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Poetry Friday–Found Poem-Eavesdropping prompt…

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

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem today is inspired by the poetry prompt offered to us by the Poetry Sisters. They challenged us to write a poem from eavesdropping on another conversation. We were provided with some wonderful examples, and a … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–One Little Word…

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m uncovering my OLW (one little word)…I think I skipped picking a word last year, I had a list but the word and I never came together. This year there were a couple in the corral for … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday—Winter

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! IN WINTER In winter Calm crawls in between bitter cold banks of blustery snow howling fierce winds and winter blankets all. In winter Majesty musters in ponders profundity appears uncannily between sandpaper dry air and stands on … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday—one little word…

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been mulling over words for a one little word to select for this year. I’ve selected a word, although on my path I came across this poem thinking about one’s one little word… My word is … 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 →

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Poetry Friday–Winter Poem Swap & Solstice

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I received this lovely light filled package of poetry and gifts from my poet friend Carol Varsalona this last week. You wouldn’t know we were both running short on time from the treasures that were exchanged, and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Video Poem…

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been thinking about all the folks from the tornado this last week, and storms across the country. We had some rain last week here in Chicago and it prompted my poem. I’m sending thoughts of hope … Continue reading →

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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–Fall Surprise… Haikus

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! november backyardbearded surprise, but will youbloom in time… © 2021 Michelle Kogan And look here comes color… but I don’t know if she will open because snow is coming too…Oh by the way, she didn’t bloom in … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday– Wordplay poem: American Redstart, #Inktober, #Birdtober

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday I’ve taken the plunge and written a wordplay poem put out as a challenge by the Poetry Sisters… Thanks Tanita S. Davis, Laura Purdie Salas, Mary Lee Hahn, et al. Find more of these poems tagged with … Continue reading →

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