Tag Archives: love

Poetry Friday– Box-4×4 Poem Prompt

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My two poems below come from the Poetry Sisters prompt to write a poem that has something to do with a “box.” I chose to write 4 x 4 poems, they have:– 4 stanzas– 4 syllables per … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Boxes of Love", "Chorus", 4 x 4 poems, Compassion, empathy, empowerment, Happy New Year!, Hope, Joy, Justice, kindness, love, Michelle Kogan, Patricia J. Franz, peace, Peter Streckfus, Reverie | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–Dream Haiku & Holiday Cards

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I have a haiku to share from Margaret Simon’s post this week for This Photo Wants to be a Poem, thanks Margaret for the prompt! You can take a peek at the image by following the link, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, birds, Catherine Flynn, Christmas, Dreams, Hanukkah, Hawthorn Berries, heart, Holiday Gift Cards, Holidays, Hydrangea, Joy, love, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Moonbeam, peace, Robin, snow, snowflakes, Snowperson, winter | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday-Celebrating Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m starting my celebration of Mother’s Day today, with a socially conscious Mother’s Day Poem! Breathe in some action, take a few flowers, and celebrate all Mom’s in a marvelous way! Give Flowers, Flowers for mothers Flowers … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Climate Change, Denise Levertov, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Flowers, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Justice, love, Maya Angelou, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Parks, Plein Air, Poetry Friday, Ukraine Mothers, Walks, Watercolor, Women's Reproductive Rights | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–”UNFORGIVABLE FEBRUARY”

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday Well I think my winter blahs decided to visit me early, they usually visit sometime in mid to late February but decided to creep up on me earlier this year… Hence my poem this week, UNFORGIVABLE FEBRUARY. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Theatre & Music, Writing | Tagged #Kidlit #kidlitoshpere, #PoetryFriday, 'Brave Irene", "Chicken Soup with Rice", Art, artist, books, Carole King, family, February blahs, Jone Rush Macculloch, love, Maurice Sendak, Michelle Kogan, music, poems, poetry, Poets, snow, songs, stories, William Steig, wintertime, Writing | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Inaugural Poems 2021

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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–Prayers

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been thinking about prayers as the Jewish High Holiday, Rosh Hashanah begins Friday at Sundown. I was also thinking about individuals that aren’t able to go outside and take in nature, and what I could offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, beauty, care, Compassion, Harvest, Jewish High Holidays, Lee Bennett Hopkins, love, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, poetry, Prayer, Rosh Hashanah, Tikkun Olam | 9 Comments

Poetry Friday–Father’s Day and Change

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday Happy Father’s Day to all Dad’s out there, and in our memories… And for June 19th, Juneteenth Sign a petition Visit nextgen america and sign their petition to have Juneteenth, “Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Black Fourth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Ars Poetica, Art, Compassion, empathy, environment, Father's Day, friends, GEORGE FLOYD, Humanity, love, Michelle Kogan, music, Orlando Ricardo Menes, passions, Perseverance, Ponder, reflections, stories, Terrance Hayes, The Miss Rumphius Effect, thoughts, Tricia Stohr-Hunt, Truth, Understanding, Waiting, Writing | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–”Relieving Anxiety”

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Our small world has gotten much smaller and much scarier over the last few months. Coping and taking care of ourselves and those close to us are very important. Along with this are ways to relieve stress. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Poem | Tagged "Relieving Anxiety", Action, animals, Art, Compassion, empathy, environment, Hatari, Humanity, Justice, love, Matt, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, music, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, silliness, thoughts, Truth, Writing | 14 Comments

#Inktober2019 & three stanza haiku

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Prompt: build. My ink wash drawing is my vision of the fabric/curtains that may have draped the first tabernacle so very long ago. TABERNACLES OF LOVE build tabernacles of love, deep in your heart… growth will sprout where soil was … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2019, Action, animals, Art, dip pen, earth, environment, family, flowering, friends, Growth, Humanity, humanity hunger pangs, love, Michelle Kogan, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, Ponder, possibilites, Tabernacle, Truth, washes, Writing | 1 Comment

Erik Dohner Plays Phoebus in Hunch Back of Notre Dame

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Shining the light on Erik Dohner a.k.a. my son, who I just saw in Hunch Back of Notre Dame at Music Theatre Works, in Evanston, IL. Erik plays Phoebus, Captain de Martin in this Must See, Fabulous production all around. … Continue reading →