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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

2023 Progressive Poem Finale!

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

“Write me a story that ends with sudden clarity.” Mary Lee suggested… As we began our 2023 Progressive Poem. So here we are at the closing of National Poetry Month and the closing of our Progressive Poem, that originated a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged "earth's precious ground", 2023 Progressive Poem, Art, Irene Latham, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, moon, moon-seeds, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Watercolor, Writing | 15 Comments

Poetry Friday–September & Ladybugs…

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m looking for that breath, that break, pause, between summer and fall… I haven’t found it yet, but I like September’s changes reminding me to keep on looking. evening sky grows a wee bit darker each day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Art, artist, autumn, Carol Varsalona, Evening sky, Ladybugs, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, Painting, Poet, poetry, Poetry Friday, Rescue, September, September Moon, Writer | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–Cycling & Breath

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem below was inspired by Margaret Simon’s blog post yesterday for, THIS PHOTO WANTS TO BE A POEM, on her blog Reflections on the Teche. I substituted a bicycle photo of my own, so do drop … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged "Cycling Memories", "World Balance", breath, Christie Wyman, Covid Delta Variant, Diamante, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, moon, Painting, Perseid Meteor Shower, Poem Poetry, Reflections on the teche, Sorrow, sunflowers, Watercolor, Wildfires, Wondering and Wandering | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–New Lunar Moon

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Lunar Moon I looked to Moon for my poem this week, in celebration of having a Lunar Moon… and a bit of life slipped in too… If you spy a good image of her, send … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #Villanelle, Art, care, lost lives, Lunar Moon 2021, masked, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, moon, poem, poetry, Rumi, sky, starts, Truth, Watercolor | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday: Lollipop… & Moon

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Sharing some of my front yard tulips that were begging to be seen… lollipop tulips lollygagging mid may’s day away… © 2020 Michelle Kogan And a poem that Dear Moon asked me to write… DEAR MOON … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "Lollipop Tulips", #PoetryFriday, Art, environment, family, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Missing you…, moon, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Thanks, travel, Tulips, Waiting, Writing | 26 Comments

Poetry Friday–Father’s Day

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m reflecting on Father’s for Father’s Day and focusing on Father’s who are no longer with us. DAD In a wink the light of life is out, But between that wink lay a lifetime of memories… Remembering … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged "The Gift", #PoetryFriday, Art, Celestial, Children, dad, earth, family, Father's Day, friends, Humanity, Laura Shovan, LI-Young Lee, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Remembering Father's who've past, sky, spirit, stars, stories, thoughts, travel, Waiting, wings, Writing | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday– “Thankful for the Moon”

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve thought over this last week about a few things I’m very thankful for, and here they are in my shape-poem-painting. I did a little hunting around for more info on my dear friend Moon, and here … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged "Thankful for the Moon", Art, care, Children, clouds, earth, environment, family, fauna, fish, flora, friends, heart, Humanity, love, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, Oceans, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Prairie shores, reflections, spirit, stories, thoughts, Tides, Voice, water, waves, Writing | 24 Comments

#Inktober day 31 & #poem

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

WATCH OUT… pick your potion… spells in motion, eels that squeal toes with woes, all’s game that’s lean and green watch out–it’s HALLOWEEN! 2018 Michelle Kogan p.s. remember to VOTE!

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Action, animals, Art, bat, Children's Illustration, family, friends, ghosts, Halloween, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, poems, poetry, potion, spells, stories, wings, Witches, Writing | 3 Comments

#Poetry Friday-#inktober- mother moon

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

mother moon silently, through layers of leaves still holding on i spy your sparkling, spherical, light © 2018 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! A short and sweet post today for our forthcoming Halloween… … Continue reading →