Tag Archives: Writing

#PoetryFriday–Healing Valentine’s

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

  Happy Poetry Friday   I’ve been writing Valentine haikus this week thinking about all the children and other individuals that have been lost this last year from gun violence. I heard a radio  interview from one of the survivors … Continue reading →

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#PoetryFriday: Early Spring

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

Belted Kingfisher and Tulips, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan, Watercolor and watercolor pencil Happy Poetry Friday! I have Spring on my mind, hence I’m focusing on Spring poems and Spring Art. To all my friends in colder climates, wouldn’t you … Continue reading →

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For Martin Luther King Jr.–haiku & art

Posted on January 21, 2019 by
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#PoetryFriday–Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., & Women’s March

Posted on January 17, 2019 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m going to the Young Women’s March Rally 2019, this Saturday in Chicago. Our temps here are dropping rapidly and it’s going to be quite cold so I’m glad they are doing an hour and a half rally … Continue reading →

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2018 Successes/Accomplishments– Writing and Art

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

I’m participating in Julie Hedlund’s 12 Days of Christmas which she’s offering via emails and in a facebook group. The goal to get our creative writing juices flowing for the New Year. Today’s prompt is to focus on our successes. … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–#Haiku4hope, Art & Music

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

  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 →

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Poetry Friday–Solstice Treasures…

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Winter Solstice I have a menagerie of treasures to share today. I’ve been star gazing for about the last week, late at night and have taken in an abundance of stars via my window. I’m … Continue reading →

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#PoetryFriday–Exhibit & #Haikuforhope

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

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–Origin Poem WIP

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday!   I’m sharing my first Origin poem. It came out of a poetry workshop I was at a few weeks ago at the Poetry Foundation, here in Chicago. The workshop was on research and how poets incorporate … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday-Giving flowers of Hope

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I have been consumed with the unchanging situation of the teens being held, and continuously brought to the Tornillo, TX detention camp, near El Paso. At last count there were 2400 teens between the age of 13 … Continue reading →

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