crocus, Dodoitsu, ekphrastic, family, Flowers, Humor, Laura Purdie Salas, Liz Garton Scanlon, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, nature, Patricia Stohr-Hunt, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, robins, Sara Lewis Holmes, spring, Tanita S. Davis, Writing | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday Birth Day Roundup is Here!

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome! I’m Hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup and decided to Celebrate Birthdays and Birth Days, as my Birthday is coming up this weekend. Also make sure to checkout the Poetry Sisters Ekphrastic poems for their May poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Birth Day, #PoetryFriday #Poetry Friday Roundup, #poetrypals, "Poppiness", Birthday, Eric Carle, Flowers, haiku, Linda Pastan, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarch, Poppies, Ruth Whitman, spring, Terrapin, Turtles | 28 Comments

Poetry Friday—Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating Mother’s Day with poems and art! BLUEBELLS FOR MOTHER’S DAY For Mother’s Day I give to youpretty periwinkle bluebells,with music velvety as lambs earsto soften away days discord,and floppy large leavesspreading out like arms embracing … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, artist, Bluebells, Bridget Magee, Flowers, Geraniums, Irene Latham, May, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Painting, Pansy, Pen and Ink, poetry, Wanda Coleman, Watercolor | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–April National Poetry Month

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy National Poetry Month! I’m sharing all things Spring, with poems and art for the opening of National Poetry Month! LILAC BUDS Lilac buds prickle me alive. Spring hides inside small buds,curling inside each unfurled floweret. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Ada Limón, archival prints, artist, buds, Flowers, Greeting Cards, lilacs, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, National Poetry Month 2021, Painting, Pen and Ink, spring, Watercolor, Writer | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday—Poetry & More…

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Women’s History Month! In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m sharing a golden shovel poem built from Margarita Engle’s prose piece, The Care and Feeding of Poetry, that’s featured in this months Poetry Foundation’s, Poetry … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry, #PoetryFriday, #Spring Sprouts, #Women's History Month, buds, Bunnies, Easter Cards, eggs, Flowers, gardens, Kathryn Apel, Margarita Engle, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Passover Cards, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Magazine, Pollinate, spring, Tulips | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–New Year 2021!

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy New Year!!! Here we are turning a new page, taking a new breath, a new sigh… NEW YEAR New Year New Word New World New England New Orleans New York New Delhi New Guinea New … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Theatre & Music, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, artist, Azalea, Compassion, Flowers, Freedom, Hope, List Poems, Michelle Kogan, New Years, New Years 2021, Paiting, poems, Ruth Hersey, stories, There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Poem Swap

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Today I’m celebrating summer with my Summer 2020 Poem Swap sent to me by Rebecca Herzog. I was delighted to receive this lovely, feel good poem and watercolor celebrating summer and sparkles–this helped me to remember it’s … Continue reading →