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/
For the final baking project of the day: a cranberry spice Bundt cake!
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For the final baking project of the day: a cranberry spice Bundt cake!
With pretzels to soak up the extra chocolate!
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
With pretzels to soak up the extra chocolate!
Orange ricotta cookies dipped in dark chocolate o’clock!
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Orange ricotta cookies dipped in dark chocolate o’clock!
Pistachio cherry meltaway cookies o’clock!
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Pistachio cherry meltaway cookies o’clock!
The first batch of holiday cookies, eggnog snickerdoodles, are in progress.
December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first batch of holiday cookies, eggnog snickerdoodles, are in progress.
Somebody left a tiny snowman outside our apartment building.
Was it you?
Was it you?
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Somebody left a tiny snowman outside our apartment building.
Was it you?
Was it you?
Poeming While People Wait at the International Museum of Surgical Science!
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Poeming While People Wait at the International Museum of Surgical Science!
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!
Sled alert! @martinseay.bsky.social!
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Sled alert! @martinseay.bsky.social!
Such incredible depth of emotion in this book!
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Such incredible depth of emotion in this book!
Late 70s microwave optimism was off the charts.
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Late 70s microwave optimism was off the charts.
Baby alligator siblings!
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Baby alligator siblings!
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 !
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!
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!
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.
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 🔥 .
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!
Thanks so much to the @parkridgelibrary.bsky.social for having me in today to do a talk about my fiction to an assortment of awesome book clubs!
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Thanks so much to the @parkridgelibrary.bsky.social for having me in today to do a talk about my fiction to an assortment of awesome book clubs!