Tag Archives: winter

Last Nature Haiku for 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy New Years Eve! Here’s my last nature haiku post for 2019, I’ve been tagging my haikus this last month as #natember, and more of my poet friends have been tweeting with #haikuforkindness #haikuforjustice #haikuforhope including: Linda Baie, Jone MacCulloch, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #haikuforhope, #haikuforjustice, #haikuforkindness, #natember, 2020, Art, December, environment, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, New Years, New Years Eve, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, snow, spirit, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, winter, Women, Writing | 1 Comment

Poetry Friday–Winter Solstice 2019

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Winter Solstice! I‘ve been thinking about the winter solstice and our changing seasons… Here are a couple poems I wrote while pondering on our solstice a haiku for #natember #haikuforhope #haikuforjustice #haikuforkindness, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #haikuforhope, #haikuforjustice, #haikuforkindness, #natember, #PoetryFriday, Art, Buffy Silverman, environment, Haiku, Lady Marmalade, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, nature, Nonet poem, Painting, Patti LaBelle, pen, Watercolor, winter, Winter Solstice 2019 | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Groundhog & Paradise…

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Groundhog Day! The snow and cold is getting to be a bit much even for our friendly critter the groundhog. Last I heard he was ready to up and move his growing family to… … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "WHAT THE WATERS KNOW", #PoetryFriday, Birds of Paradise, cold, dream, groundhog, Groundhog Day, Michelle Kogan, nature, Paradise, Sam Hamill, snow, Tabatha Yeatts, winter | 19 Comments

#PoetryFriday–Haiga & Valentine Cards

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Coming in with a haiga poem, art, and–Shedding a little light and love with some of my Valentine’s Day Cards. Visit my Etsy Shop Michelle Kogan Fine Art for more cards. Tara Smith at her blog Going … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged "I Say a Little Prayer", #PoetryFriday, Aretha Franklin, environment, family, friends, haiga, Haiku, Humanity, love, Michelle Kogan, music, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, snow, stories, Valentine's Day Cards, valentines day, winter, Women, Wrting | 24 Comments

Poetry Friday–#Haiku4hope, Art & Music

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m wringing out the old year with a wintery montage of #haikuforhope poems, and a wee bit of music to ease us all out of the year. Thanks Mary Lee Hahn for offering us all this … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #haikuforhope, #PoetryFriday, Art, Auld lang syne, Children, Dreams, earth, environment, family, Flowers, friends, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, New Years, poems, poetry, reflections, stars, stories, thoughts, trees, video, winter, Writing | 29 Comments

#PoetryFriday–Exhibit & #Haikuforhope

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! This week I’m sharing info on an art exhibit I’m in, and also haikus for December’s call for #haikuforhope. I’m very happy to be a part of this rich-multilayered exhibit: intimate: small works by 9 artists that’s … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday: Layers and Snow Sketch

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Pencil sketch, © 2017 Michelle Kogan. Taken from a pic of my sister and I when we were packed into many, many, many layers! (p.s. I’m in the front.) Happy Poetry Friday! I have to admit the poems I’m sharing … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged Art, Children, cold, friends, LAYERS, Michelle Kogan, Naomi Shihab Nye, Pabo Neuda, pencil sketch, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, snow, winter | 37 Comments

Poetry Friday-haiku and sketch

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

can you hear the birds february’s songbirds, they’re chattering, they’re here. © 2017 Michelle Kogan Thanks Penny Parker Klosterman for hosting Poetry Friday today, visit her blog for more Poetry Friday poems at:pennyklostermann.com

Posted in Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, brush pen, february, gardens, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Songbirds, Watercolor, winter, winter gardens, Writing | 29 Comments

Upbeat thoughts, haiku and illustration

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

winter wonders all around, right-side-up up-side- down, dreaming sky high . . . © 2017 Michelle Kogan Some upbeat thoughts for the kid in all of us. A haiku inspired by my illustration for the SCBWI kite prompt.