Tag Archives: Kidlit

Poetry Friday-Summer Etheree’s

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m having a summer play-day with this etheree poetry prompt given to us by the Poetry Princesses/Poetry Sisters. Laura Purdie Salas, one of the Poetry Sisters suggested using #poetrypals as a hashtag. I took a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #kidlitart, #PoetryFriday, #poetrypals, Art, Catherine Flynn, Children's Illustration, contour lines, earth, environment, Etheree, fish, friends, Kidlit, Laura Purdie Salas, leaves, life, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Poetry Princesses, Poetry prompt, Poetry Sisters, Ponder, reflections, stories, summer, sun, Thanks, thoughts, Waiting, wings, Writing | 12 Comments

#NaPoWriMo day 16 Milkweed story takes a turn, & also might take a break…

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Hey look, what’s that big thing over there– A ladybug, flying through the air. © 2019 Michelle Kogan For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired by art that I create or have created. Visit these spots on line to … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo Day 15 –Milkweed story continues…

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Little plant says she’ll grow, do you think so? Popcorn snows melting, let’s whisper grow. © 2019 Michelle Kogan For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired by art that I create or have created. Visit these spots on line … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Solstice Treasures…

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Winter Solstice I have a menagerie of treasures to share today. I’ve been star gazing for about the last week, late at night and have taken in an abundance of stars via my window. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "Flashlight Night", #PoetryFriday, Art, artists, books, Buffy Silverman, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, Halo, Humanity, Kidlit, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, nature, Painting, people, photography, photos, picture books, poems, poetry, Reading, reflections, spirit, Star gazing, stars, stories, travel, Waiting, wings, Winter Solstice, Women, Writing | 18 Comments

Happy Summer Solstice 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Poem, Writing | Tagged Acrostic Poem, Art, Children, earth, Flowers, Kidlit, Michelle Kogan, poem, poetry, summer, Summer flowers, Summer Solstice, Summer Solstice 2018, sun, thoughts, Writing | 2 Comments

Poetry Friday-#NaPoWriMo day 5 Tanka & Painting

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday: Fib and Picture Books

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

For Poetry Friday, I wrote a little fib in honor of the SCBWI-IL Conference –Prairie Writer’s and Illustrator’s Day that I’m attending tomorrow and been preparing for. It’s a very wee ditty, for my wee time that I had. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, books, Fib poems, Halloween, Kidlit, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, picture books, Prairie Writer's and Illustrator's conference, SCBWI-IL, Trudy's Ghost | 21 Comments

#Inktober Day 11 study for #picture book & haiku

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, pen sketch, Picture Book, Poem, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2017, Art, books, Haiku, Halloween, Kidlit, Michelle Kogan, pen, picture books, poem, poetry, Writing | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday Macaroni & Chewy Cheese

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m featuring silly limericks today for Poetry Friday. I heard through the grapevine that July 14th is National Macaroni and Cheese Day. Tabatha Yeatts, at The Opposite of Indifference, our Poetry Friday host extraordinaire put out a call for Mac … Continue reading →