Tag Archives: Langston Hughes

Poetry Friday–Bounty, Dreams, & Painting …

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing some art and poems that were inspired by and begun while in Door County, WI. My first poem is a golden shovel that I built from Langston  Hughes’ poem Dreams. DREAMS What shall we hold …  … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES–Golden Shovel

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Sharing a WIP watercolor along with my golden shovel poem, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES. The poem reflects on this past weeks hurricanes and again our times. I feel everyone ought  to be able to dream, although this simple act is … Continue reading →

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American Writers Museum & Sonnet for Poetry Friday

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

       About two weeks ago I visited Chicago’s NEW American Writers Museum, with a couple of my Picture Book Illustration Students. They are featured by Paul O. Zelinsky’s tree mural, that’s in the Children’s gallery. In another gallery … Continue reading →

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