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Poetry Friday–Haiku

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with two haikus–one inspired by my walk and the other for my Dad for I’ve taken up a habit of writing poems for him on his Birthday… warm-air wind-shift,pumpkins politic-smile and leaves duo-tone dance… ©2022 … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Picture Book, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #pumpkins, Art, Birthdays, dad, daughters and fathers, fall, family, haiku, heart, leaves, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Memories, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poetry, reflections, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Summer Garden Treasures, and more “Things We Feel”

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! This week I’m sharing some treasures from my backyard garden… ZUCCHINI ODE(To A Favorite Vegie!) Zucchini how’d you grow like that? Curving like a crescent moon. Maybe you came from up above from a seed dropped by … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, "Things We Feel", Art, backyard gardens, haiku, Janet Wong, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, nature, poem, poems, poetry, Pomelo Books, reflections, Sylvia Vardell, Writing, Zucchini | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–Window Bays

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve had a week off between my Spring and Summer Teaching. So, morning Light and I played with words, and momentarily camouflaged the ever present din that seems to wrap around us… I woke with a poem … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday– Buttercup Prayer and Twine Prompt

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Whoa, Taking a breath from this past week,and sending out healing prayers… I scribbled away a few poems in response to the shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. I like so many others are still taking this … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged A Word Edgewise, Action, Art, artist, Buttercups, Change US Gun Laws, Covid, Haibun, haiku, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poem, Poetry Friday, Poetry Pals, Speak up, Terisa Siagatonu, Uvalde School Shooting | 8 Comments

Poetry Friday–Black-eyed Suzies

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

look closewhat will you find… susie’s leaves,milkweed sprouts, and bee © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My poems today come from Margaret Simon’s post yesterday, for This Photo Wants to be a Poem.Thanks Margaret for taking time to stop … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–One Little Word…

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m uncovering my OLW (one little word)…I think I skipped picking a word last year, I had a list but the word and I never came together. This year there were a couple in the corral for … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Fall Surprise… Haikus

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! november backyardbearded surprise, but will youbloom in time… © 2021 Michelle Kogan And look here comes color… but I don’t know if she will open because snow is coming too…Oh by the way, she didn’t bloom in … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #throughwindowku, Art, autumn, Bearded Iris, fall, Gratitude, haiku, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, mourning doves, nature, November, poems, poetry, Radio Rhythm Rhyme, reflections, Surprises, Watching Falling leaves, Writing | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Apples, Wrens, and Fall…

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a poem and WIP watercolor painting. I don’t have a title yet for the poem, it’s very new… Follow nature let her lead you into Falls harvest with abundant apples mimicking earth’s ever-turning roundness. Apples … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday – Summer Poem Swap & Villanelle Prompt

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Today I’m happy to share my Gorgeous Summer Poetry Swap art and poem written and painted by Iphigene Daradar in the Philippines. I received my poetry swap from Iphigene last week via email, and serendipitously I sent … Continue reading →

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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 →