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Poetry Friday–12 Days of Christmas
Happy Poetry Friday Last week I finished up Julie Hedlund’s 12 days of Christmas Challenge–it started on December 26th and ran through January 6, 2019. It’s a Facebook group that she’s been offering writer’s for the last four years, to … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing
Tagged #haikuforhope, #MoPoetry2019, #PoetryFriday, 12 Days of Christmas, Art, chicago, Garfield Park Conservatory, Haibun, Haiku, Julie Hedlund, Kat Apel, Mary Lee Hahn, Mchelle Kogan, Painting, pen, poems writing, reflections, sketches, Watercolor
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Poetry Friday–one little word & #haikuforhope
Happy Poetry Friday And Happy New Year! I found a word I’m going to embrace this year, as my #OLW (one little word…) Ponder… I came to it after discarding a couple other words. I tried on wait, though, even … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #haikuforhope, #PoetryFriday, Michelle Kogan, one little word, Ponder
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Poetry Friday-Giving flowers of Hope
Happy Poetry Friday! I have been consumed with the unchanging situation of the teens being held, and continuously brought to the Tornillo, TX detention camp, near El Paso. At last count there were 2400 teens between the age of 13 … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Compassion, Crimes against humanity, family, Free Children, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, reflections, teenagers, thoughts, Tornillo Detention Camp, Writing
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#PoetryFriday–Vote & #Inktober
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m here with a mix of poetry and art to raise consciousness for the US Midterm Elections. My illustration accompanies my poem which was inspired by Calef Brown’s prompt on Michelle Heidenrich Barnes’ blog site Today’s Little … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Theatre & Music, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, books, Chicago Women's March 2018, earth, environment, family, Humanity, March to the Polls, Michelle Kogan, Midterm elections, poems, poetry, reflections, sun, thoughts, video, Vote, wings, Writing
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