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Poetry Friday–Cascade Poem and “Two Truths and a FIB Poetry Anthology”

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem comes from the Poetry Sisters prompt to write a cascade poem. In this poem form each line from the first stanza repeats itself in subsequent stanzas, in the third line of each stanza. It was … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Recipe Poem Challenge

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Again the month has escaped me… My poem is from the Poetry Sister’s November challenge: to write a recipe poem, I’m hoping mine fits the menu, perhaps with a few substitutions… Thanks for the challenge Laura, Tanita, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, #poetrypals, #Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Sisters, Recipes, reflections, Ruth Hersey, Thankfulness, There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town, Writing | 9 Comments

Poetry Friday–Dansa Poem Prompt in Blue

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I don’t know how it’s the 4th week in October, but here we are…We in the U.S. have an Election coming up, and I’m pouring out B-L-U-E from everywhere. Including the poem prompt from the Poetry Sisters … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday-Definito Poem Prompt

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a definito poem this week, from the Poetry Sister’s September poem prompt. Thanks Heidi Mordhorst for creating this form! And thanks to all the Poetry Sister’s for the prompt: Laura, Tanita, Mary Lee, Liz, Kelly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Color Spectrum, #Definito, #HUES, #PoetryFriday, #poetrypals, Art, birds, fall, Gourdian FInch, Gourds, Heidi Mordhorst, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, pumpkins, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference, Watercolor, Writing | 19 Comments

Poetry Friday–Firefly, Acrostic Maya Angelou, & New Pomelo book–THINGS WE FEEL

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

hey firefly…you lift my night and sparklesfill me inside © Michelle Kogandraft HAPPY POETRY FRIDAY! This month the Poetry Sister’s challenge for the month of July was to write an acrostic poem taken from Maya Angelou’s poem STILL I RISE–the … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #poetrypals, "NATURE’S SALVE", "Still I Rise", Fireflies, Janet Wong, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Maya Angelou, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Sylvia Vardell, THINGS WE FEEL, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Byr a thoddaid Prompt

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 →

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Poetry Friday- Climate Change–Metaphor Dice Poem

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and National Poetry Month! Jone Rush MacCulloch is hosting this week’s Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog, Jone Rush MacCulloch. She has a treasure trove of bubbling poetry goodness to offer, so do stop by her post. … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Bells 🔔 🔔 🔔 & New Years Eve!

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

🔔 🔔 🔔 HAPPY POETRY FRIDAY! 🔔 🔔 🔔 🔔 🔔 HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE! 🔔 🔔 Let’s ring out the old year and ring in the new with lots of bells, and whistles, noise-makers, and lots of poetry too. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #poetrypals, Art, Bells, Big Ben, Carol's Corner, Japan's tradition of ringing New Year Bells, List Poems, Michelle Kogan, nature, New Years 2021, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–ODE TO AUTUMN

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday On the heels of Thanksgiving I have an ODE TO AUTUMN poem, offered to us as a prompt by the Poetry Sisters’. And what a grand prompt this was in our month of giving thanks, to offer … 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 →