Tag Archives: #Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday–Hummingbird

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I caught a few moments of a lovely female ruby-throated hummingbird while painting outside last week… Ruby-throated hummingbird hovers by my sidewith windmill-wingsand inquisitive eyes, eyes that gaze into minewithout a wink, in steady linetill body side-juts … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Art, care, Emily Dickinson, gardens, Michelle Kogan, nature, Observe, Plein Air, poems, Poet, poetry, reflections, Ruby-throated hummingbird, September, Slow down, Writing | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–”The BOP” Milkweed, & Summer Poem Swap

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem this week is from the Poetry Sister’s August Challenge, which was to write a poem with the poem form: The Bop. You can mosey on over here to view the basic structure for this poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Aphids, Ikebana on Halsted, Imperfect II poems about perspective: an anthology for middle schoolers, Jone Rush Macculloch, Margot Wang, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, Oleander Aphids, Perseverance, poem, poems, Poetry Sisters, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts, Tanita S. Davis, The Bop, Writing | 7 Comments

Poetry Friday–Haikus, Stars, & Poem Walks…

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Star-sparkle For Linda Mitchell august morning star stirs hope and wonder, spread her sparkle… © Michelle Kogan Can’t help thinking about Linda Mitchell when I see my morning glories with their beautiful star pattern… Happy Poetry Friday! Busy week, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Backyard gardens, #Morining Glories, #Nature, #Poetry Friday, #Stars, "Star-sparkle", Leap of Dave, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Nature…

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Margaret Simon shared an intriguing image from the Salish Sea this week for her THIS PHOTO WANTS TO BE A POEM post. I was so taken by the name Salish Sea, I had to look it up … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, "SEA TREASURES", Jorge Carrera Andrade, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Reflections of the Teche, Salish Sea, Sea, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, thoughts, Tidal pools, Writing | 8 Comments

Poetry Friday–Summer Garden Treasures, and more “Things We Feel”

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! This week I’m sharing some treasures from my backyard garden… ZUCCHINI ODE(To A Favorite Vegie!) Zucchini how’d you grow like that? Curving like a crescent moon. Maybe you came from up above from a seed dropped by … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, "Things We Feel", Art, backyard gardens, haiku, Janet Wong, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, nature, poem, poems, poetry, Pomelo Books, reflections, Sylvia Vardell, Writing, Zucchini | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–4th of July

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy 4th! I thought about family, as my family will be gathering this weekend, and it made me think of the song here, Family Affair. I’m sharing poems reflecting on the 4th, and the hearings unfolding… … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, "Phoenix and Lady Liberty", 2022 4th of July, Abortion, Art, Democracy, family, Janice Scully, July, Justice, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Speak out, Speak up, summer, Truth, Vote, Vote Blue, Watercolor, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ukraine-family

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My heart is with the Brave Ukrainian people. I was hoping to share a Ukrainian poet, poetry, but work caught up with me, perhaps next Friday… My poem, a draft, comes from my ancestral connections with Ukraine … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Ancestors, family, Janet Wong, Kyiv, Michelle Kogan, Odessa, paintings, Pen and Ink, Poetry for Children, Reflection, Sylvia Vardell, Tug at heart, Ukraine, Unbreathable, War, War crimes, Watercolor | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ukraine & Spring Cards

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! As many others I have also had Ukraine and the Ukrainian people on my mind this last week. This unfounded War is an attack on Democracy everywhere. I wanted to help in some way and researched various … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–New Year Postcards!

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m thinking about Blue skies and warmer locals as I trudge through another cold, snowy, and icy Chicago winter. The arrival of all these New Year Postcards from poet friends is taking away some of the chill … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Appreciation, Art, Elisabeth Norton, Gail Aldous, Gratitude, Happiness, Janet Clare Fagal, Janice Scully, Jone Rush Macculloch, Linda Baie, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, New Year Postcard Exchange, Painting, poem, poetry, Postcards, reflections, Robyn Hood Black, Tabatha Yeatts, Thanks, Unexpected Intersections, Watercolor, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Found Poem-Eavesdropping prompt…

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem today is inspired by the poetry prompt offered to us by the Poetry Sisters. They challenged us to write a poem from eavesdropping on another conversation. We were provided with some wonderful examples, and a … Continue reading →