Tag Archives: Linda Baie

Poetry Friday–Spring & Actions for Hate Crimes

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Welcome SPRING! Trying to welcome Spring, though Spring has decided to temporarily take leave, I hear she may return next week. Anyway, here’s a poem for Spring Crocus’ and a WIP watercolor with bits of white … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Spring's Crocus", Actions, American Problem, artist, crocus, Golden Shovel Poem, Hate Crimes, Linda Baie, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poetry, reflections, spring, Teacher Dance, Watercolor | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–More #haikuforhope

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing some haiku, haiga, and bookmarks today. This haiga print was part of my package that I sent to Tricia Stohr-Hunt for this summer’s poem swap. It’s available in my Etsy Shop as a print and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #haikuforhealing, #PoetryFriday, archival prints, Bookmarks, haiga, haiku, Linda Baie, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, nature, Teacher Dance | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Naani’s, blueness, & Halloween…

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Oh ya, this week some of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Altruism, artist, change, Democracy, Desafinado, Evalyn Callahan Shaw, fall, Linda Baie, Michelle Kogan, Naani, Norah Jones, November, Painting, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, Tanita S. Davis, Vote Blue, Watercolor, Writer | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday: LIFE’S BREATH

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem comes from reflecting on this past week. I chose to try an “In One Word” poetry form, that was introduced to us two weeks ago by April Halperin Wayland at her blog Teaching Authors. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged "In One Word", #PoetryFriday, Anger, April Halperin Wayland, breath, Breathe, earth, family, friends, Hate, hearts, Hope, Humanity, Justice, life, Linda Baie, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Passion, poems, poetry, Ponder, Prejudice, reflections, Students, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Women, Writing | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday–Snow, Birds, Valentine’s…

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Brrr, our temps are plummeting here in Chicago, but along with that we’ve received a lovely sprinkling of snow… windy, snowy, “brave irene” kinda day, with pine wiggling magic © 2020 Michelle Kogan I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Writing | Tagged Action, animals, Art, Audubon Society, Baird's Sandpiper, birds, chicago, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, earth, environment, family, Great Backyard Bird Count, Humanity, Linda Baie, Love Birds, Michelle Kogan, MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, snow, spirit, sun, thoughts, threatened species, Truth, valentines day | 25 Comments

Poetry Friday–Nature and December #natember

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m writing nature haikus for December and am tagging them #natember. Linda Baie and Jean LaTourette are also writing them this month, join us. A few other haiku hashtags for December by Jone MacCulloch and Mary Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, environment, Humanity, Jean LaTourette, Jone MacCulloch, Linda Baie, Liz Steinglass, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, music, nature #natember, photos, poems, Ponder, reflections, Tanita S. Davis, thoughts | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Youth Climate Strike

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m joining the #ChicagoYouthClimateStrike, tomorrow, Friday 9-20-2019. Here’s my poster that has a poem I wrote for the march and rally. GOOD CLIMATE Trees and bees, Monarchs and seas Children’s needs Need: Good climate Good … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #ChicagoYouthClimateStrike, #PoetryFriday, Action, air, animals, bees, Charles Waters, Children, Climate Strike, earth, environment, family, friends, gardens, Good Climate, Humanity, Irene Latham, Linda Baie, March, Mehrdokht Amini, Michelle Kogan, Monarchs, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, Seeds, soil, Students, sun, thoughts, trees, Waiting, water, Writing | 11 Comments

#PoetryFriday: Sparrows, Spring, & Music

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

we’re windowpane sparrows pining for spring it’s coming, be patient… pop by each afternoon, come out, take a peak, commune with nature–a natural treat… © 2019 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! Linda Baie at her blog TeacherDance is our hostess … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "White Bird", #PoetryFriday, Art, Christie Wyman, doves, environment, Humanity, Linda Baie, Michelle Kogan, music, patience, poems, poetry, reflections, sparrows, spring, Teacher Dance, thoughts, Watercolor, Wondering and Wondering, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday-Golden Shovel/Speak Out

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m taken by the high school students continued activism, walk-outs, and marching that are happening here in the U.S. My poems for Poetry Friday this week come from these thoughts. This first poem is from the prompt that Michelle Heidenrich … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, birds, Denise Levertov, fed up with status quo, golden shovel, Linda Baie, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Nikki Grimes, olive branch, peace, pigeons, stroke another's back, Walt Whitman | 14 Comments

Summer Poetry Swap 2017-Growing Writing for Poetry Friday

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m participating in the Summer Poetry Swap that was created by Tabatha Yeatts. The end of June, a lovey poetry garden surprise arrived in the mail, from my poetry friend Linda Baie; along with additional swag. I’m sharing her accordion poem, … Continue reading →