Tag Archives: peace

Poetry Friday– Box-4×4 Poem Prompt

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My two poems below come from the Poetry Sisters prompt to write a poem that has something to do with a “box.” I chose to write 4 x 4 poems, they have:– 4 stanzas– 4 syllables per … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Boxes of Love", "Chorus", 4 x 4 poems, Compassion, empathy, empowerment, Happy New Year!, Hope, Joy, Justice, kindness, love, Michelle Kogan, Patricia J. Franz, peace, Peter Streckfus, Reverie | 17 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–Time Traveler Poem

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

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome time travelers… We are taking a trip into the dictionary and going back in time to 1522, when the word hero first made her appearance. How appropriate heroes’ timing was, with the renaissance under way. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Painting, Poem, poetry, Trips, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Beatrice de Luna, Conversos, Donna Gracia Nasi, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Hero, Heroine, Inquisition, Jan Annino, Justice, Laura Purdie Salas, Michelle Kogan, Ottoman Empire, peace, poetry, Portugal, Tanita S. Davis, Time Traveler Poem, Truth, Writer | 13 Comments

Last Minute Holiday Gifts and Cards…

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Holidays! These bookmarks along with cards, archival … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, Bookmarks, books, Bunnies, earth, environment, Etsy Shop, Evanston Art Center 2019 Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO, family, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, peace, poems, poetry, Polar Bears, Ponder, Protesting, reflections, Solstice, thoughts, Truth, Writing | Leave a comment

Veteran’s Day–diamente poem

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

VETERAN’S LIGHT Light, unsung worldwide– Start celebrating, remembering Veteran’s Day Veteran heroes– Honor, embrace, support stalwart, eternal illumination. ©2018 Michelle Kogan A diamente poem and art for Veterans past and present around our small world.

Posted in Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Writing | Tagged Art, Diamente, environment, family, Humanity, Illumination, light, Men, Michelle Kogan, peace, poem, poetry, reflections, service, spirit, thoughts, travel, unsung heroes, Veteran's Day, Veterans, Wars, Women, Writing | 2 Comments

#Inktober day 23 In Memory of Michael Bricis

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

My inktober sketch and tanka poem today is in memory of a dear, kind, artist we just lost Michael Bricis. PUMPKINS AND DIVERSITY (Letter “P”) In memory of Michael Bricis–a master of the pen, and whom we will all remember fondly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature photos, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Diversity, drawing, individuals, Inktober 2018, Michael Bricis, Michelle Kogan, peace, Pen and Ink, pumpkins, quick sketch | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday-Golden Shovel/Speak Out

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m taken by the high school students continued activism, walk-outs, and marching that are happening here in the U.S. My poems for Poetry Friday this week come from these thoughts. This first poem is from the prompt that Michelle Heidenrich … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, birds, Denise Levertov, fed up with status quo, golden shovel, Linda Baie, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Nikki Grimes, olive branch, peace, pigeons, stroke another's back, Walt Whitman | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Bid Farewell Old Year

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcoming Poetry Friday, this last one of the year, with a simple adieu to 2017 and a humble hello to 2018–with a tanka and a poem by W. S. Merwin, To The New Year. BID FAREWELL OLD YEAR Look upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, Dove, Halo, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, New Year, peace, poem, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, spirit, Tanka, thoughts, W. S. Merwin, wings | 41 Comments

#Poetry Friday: “What If” & #Inktober day 6 sketch

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I walk pretty much daily; it’s a comforting place for collecting one’s thoughts and temporarily letting go of all that is happening in our small world, which is quite full lately. So while taking in the inviting fall changes I … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, #Inktober2017, Begin to think again, humaity, Michelle Kogan, Painting, peace, Pens, poems, Poetry Friday, Trees uproot, What If, Writing | 30 Comments

Poetry Friday–Peace and Rosh Hashanah

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m offering up some heartfelt poetry and art (WIP, detail) for Poetry Friday–and this full week, filled with spirtualism, religious holidays, and social activism. Wednesday night began the Jewish Holiday Rosh Hashanah, one of the Jewish high holidays, where Jews … Continue reading →