Tag Archives: winter

Poetry Friday–Tent Parks…

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been thinking about folks living inside these Tents as they’ve been appearing around Chicago… RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE… As cold creeps in I’ve thought more and more about folks in my neighborhood Tent Park. They popped … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Amaryllis, Blooming Flowers, Cathy Mere, Homeless Encampments, Homelessness, inalienable rights, Merely Day By Day, Michelle Kogan, Poetry Friday, Tent Parks, winter | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday Roundup is Here & Celebrating Holidaze!

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome to my Holidaze Poetry Friday Roundup! Please add your links for this week’s Poetry Friday Roundup below with Mister Linky. Hanukkah began this week and more winter Holidays are quickly approaching. I’m sharing a poem and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday Roundup, #Poetry Friday Roundup is here!, Art, Christmas, Etsy Shop, Evanston Art Center Winter Arts & Crafts Expo, Hanukkah, Hanukkah 2021, Holiday Cards, Holiday Cheer!, Michelle Kogan, MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com, nature, poetry, winter, Winter Holidays | 36 Comments

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