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Tag Archives: Margaret Simon
Poetry Friday–short poem, short post
Happy Poetry Friday! Here’s to a New Year and a New first poem… My tanka poem was inspired by Margaret Simon’s This Photo Wants to Be A Poem, post this week, thanks Margaret and for the photo too! Stop by … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged "mossy greenness", Bert Meyers, Catherine Flynn, classes, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, New Year, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Tanka, Teaching Art, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Dream Haiku & Holiday Cards
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
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Poetry Friday–THINK BLUE-VOTE BLUE
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m thinking and channeling blue… And today I’m sharing a poem from Reflections on the Teche, Margaret Simon’s blog post of yesterday for, This Photo Wants to be a Poem. It was a photo from a former … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Poetry Friday, Art, artist, Bridget Magee, Gouache, March, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poems, Poet, poetry, reflections, Reflections on the teche, Vote, Vote Blue, wee words for wee ones, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Nature…
Happy Poetry Friday! Margaret Simon shared an intriguing image from the Salish Sea this week for her THIS PHOTO WANTS TO BE A POEM post. I was so taken by the name Salish Sea, I had to look it up … Continue reading
Poetry Friday–Black-eyed Suzies
look closewhat will you find… susie’s leaves,milkweed sprouts, and bee © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My poems today come from Margaret Simon’s post yesterday, for This Photo Wants to be a Poem.Thanks Margaret for taking time to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Back-eyed Susies, bees, Carmela Martino, Gratitude, haiku, Jelani Cobb, Kelly McBride, Look Close, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Painting, Poetry Friday, Slow down, spring, Teaching Authors, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, Watercolor, wildflowers
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Poetry Friday– AT THE POND, Poetry Book by David Elliott, Illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford
Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Earth Day! I’m tickled pink today, or perhaps green to be sharing a book review and comments from author and poet, David Elliott on his new poetry book, AT THE POND! David Elliott’s new verse … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Picture Book, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged Amy Schimler-Safford, artist, Author, Author Interview, David Elliott, earth day, Earth Day 2022, Kidlit Progressive Poem, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Picture Book, Plein Air, Poet, poetry, Poetry Friday, ponds, Progressive Poem 2022, Watercolor Painting, Writer
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Poetry Friday–NPM Gray Catbird
Happy NPM and Poetry Friday! Have you been following the Progressive Poem, originally started by Irene Latham, and hosted now by Margaret Simon. Each day throughout April a poet is adding their own unique line, or borrowed line to a group … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing
Tagged #NPM2022, Gray Catbird, Imperfect II, Irene Latham, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Margaret Simon, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, Poetry Friday, Progressive Poem, Tabatha Yeatts
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Poetry Friday–NPM–Meadowlark
Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Poetry Month! There are S-o-o-o-o many poetry opportunities to partake in, I wish I could skip sleeping this month and fill up on more of the poetry out there. Here’s a couple of places to wet … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #National Poetry Month, #NPM 2022, #PoetryFriday, #Progressive Poem 2022, Art, birds, Eastern Meadow Lark, Imperfect II, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Janice Scully, Margaret Simon, Mary Lee Hahn Rose Cappelli, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts, This Photo Wants to Be, Ukraine, Writing
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Poetry Friday–New Year Postcards!
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m thinking about Blue skies and warmer locals as I trudge through another cold, snowy, and icy Chicago winter. The arrival of all these New Year Postcards from poet friends is taking away some of the chill … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #Poetry Friday, Appreciation, Art, Elisabeth Norton, Gail Aldous, Gratitude, Happiness, Janet Clare Fagal, Janice Scully, Jone Rush Macculloch, Linda Baie, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, New Year Postcard Exchange, Painting, poem, poetry, Postcards, reflections, Robyn Hood Black, Tabatha Yeatts, Thanks, Unexpected Intersections, Watercolor, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Holiday Lights & “This Photo Wants to be…”
hanukkah lights spreadglowing warmth, like familyleaning in for hugs © 2021 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with a couple short poems today as I’m busy preparing for a Holiday Show, the Evanston Art Center’s 19th Annual Winter Arts … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #COP26, #PoetryFriday, A(nother) Year of Reading, Hanukkah, Hanukkah 2021, Hanukkah Greeting Cards, International Climate Conference 2021, Margaret Simon, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Reflections on the teche, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem
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