Tag Archives: Gun violence

#PoetryFriday–Healing Valentine’s

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday I’ve been writing Valentine haikus this week thinking about all the children and other individuals that have been lost this last year from gun violence. I heard a radio interview from one of the survivors … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, books, Children, environment, family, Flowers, Gun violence, Healing Valentine's, Humanity, Jone MacCulloch, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Remembering lives lost, thoughts, valentines day, Women, Writing | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday–Community #WearOrange

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Last Saturday I attended the local #WearOrange rally in Evanston, Illinois. It was in support of victims, friends, and relatives who have lost lives through gun violence and in support of curbing gun violence and helping to prevent it. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Poem, Theatre & Music, Writing | Tagged #WearOrange, Gun violence, Gun Violence and prevention, Michelle Kogan, Poetry Friday, Stop Gun Violence | 21 Comments

Poetry Friday: Marjory Douglas Stoneman High

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH Circles of life shattered, emptying hearts at Stoneman Douglas High, February 14, 2018. A powerful, pointless eclipse blocked all light by a semiautomatic AR-15 riffle. 40 bullets spewed upholding our U.S. second amendment, leaving all … Continue reading →