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Read my poem, "Toady." I also created the cover art.
Books I’m Reading:
Takedown by Laura Shovan
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Tag Archives: Haiku
Poetry Friday–12 Days of Christmas
Happy Poetry Friday Last week I finished up Julie Hedlund’s 12 days of Christmas Challenge–it started on December 26th and ran through January 6, 2019. It’s a Facebook group that she’s been offering writer’s for the last four years, to … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing
Tagged #haikuforhope, #MoPoetry2019, #PoetryFriday, 12 Days of Christmas, Art, chicago, Garfield Park Conservatory, Haibun, Haiku, Julie Hedlund, Kat Apel, Mary Lee Hahn, Mchelle Kogan, Painting, pen, poems writing, reflections, sketches, Watercolor
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Poetry Friday-Giving flowers of Hope
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
Posted in Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Compassion, Crimes against humanity, family, Free Children, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, reflections, teenagers, thoughts, Tornillo Detention Camp, Writing
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#Inktober day 30 letter “T” and #haiku
tick-tock escaping time… grains of sand slipping by… take your stand–VOTE! © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged "take your stand", #inktober, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, grains of sand, Haiku, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poem, poetry, reflections, spirit, tick-tock, Vote, Waiting, Women, Writing
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#Inktober day 24 letter “R” sketch & haiga–
Remembering my Dad who passed 2 years ago on Oct. 24th, xo
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Art, environment, fall, family, Father's, haiga, Haiku, Humanity, Inktober 2018, leaves, Michelle Kogan, poem, poetry, reflections, Remembering, spirit, thoughts, Writing
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#Inktober day 22, 2018 Letter “O” & haiku
oh so patiently waiting , opal eyes steady, open and ready… © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in pen sketch, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Art, friends, Haiku, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Letter "O" ., Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, reflections, spirit, thoughts, Waiting, Women
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#Inktober day 21 2018 Letter “N” and haiku
nary a moment for nonsense but only for you pumpkin numpkin. © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Art, earth, environment, Haiku, Inktober 2018 Pumpkins, Michelle Kogan, nary a moment, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, spirit, thoughts, Writing
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#Inktober day 17 letter “J” & haiku
garden jamble jungle vines autumns jumbling by… © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Art, autumn, earth, environment, fall, gardens, Haiku, Inktober 2018, jungle vines, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, poems, poetry, reflections, sketch, thoughts, Writing
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#Inktober Day 2 & #Haiku
zoning in on zinnias, their zazzle, texture, and color. © 2018 Michelle Kogan Thinking about focusing on letters of the alphabet to lead me through inktober…though, not in any particular order.
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Art, fall, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Pen and Ink, poem, poetry, reflections, thoughts, Writing, Zinnias
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