Tag Archives: Michelle Kogan

Poetry Friday– Echo Verse Poem

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy 💜 FEBRUARY 💜 & Happy Poetry Friday! My poem today is inspired by Laura Shovan’s 14th Annual February Poetry Project prompt. It was to think about a playground game we participated in… Unfortunately we are experiencing some technical problems … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged A(nother) Year of Reading, Double Dutch, Echo Verse Poem, Etsy Shop, jump rope, Laura Shovan, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, play, Playground games, Poetry Friday, Singing, Swinging, Valentine's Day Cards | 19 Comments

Poetry Frida–Ekphrastic Prompt–Spotted Sandpiper

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m partaking in the Poetry Sister’s Ekphrastic poem prompt for this month. In addition to composing an ekphrastic poem we were challenged to write one influenced by one of the artist/sculptor Roberto Benavidez’s fetching piñata sculptures. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Trips, Writing | Tagged #Nature Lovers, archival prints, Bird Lovers, birds, Bookmarks, Chicken Spaghetti Books books books, Ekphrastic poems, Etsy Shop, Michelle Kogan, nature, piñata, Poetry Friday, Spotted Sandpipers, Spring Sale Michelle Kogan Fine Art, Susan Thomsen, Transformation | 22 Comments

Poetry Friday–Joys of Subzero Temps…

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! We had some very cold weather in Chicago this last week, however my poem emerged from a surprise directly related to the cold… And a lot of help from Mother Nature, whom I thank immensely. FROZEN DAY … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Icefish, #Poetry Friday Roundup, artist, Chicago Artist, Chicago poet, Chicago Writer, Gratitude, Happiness in Cold, hearts, hugs and kisses, Keep Warm, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, music, nature, poem, poetry, reflections, Remember someone else, Subzero Chicago, Subzero Temps, Thankful, weather, Writer | 21 Comments

Poetry Friday–Rondel & Compass Mapping…

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Carrying my new OLW Compass into this week with a rondel–shape poem… HEARTSTRINGS HUGFor my daughter, Rachel Compass mapping your mood and moreHow are you feeling, cold or warm…Are world winds stirring up a stormRing-round-calm, shoo-off that … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #OLW, @feltgirlworld, Art, Compass, Concrete poem, Daughters, Digital art, Doing what's important, family, Feeling, Feelings, How are you feeling, January 2024, Loop poem, Michelle Kogan, One Little Word 2024, poems, poetry, reflections, Rondel, Rondel poem, Shape poem, slowing down, Tangles & Tails, Tracey Kiff-Judson, winter, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–One Little Word & More…

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing my One Little Word, (olw) can you guess what it is? I was on a hunt for a word to help me focus, follow through, and navigate what’s ahead in the world, in the USA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Art, artist, birds, Cape Cod Squirrels, Compass, Etsy Shop, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, nature, Navigation, one little word, Painting, Pens, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, sun, Sun-Compass, Swirls, Valentines Cards, valentines day, White and Gold Pens on Black Paper, Writing | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday Roundup is Here with Elfchen Poems & More…

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

HAPPY POETRY FRIDAY & HAPPY LAST FRIDAY OF 2023! Welcome all, I’m happy to host this last Poetry Friday for the last Friday of 2024. Leave your links with the gracious Mister Linky below. The Poetry Sisters poem challenge this … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, #Poetry Friday Roundup, #poetrypals, Art, celebrate, Contemplate, Elevenie, Elfchen, family, Hummingbird, Michelle Kogan, nature, New Years 2023, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Sisters, reflections, Tufted Coquett, Wonders, Writing | 28 Comments

Poetry Friday–Solstice & Playing with The Elfchen Poem

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday I’ve been playing with the Elfchen poem form. The Poetry Sisters selected that poem form as their challenge for this month and will be posting poems next Friday, December 29, 2023. They generously invite us all to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged "Lunar Solstice", Art, artist, dark, December, Evening, Hope, Humanity, Jone Rush Macculloch, light, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, Pen on Black paper, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Poetry Sisters, reflections, The Elfchen, Winter Solstice, Winter Solstice 2023, Writer | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Winter Swap & Joy

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Look at these B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l Winter Poetry Swap gifts that I was gifted by poet, and writer, Irene Latham–they all filled me with much Joy and smiles! 🥰 A lovely Cardinal pillow case, handmade by her, a Speak note … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, #Winter Poetry Swap, Altruism, caring, Compassion, Contemplation, Democracy, Gift Giving, Irene Latham, Janice Scully, Joy, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, Poetry Community, reflections, Salt City Verse, Tabatha Yeatts | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday– Hanukkah – Celebration of Light

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a poem and WIP sketch for Hanukkah, which begins tonight, with a focus on spreading light and hope all around. HANUKKAH PRAYER Across a painted midnight skyI saw a shooting star, it blazed a path … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Hanukkah, #Poetry Friday, Art, Celebration of Light, community, December, family, Freedom, Hope, Michelle Kogan, nature, Patricia J. Franz, peace, poems, Reflection, Shooting Stars, sketch, sky, Winter Holidays, WIP, WIP Drawing, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Holiday Show and Weather Poem

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m inviting all those in the Chicago area to the Evanston Art Center’s 21st Annual WINTER EXPO Holiday ShowRunning through December 20th 2023 Guaranteed to bring a sense of solace while there… 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL … Continue reading →