Kathleen Rooney
@kathleenmrooney.bsky.social
Poet / novelist / essayist in Chicago
Professor at DePaul University & Editor at Rose Metal Press
Writings: https://kathleenrooney.com/
Typewritings: http://poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
Leaf Town: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517917371/leaf-town-forever/
Professor at DePaul University & Editor at Rose Metal Press
Writings: https://kathleenrooney.com/
Typewritings: http://poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
Leaf Town: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517917371/leaf-town-forever/
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It's publication day for LEAF TOWN FOREVER, the picture book I co-wrote with my sister @bethrooney.bsky.social, illustrated by Betsy Bowen & published by @uminnpress.bsky.social! See you at one of our upcoming events, & in the meantime, add to cart! www.leaftownforever.com/news-and-event
Got to touch a baby alligator at Brazos Bend State Park! So did @martinseay.bsky.social !
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Got to touch a baby alligator at Brazos Bend State Park! So did @martinseay.bsky.social !
Sunday, 11/30 from 11 am to 5 pm at Artifact Events in Ravenswood!
Come get a hot, fresh Poem While You Wait just in time for holiday gift-giving!
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Come get a hot, fresh Poem While You Wait just in time for holiday gift-giving!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8011939...
poemswhileyouwait
This Sunday, November 30th from 11 am to 5 pm! Come get a hot, fresh Poem While You Wait at the Chicago Artisan Market at Artifact Events in Ravenswood!...
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Sunday, 11/30 from 11 am to 5 pm at Artifact Events in Ravenswood!
Come get a hot, fresh Poem While You Wait just in time for holiday gift-giving!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8011939...
Come get a hot, fresh Poem While You Wait just in time for holiday gift-giving!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8011939...
Thanks to @jhiggy.bsky.social for including LEAF TOWN FOREVER in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's "38 Books for Holiday Gifts in 2025!" www.jsonline.com/story/life/2...
38 new books for holiday gifts in 2025, from birds to Taylor Swift
A varied selection of 38 new books to give this holiday season, with a strong Wisconsin emphasis, including picks for children and teens.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Thanks to @jhiggy.bsky.social for including LEAF TOWN FOREVER in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's "38 Books for Holiday Gifts in 2025!" www.jsonline.com/story/life/2...
A fun thing I get to do is be on the Advisory Council for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. They're holding a Silent Auction end-of-year fundraiser with lots of unique & wonderful items, including books from @rosemetalpress.bsky.social.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A fun thing I get to do is be on the Advisory Council for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. They're holding a Silent Auction end-of-year fundraiser with lots of unique & wonderful items, including books from @rosemetalpress.bsky.social.
Get your bid in here! new.biddingowl.com/items?QueryA...
Get your bid in here! new.biddingowl.com/items?QueryA...
Watching the Detective by Deborah Shapiro from @bside-editions.bsky.social is such an excellent blend of personal writing and cultural criticism that @martinseay.bsky.social and I bought three copies: one to keep for ourselves and two to give over the holidays. Add to cart!
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Watching the Detective by Deborah Shapiro from @bside-editions.bsky.social is such an excellent blend of personal writing and cultural criticism that @martinseay.bsky.social and I bought three copies: one to keep for ourselves and two to give over the holidays. Add to cart!
"goats & frogs"
a typewriter poem
by Ola Faleti
from Poems While You Wed!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8011064...
a typewriter poem
by Ola Faleti
from Poems While You Wed!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8011064...
poemswhileyouwait
"goats & frogs" by Ola Faleti -- Poems While You Wed, 10.18.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"goats & frogs"
a typewriter poem
by Ola Faleti
from Poems While You Wed!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8011064...
a typewriter poem
by Ola Faleti
from Poems While You Wed!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8011064...
Found this in the little free library. Look out, everybody.
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Found this in the little free library. Look out, everybody.
Save the date! Tuesday 12/2/25! 5 to 8 pm! Free admission to the International Museum of Surgical Science! Get a hot, fresh Poem While You Wait, tamales & champurrado from Tamales Mi Chula, & 10% off everything in the Museum Store, including copies of LEAF TOWN FOREVER, which I will sign for you!
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Save the date! Tuesday 12/2/25! 5 to 8 pm! Free admission to the International Museum of Surgical Science! Get a hot, fresh Poem While You Wait, tamales & champurrado from Tamales Mi Chula, & 10% off everything in the Museum Store, including copies of LEAF TOWN FOREVER, which I will sign for you!
"Excavator"
a typewriter poem
by Andrea Rehani
from Chicago Botanic Garden:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8010158...
a typewriter poem
by Andrea Rehani
from Chicago Botanic Garden:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8010158...
poemswhileyouwait
"Excavator" by Andrea Rehani -- Chicago Botanic Garden, 8.23.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Excavator"
a typewriter poem
by Andrea Rehani
from Chicago Botanic Garden:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8010158...
a typewriter poem
by Andrea Rehani
from Chicago Botanic Garden:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8010158...
"Dogs in Love"
a typewriter poem
by Kenyatta Rogers
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8009252...
a typewriter poem
by Kenyatta Rogers
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8009252...
poemswhileyouwait
"Dogs in Love" by Kenyatta Rogers -- Randolph Street Market, 9.27.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Dogs in Love"
a typewriter poem
by Kenyatta Rogers
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8009252...
a typewriter poem
by Kenyatta Rogers
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8009252...
"it takes a village"
a typewriter poem
by Nicolette Brick
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8008346...
a typewriter poem
by Nicolette Brick
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8008346...
poemswhileyouwait
"it takes a village" by Nicolette Brick -- Randolph Street Market, 9.27.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"it takes a village"
a typewriter poem
by Nicolette Brick
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8008346...
a typewriter poem
by Nicolette Brick
from Randolph Street Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8008346...
Reading is the best because you stumble across new (to you) words like "quincunx" and they can change your life.
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reading is the best because you stumble across new (to you) words like "quincunx" and they can change your life.
"After the Storm"
a typewriter poem
by Alex Berge
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8007440...
a typewriter poem
by Alex Berge
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8007440...
poemswhileyouwait
"After the Storm" by Alex Berge -- Randolph Street Market, 9.27.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"After the Storm"
a typewriter poem
by Alex Berge
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8007440...
a typewriter poem
by Alex Berge
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8007440...
Drawing is my passion
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Drawing is my passion
Found in a library book. This font, like whoa.
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Found in a library book. This font, like whoa.
Reposted by Kathleen Rooney
"A perfect example of the spirit of childhood when it's set free to explore the vast, open spaces of the imaginable." Constant Wonder interviews LEAF TOWN FOREVER authors @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social and @bethrooney.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4kh7...
open.spotify.com/episode/4kh7...
Finding Unique Beauty In A Town Made Of Leaves
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November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"A perfect example of the spirit of childhood when it's set free to explore the vast, open spaces of the imaginable." Constant Wonder interviews LEAF TOWN FOREVER authors @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social and @bethrooney.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4kh7...
open.spotify.com/episode/4kh7...
"pin my secrets down"
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8006515...
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8006515...
poemswhileyouwait
"pin my secrets..." by Sabrina Alsaffar -- Randolph Street Market, 9.27.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"pin my secrets down"
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8006515...
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8006515...
"eggshell pieces…”
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8005609...
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8005609...
poemswhileyouwait
"Eggshell pieces..." by Mel Satmar, Randolph Street Market, 9.27.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"eggshell pieces…”
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8005609...
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Randolph Street Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8005609...
Today was the last day of our final chapbook presentations in Advanced Poetry & everyone’s books were 🔥 .
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today was the last day of our final chapbook presentations in Advanced Poetry & everyone’s books were 🔥 .
"wandering in the light of the moon”
a typewriter poem
by Liz Bajjalieh
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8004687...
a typewriter poem
by Liz Bajjalieh
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8004687...
poemswhileyouwait
"wandering in the light of the moon" by Liz Bajjalieh -- Chicago Artisan Market, 11.16.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"wandering in the light of the moon”
a typewriter poem
by Liz Bajjalieh
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8004687...
a typewriter poem
by Liz Bajjalieh
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8004687...
Reposted by Kathleen Rooney
Speaking of pigeons … Have you seen the recent "Nature" episode about them, @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social? www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
The Pigeon Hustle ~ About | Nature | PBS
Uncover the secret world of New York and London’s resilient pigeon flocks, seeing how they adapt to the challenges of city life and thrive alongside people. Narrated by Bobby Moynihan.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Speaking of pigeons … Have you seen the recent "Nature" episode about them, @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social? www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
Reposted by Kathleen Rooney
Attention @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Attention @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!