Tag Archives: Margaret Simon

Poetry Friday–short poem, short post

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 13 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–THINK BLUE-VOTE BLUE

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Nature…

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 →

Posted in Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, "SEA TREASURES", Jorge Carrera Andrade, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Reflections of the Teche, Salish Sea, Sea, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, thoughts, Tidal pools, Writing | 8 Comments

Poetry Friday–Black-eyed Suzies

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday– AT THE POND, Poetry Book by David Elliott, Illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 9 Comments

Poetry Friday–NPM Gray Catbird

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–NPM–Meadowlark

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–New Year Postcards!

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Holiday Lights & “This Photo Wants to be…”

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

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 →