Michelle’s Card Shop–Click the butterfly to visit
Read my poem, "Temptations."
Read my poem, "Mom's Beauty."
Read my poem, "Toady." I also created the cover art.
Read my poem: "Ode to Spring Soil."
Favorite book:
Tag Archives: Laura Shovan
Poetry Friday–July 4th
Happy Poetry Friday!And Happy 4th of July! Here’s a short diamante poem to contemplate on and celebrate the Fourth of July… I thought of a diamante because of it’s diamond shape which reminds me of stars and fireworks, crackling in … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #Amanda Gorman, #change, #endangered species, #Freedom, #Independence, #PoetryFriday, #Rebuild, #Sturgeon, #watercolor, 4th of July, Laura Shovan, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poetry, Writing
13 Comments
Poetry Friday-“Creative Brain”
Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been participating in Laura Shovan’s 9th Annual February Poetry Project, where we write a poem a day during February. This year our poem prompt focus is the body. My Poem-Drawing here is from a prompt this … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Creative Brain", Art, Getty Museum, ideas, Laura Shovan, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, pencil sketch, Persistant, Poem-Drawing, poems, Poet-Artists, poetry, Polymath, Rebecca Brock, Ruth Bowen Hersey, William Blake
15 Comments
Poetry Friday–Inaugural Poems 2021
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m moving forward slowly with hope, for our country, America, and our world. I was smitten with our Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, THE HILL WE CLIMB. My post today includes a golden shovel poem … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #Amanda Gorman, #PoetryFriday, "Dove's-wings", America, care, change, Compassion, Democracy, Golden Shovel Poem, Hope, Inaugural Poem 2021, inclusive, Justice, Laura Shovan, love, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Valentine's Day cards 2021, valentines day
19 Comments
Poetry Friday: Vote–Poems & Postcards to Voters
Happy Poetry Friday Happy Poetry Friday! I signed up to send postcards to voters, to encourage people to vote, this is my first batch of postcards that I’ve mailed. If you are interested in joining you can check it out … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #Poetry Friday, #Vote, caring, Compassion, family, friends, Judgement, Kiesha Shepard, Laura Shovan, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Art Talk at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, poems, poetry, Postcards, Postcards to Voters, Writing
21 Comments
Poetry Friday–Migratory Birds & Songs…
Happy Poetry Friday! This weekend we move into Day Light Savings time in the midwest, and welcome more hours of evening light. We are also welcoming all the spring migratory birds, some that stay till fall, and some that visit, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged "Birds of Passage", "Carnival of the Animals, #PoetryFriday, American Redstart, animals, Art, bird songs, environment, family, Flowers, friends, Henry wadsworth Longfellow, Humanity, Hyacinths, Laura Shovan, Michelle Kogan, Migratory birds, music, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, Rebecca Herzog, reflections, spirit, video, wings, Writing
8 Comments
