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Tag Archives: Humanity
#NaPoWriMo Day 10 #skinnypoem and #sketch
ANIMAL TRACKS Animals hunting for spring looking for forest tracks underneath snow, forest floors changing, waking forest hunting for animals looking for Spring! © 2018 Michelle Kogan My Poems for National Poetry Writing Month: Poem one– DEAR APRIL Poem … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, Animal Tracks, Art, environment, forest, forest floor, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, National Poetry Writing Month 2018, pencil sketch, poems, poetry, spring, tracks, Waiting
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#NaPoWriMo day 8
CHANGES IN NATURE I watched her grow for three seasons, munching away mostly in safe areas– Occasionally I had to run her out. When winter set in I saw her hunkering down. If I gave her space, there she’d sit … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, Changes, cotton tale, environment, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month, Pen and Ink, poem, poetry, reflections, thoughts, Writing
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Poetry Friday-#NaPoWriMo day 5 Tanka & Painting
Happy Poetry Friday, and National Poetry Month. I’ve had such a rich week perusing Jama Rattigan’s blog Jama’s Alphabet Soup and her postings of the many poets featuring poems this month! I’ve been following the Progressive Poem that Irene Latham … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #National Poetry Month, April, Art, books, buds, environment, Humanity, Kidlit, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, Painting, poems, poetry, spring, Tanka, Writing
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Poetry Friday-March for Kids Lives
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m getting ready for another March in Chicago–this Saturday’s March For Our Lives. I’m sharing a tanka poem and my poster that I will carry. I hope to get the backside of the poster done before the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing
Tagged #March for Our Lives, Action, Art, chicago, family, friends, Humanity, kids, Michelle Kogan, Painting, people, poem, poetry, Poets, Poster, Safe Kids, Safe Neighborhoods, Safe Schools, school, Students, Tanka, thoughts, Women, Writing
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Valentines Day
Happy ValentinesDay!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, environment, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Painting, pen, poems, poetry, Rose, valentines day, Watercolor, Writing, Yellow Rose, Yellow Rose of Winter
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Poetry Friday–Women’s March and more
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m participating in the Women’s March Chicago, 2018, that’s happening this Saturday, January 20th. For Poetry Friday I’m sharing the front of my poster, (back still to be complete) and a poem I wrote in the spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, #Women'sMarchChicago, Action, Art, Big Bill Broonzy, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Immigration, Indivisible Truths, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poems, poetry, reflections, This Train, Vote, Women, Writing
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New Years sketch and haiku
morning forecast– minus four plus ten, steamy six bright new years sun! © 2018 Michelle Kogan Happy New Years!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, environment, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, New Years, poems, poetry, sketch, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Bid Farewell Old Year
Welcoming Poetry Friday, this last one of the year, with a simple adieu to 2017 and a humble hello to 2018–with a tanka and a poem by W. S. Merwin, To The New Year. BID FAREWELL OLD YEAR Look upon … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, Dove, Halo, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, New Year, peace, poem, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, spirit, Tanka, thoughts, W. S. Merwin, wings
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