Tag Archives: #NaPoWriMo2019

#NaPoWriMo Day 30, #watercolor

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

A DAY WITHOUT POETRY Splash of color ripple of chords taste of beauty– Adieu to you Dear poetry month, see you soon, as a day without poetry will never do… © 2019 Michelle Kogan For National Poetry … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo Day 29 #haiku & recycled #WIP due to time shortage…

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

hey mother nature us birds and flowers are here, don’t ya know it’s spring… © 2019 Michelle Kogan For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired by art that I create or have created. Visit these spots on line to … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo Day 28, #poem and #sketch

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

FROM PENCIL TIPS Little words letter forms crawl out from cobwebs of thoughts, push aside barrage of daily din, collectively form, sometimes orderly, mostly scribbled furiously on lines with a desire to make that leap of faith–allow fingers to furiously … Continue reading →

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#Poetry Friday–Spring Flowers & Decisions

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Red Rose, Carnation, Calla Lily, and Hummingbird, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! I shared a cherita poem this week for #NaPoWriMo and a WIP Painting. As I continued working on the painting I … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo day 23–#Cherita, & #WIP

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

RED ROSE AND CARNATION Red Rose rose– Dignified, delicate, and determined to dance… Alas Carnation cut in, curtailing her charismatic character. Can’t we cohabitate cordially, Rose commented. © 2019 Michelle Kogan For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo Day 22: Happy #EarthDay!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

earth day seagulls, keow they say, every days earth day! © Michelle Kogan For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired by art that I create or have created. Visit these spots on line to participate in National Poetry Month: … Continue reading →

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#ProgressivePoem 2019–Day 21

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcome to the 2019 Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem, which started way back when in 2012 by Poet and Writer Irene Latham, on her blog Live Your Poem. This year Matt Forest Esenwine led us off with a new twist. He challenged … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo 2019, Day 20, #foundpoem

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Created from Poetry books on display at my Chicago Public Library branch. ANIMAL POEMS Out of wonder the frogs wore red suspenders, swirl by swirl, spirals in nature, jabber walking, feel the beat… © 2019 Michelle Kogan … Continue reading →

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#Poetry Friday–#NaPoWriMo & Earth Day

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

Purple Onion Plant and Peonies, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan,watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! I like to ponder on about our earth everyday, so I’m beginning my celebration of Earth Day today… Happy Earth Day and National … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo day 17 & #internationalhaikuday

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Inspired by my backyard bunny model… just bunny and me munching, scratching, munching winters dreams away… 2019 Michelle Kogan For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired by art that I create or have created. Visit these … Continue reading →