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#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 7–Tanka & Ladybug

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

From a poem prompt David Harrison gave us at Renee LaTulippe’s blog No Water River. A LOVELY BEETLE Can you guess my name? “You’re lovely ladybug!” Yes, but I’m really a beetle, called ladybird, and sometimes lady beetle. Say, Coccinellidae, … Continue reading →

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Sketch and haiku for day 2 of ‪#‎NaPoWriMo‬

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

stars of spring unfold striated green, white, yellow under wings of red © Michelle Kogan

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itch twitch tickle poem and new card, & Spring Sale at Michelle Kogan Fine Art

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcome Spring! Here’s a New Card with my poem to welcome Spring available in my Etsy Shop! This image itch twitch tickle will also be available as an archival print. I’m also having a Spring Sale in my Shop through Earth Day … Continue reading →

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Poem: Early Morning Light, & Painting, Michelle Kogan

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Early Morning Light It was a nut crackery morning… the trees wore Royal red skirts, as they swayed their trunks and waved their branches, they parted for me and the cobalt sparkling sky shone through… The tambourines and cymbals crescendoed … Continue reading →

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Ladybug Haiku Day 17 National Poetry Writing Month

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Watch out dear ladybug it’s pouring buckets of rain in Chicago… for day 17 of National Poetry Writing Month http://www.napowrimo.net puffy patchwork sky ladybug hurry scurry big buckets of rain

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