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Poetry Friday–Byr a thoddaid Prompt
Happy Poetry Friday! My poem is in response to the Poetry Sisters June prompt to write a byr a thoddaid–”a welsh form” poem. And yes it’s as much a mouthful to write as it is to pronounce, but well worth … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, #poetrypals, Art, Catherine Flynn, Mary Karr, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Tanita S. Davis, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Roundup Is Here! Dads Day
Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Dad’s Day! & Happy Summer! The Poetry Friday Roundup is here! Please add your posts to Mister Linky below… I’m looking forward to getting around and reading all of your poetry posts throughout the weekend. Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #Poetry Friday Roundup is here!, Anne Frank, archival prints, Art, Banjos, Bookmarks, Dads, Dads and daughters, Daughters, Father's Day, Flowers, Giclee Prints, INTERTWINING CONNECTIONS, Journals, Michelle Kogan, music, Painting, Phillis Levin, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, sketchbooks, sky, summer, The Banjo Bands of Malawi, water, Watercolor, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Window Bays
Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve had a week off between my Spring and Summer Teaching. So, morning Light and I played with words, and momentarily camouflaged the ever present din that seems to wrap around us… I woke with a poem … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged artist, backyard gardens, bees, Berries, birds, Birdsongs, Birthday Cards, Buffy Silverman, Carol Varsalona, Etsy Shop, Fairies, haiku, June Berries Bee & Fairy B-Day Card, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, MIlkweed, Monarchs, nature, Oil Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, spring, strawberries, summer, teaching, Window Bays, WIP
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Progressive Poem 2022 is Here!
Happy Last Day of National Poetry Month and Last Day for The Progressive Poem 2022 Well, here we are… What an adventurous romp this years Progressive Poem has been. Many thanks to Irene Latham who began the Progressive Poem and … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #kidlitart, #Progressive Poem 2022, animals, artist, Aurora Borealis, Hope, Joyce Sidman, Kidlit Progressive Poem, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poetry, Poets, Pure Imagination, spring
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Poetry Friday– AT THE POND, Poetry Book by David Elliott, Illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford
Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Earth Day! I’m tickled pink today, or perhaps green to be sharing a book review and comments from author and poet, David Elliott on his new poetry book, AT THE POND! David Elliott’s new verse … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Picture Book, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged Amy Schimler-Safford, artist, Author, Author Interview, David Elliott, earth day, Earth Day 2022, Kidlit Progressive Poem, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Picture Book, Plein Air, Poet, poetry, Poetry Friday, ponds, Progressive Poem 2022, Watercolor Painting, Writer
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Poetry Friday–NPM–Meadowlark
Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Poetry Month! There are S-o-o-o-o many poetry opportunities to partake in, I wish I could skip sleeping this month and fill up on more of the poetry out there. Here’s a couple of places to wet … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #National Poetry Month, #NPM 2022, #PoetryFriday, #Progressive Poem 2022, Art, birds, Eastern Meadow Lark, Imperfect II, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Janice Scully, Margaret Simon, Mary Lee Hahn Rose Cappelli, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts, This Photo Wants to Be, Ukraine, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Ekphrastic Dodoitsu Poems
SPRING’S PERENNIAL LOVE I’m here, awaiting your love leaves stretch-wide welcoming you,your overlooked blue crocus with blushed affections, xox © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My post today is all about Ekphrastic Dodoitsu poems. It was offered as a … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Andromeda Jazmon, birds, crocus, Dodoitsu, ekphrastic, family, Flowers, Humor, Laura Purdie Salas, Liz Garton Scanlon, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, nature, Patricia Stohr-Hunt, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, robins, Sara Lewis Holmes, spring, Tanita S. Davis, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Artist Anna Scherbyna & Ekphrastic Poem
Happy Poetry Friday I’ve been researching contemporary Ukrainian Artists in efforts to share one for International Women’s Month, and discovered Anna Scherbyna. I wrote an ekphrastic poem from one of her powerful art pieces called, Disposition of the Power Gaze … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Anna Scherbyna, Art, Charcoal Drawing, Contemporary Ukraine Artist, ekphrastic, Helplessness of war, Humanity, International Women's Month, Justice, Michelle Kogan, museums, Pinchuk Art Centre, poem, poetry, Ruth Bowen Hersey, There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town, Truth, Ukraine War, War Crime's
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Poetry Friday–Ukraine & Spring Cards
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
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Poetry Friday, Art, Compassion, Donate Ukraine, Easter Greeting Cards, Etsy, Etsy Shop, Help Ukraine, Kathryn Apel, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, nature, Painting, Passover Greeting Cards, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, save democracy, Ukraine, War Poems, Watercolor, Writing
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