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Poetry Friday–One Little Word…

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m uncovering my OLW (one little word)…I think I skipped picking a word last year, I had a list but the word and I never came together. This year there were a couple in the corral for … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, Discover, haiku, LIne, Michelle Kogan, nature, one little word, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts, Watercolor, wordplay, Writing | 15 Comments

Poetry Friday—Winter

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! IN WINTER In winter Calm crawls in between bitter cold banks of blustery snow howling fierce winds and winter blankets all. In winter Majesty musters in ponders profundity appears uncannily between sandpaper dry air and stands on … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, birds, IN WINTER, Mary Lee Hahn, Mary Oliver, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, reflections, Watercolor, White-eyed vireo, Wintering milkweed, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday—one little word…

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been mulling over words for a one little word to select for this year. I’ve selected a word, although on my path I came across this poem thinking about one’s one little word… My word is … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing | Tagged #OLW, #PoetryFriday, "The Shape of Water", Alexandre Desplat, Art, Beyond Literacy Link, care, Carol Varsalona, centering calm, Feather, golden shovel, magic, Michelle Kogan, nature, one little word, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Ruth Bowen Hersey, Watercolor, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Winter Poem Swap & Solstice

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I received this lovely light filled package of poetry and gifts from my poet friend Carol Varsalona this last week. You wouldn’t know we were both running short on time from the treasures that were exchanged, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Buffy Silverman, Carol Varsalona, Cento poem, Gifts, Gratitude, Laura Shovan, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poems, Poetry Friday, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts, Watercolor, Winter poem swap, Winter Solstice, Writing | 7 Comments

Poetry Friday– Wordplay poem: American Redstart, #Inktober, #Birdtober

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday I’ve taken the plunge and written a wordplay poem put out as a challenge by the Poetry Sisters… Thanks Tanita S. Davis, Laura Purdie Salas, Mary Lee Hahn, et al. Find more of these poems tagged with … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Birdtober2021, #Halloween, #Inktober2021, #Pen and Ink, #PoetryFriday, #pumpkins, #Wordplay, @aholmesartstudio, American Redstart, Art, birds, Linda Baie, Michelle Kogan, nature, Nikki Grimes, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Watercolor, Writing | 26 Comments

Poetry Friday–Swifts

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday!Happy October, #Birdtober, & #Inktober! Alas, so many opportunities to fill October with… Inking and painting and writing poems about birds…Catching a few glimpses of our migrating feathered friends.I’m looking forward to fitting in a few on Poetry … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Birdtober, #inktober, #kidlit artist, #kidlitart, #Kidlitpoem, Art, birds, Catherine Flynn, Chimney Swifts, Michelle Kogan, Migrating birds, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Reading to the Core, reflections, Watercolor, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday—Autumn–Haiku & Tanka Prompt

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

daring dahliaignites eyes, and autumn’s imagination…© 2021 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday, and Happy Autumn! I’m sharing a Tanka poem from the Poetry Sister’s September Poem Prompt. Our challenge: respond to another tanka “poem we love from the Poetry Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, Autumnal, Diane Mayr, Gustav Klimt, haiku poem, Laura Purdie Salas, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poems, poetry, reflections, Tanka | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–Rondelet

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Last week I was taken with Alan J Wright’s Rondelet poem and decided to try one… Thanks Alan for your poem and structure for writing it! I was happy to welcome the structure of this succinct poem … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday—Hang’n out with Pygmy Sloths & Change…

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

HANG’N OUT WITH CHANGE… If we could be slow as sloths in mangrove trees, could we start thinking about you and we, and bring change for everybody… © 2021 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! I’m all in with this friendly … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, #poetrypals, "I Know" Poems, artist, care, change, Compassion, Critically Endangered, Elisabeth Norton, Jane Yolen, Laura Purdie Salas, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poem, poetry, Pygmy Three-Toed Sloths, Tanita S. Davis, Watercolor | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday–Apples, Wrens, and Fall…

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a poem and WIP watercolor painting. I don’t have a title yet for the poem, it’s very new… Follow nature let her lead you into Falls harvest with abundant apples mimicking earth’s ever-turning roundness. Apples … Continue reading →