Tag Archives: Women

Poetry Friday–RETHINKING THE 4th

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I was in a quandary about this post as we approach the 4th of July weekend and its celebrations. My views on July 4th as independence day have changed. If we are as a country, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Home, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, 4th of July, Action, Art, Claudia Rankine, family, Freedom, friends, Golden Shovel Poem, Humanity, Jericho Brown, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, stories, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Women, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Celebrating Nikki Grimes!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m happy to be part of the Poetry Friday celebration of awarding winning author, poet, and artist Nikki Grimes! I’ve read a handful of Nikki’s 75 + books and have many more waiting for me. What comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, Between the Lines, books, Celebration, change, Children, Covid19, Dreams, family, friends, Humanity, Irene Latham, life, Live Your Poem, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Nikki Grimes, Ordinary Hazards A Memoir, poems, Poets, Ponder, Reading, Recovery, reflections, roses, Southwest Sunrise, Sree Sreenivasan, stories, Students, Systemic Racism, Thanks, thoughts, Todays Little Ditty, Truth, video, Waiting, watercolors, wings, Women, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday: LIFE’S BREATH

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem comes from reflecting on this past week. I chose to try an “In One Word” poetry form, that was introduced to us two weeks ago by April Halperin Wayland at her blog Teaching Authors. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged "In One Word", #PoetryFriday, Anger, April Halperin Wayland, breath, Breathe, earth, family, friends, Hate, hearts, Hope, Humanity, Justice, life, Linda Baie, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Passion, poems, poetry, Ponder, Prejudice, reflections, Students, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Women, Writing | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday–May: THESE BRAVE HANDS

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy May! I’m sharing a poem that’s very new, and that I worked on over the last day or two. It’s a prompt that Michelle Heidenrich Barnes gave us at her blog, Today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Picture Book, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "These Brave Hands", Action, Art, Children, classes, Dreams, earth, Elizabeth Steinglass, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, nature, Patrice Vecchione, poems, poetry, Ponder, Reading, reflections, stories, The Supremes "Up The Ladder To The Roof", thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Women, Writing | 16 Comments

#NaPoWriMo: Earth Day–earth-art & letter poem

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Earth Day on this 50th Celebration! I’m sharing some earth-art and a letter poem. DEAR EARTH Dear Earth, Lend us your deep-rooted wisdom So we may make wise our neglectful history Send us your powerful patience So we may earn it … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #EarthDay2020, #NaPoWriMo2020, Action, animals, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, sun, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Watercolor, wings, Women, Writing | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday–Reflections…

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with a quick nonet poem and art influenced by our lack of light this morning… REFLECTIONS OF EERINESS Amber lamppost shines in light of day casting shadows of eeriness… Curtains of displease nod from … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #climatestrike, #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, Billie Holiday, Blue Moon, Climate action, earth, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Introspection, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, Reflection, thoughts, Truth, video, Women, Writing | 26 Comments

Poetry Friday–New Year, New Light, New Activism…

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome to 2020… I’ve been thinking about light, change, children, and students, perhaps together they’ll move us in a positive global direction… I have two poems and a bit of music to accompany my pondering thoughts… A … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "Changes " by David Bowie, #climatestrike, #David Bowie, Action, animals, Carol's Corner, Children, Dreams, earth, environment, family, friends, Global Climate Change, Golden Shovel Poem, Happy New Year, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, people, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, spirit, Students, sun, thoughts, travel, Truth, Waiting, WHO'S LEADING CLIMATE CHANGE…, wings, Women, Writing | 9 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 Roundup is Here–2020

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday–The Roundup is Here! With this last Poetry Friday post I’m ushering out 2019 and opening my arms and heart wide for 2020 and positive change for our earth’s climate! Here’s my wakeup call poem: 2020 RAISE YOUR … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #Women's March 2020, 2020, Action, animals, Art, Chicago Women's March 2020, Children, Climate Strike, Dreams, earth, environment, family, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, New decade, nonet, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday Roundup, Ponder, Raise your voices, reflections, Save the Earth, spirit, stories, Students, sun, thoughts, Truth, Women, Writing | 36 Comments

#PoetryFriday–Voices for Climate & Justice

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! This has been quite a week between the frigid cold we’ve had here in Chicago, and the beginning of the Impeachment hearings… I found a post by artist/Illustrator Emma Reynolds, whose from across the pond, calling for … Continue reading →