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
Excited to see MAN OVERBOARD! included by Ashley Hasty in this beautiful tower of books! www.hastybooklist.com/blog/weekly-...
Unboxing My Latest Book Haul (December 15)
Discover this week’s book mail featuring new releases across romance, fantasy, mystery, memoir, historical fiction, and more. From swoony love stories to gripping thrillers and magical adventures, thi...
www.hastybooklist.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Excited to see MAN OVERBOARD! included by Ashley Hasty in this beautiful tower of books! www.hastybooklist.com/blog/weekly-...
"'tis the season"
a typewriter poem
by Nidhi Singh
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8030089...
a typewriter poem
by Nidhi Singh
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8030089...
poemswhileyouwait
"'tis the season" by Nidhi Singh -- Chicago Artisan Market, 12.14.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"'tis the season"
a typewriter poem
by Nidhi Singh
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8030089...
a typewriter poem
by Nidhi Singh
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8030089...
I love finding strange old books of poetry in the little free library!
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I love finding strange old books of poetry in the little free library!
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market, afternoon shift!
December 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market, afternoon shift!
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!
December 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Poeming While People Wait at Chicago Artisan Market!
"glass worlds"
a typewriter poem
by Noel Perez-White
from Chicago Artisan Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8029183...
a typewriter poem
by Noel Perez-White
from Chicago Artisan Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8029183...
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"glass worlds"
a typewriter poem
by Noel Perez-White
from Chicago Artisan Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8029183...
a typewriter poem
by Noel Perez-White
from Chicago Artisan Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8029183...
Finished Sara Levine's novel THE HITCH & enjoyed the heck out of it. I carried it around w/me on the CTA all week & everything about the red line would melt away as I became immersed in Rose's absurd plight. Recommend!
Come see me in conversation w/Sara at Women & Children First on Wed. 2/4/26!
Come see me in conversation w/Sara at Women & Children First on Wed. 2/4/26!
December 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Finished Sara Levine's novel THE HITCH & enjoyed the heck out of it. I carried it around w/me on the CTA all week & everything about the red line would melt away as I became immersed in Rose's absurd plight. Recommend!
Come see me in conversation w/Sara at Women & Children First on Wed. 2/4/26!
Come see me in conversation w/Sara at Women & Children First on Wed. 2/4/26!
So @martinseay.bsky.social and I will soon be hosting our niece and nephew for a sleepover and we are super curious to see if, for the movie we will all watch together, they will choose BABE or POINT BREAK.
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So @martinseay.bsky.social and I will soon be hosting our niece and nephew for a sleepover and we are super curious to see if, for the movie we will all watch together, they will choose BABE or POINT BREAK.
Tomorrow! Sunday 12/14! Come to Chicago Artisan Market for a hot, fresh poem while you wait from 11 am to 5 pm! Use the code "poems" to get free tickets!
chicagoartisanmarket.com
chicagoartisanmarket.com
About - Chicago Artisan Market
Chicago Artisan Market showcases the best of Chicago and the Midwest in food, fashion, home goods and art. Look, feel and taste your way through this market
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December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tomorrow! Sunday 12/14! Come to Chicago Artisan Market for a hot, fresh poem while you wait from 11 am to 5 pm! Use the code "poems" to get free tickets!
chicagoartisanmarket.com
chicagoartisanmarket.com
First cookie plate of the season: assembled.
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
First cookie plate of the season: assembled.
Reposted by Kathleen Rooney
As some institutions rush toward an AI-mediated future, I see plenty of evidence that this isn't something students want or need. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Shouldn’t College Be for Learning?
We should stop declaring we know the future and give students the space to figure things out for themselves.
www.insidehighered.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
As some institutions rush toward an AI-mediated future, I see plenty of evidence that this isn't something students want or need. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
"Alone"
a typewriter poem
by Lizzie Bourne & Sara Zalek
from the Art Institute!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8027335...
a typewriter poem
by Lizzie Bourne & Sara Zalek
from the Art Institute!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8027335...
poemswhileyouwait
"Alone" by Lizzie Bourne & Sara Zalek --Art Institute, 10.18.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"Alone"
a typewriter poem
by Lizzie Bourne & Sara Zalek
from the Art Institute!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8027335...
a typewriter poem
by Lizzie Bourne & Sara Zalek
from the Art Institute!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8027335...
"Love"
a typewriter poem
by Caro Macon Fleischer
from Randolph Street Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8026465...
a typewriter poem
by Caro Macon Fleischer
from Randolph Street Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8026465...
poemswhileyouwait
"Love" by Caro Macon Fleischer -- Randolph Street Market, 9.27.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Love"
a typewriter poem
by Caro Macon Fleischer
from Randolph Street Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8026465...
a typewriter poem
by Caro Macon Fleischer
from Randolph Street Market
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8026465...
A postcard from @rogersparkman.bsky.social = a good mail day
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A postcard from @rogersparkman.bsky.social = a good mail day
Come to Victory Gardens Theater on Sunday, December 21 to hear works in progress of radical sincerity and get a hot fresh poem while you wait!
www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-st...
www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-st...
Growing Stories: Writers Workshop Performance Showcase
Community writers share works-in-progress with radical sincerity. Join us for an intimate on-stage showcase of new stories in development.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Come to Victory Gardens Theater on Sunday, December 21 to hear works in progress of radical sincerity and get a hot fresh poem while you wait!
www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-st...
www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-st...
Tonight! Join @rosemetalpress.bsky.social for the virtual launch party for Molly Gaudry's FIT INTO ME at 6:30 Central!
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Tonight! Join @rosemetalpress.bsky.social for the virtual launch party for Molly Gaudry's FIT INTO ME at 6:30 Central!
Love a good elementary school mural
December 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Love a good elementary school mural
Add to cart!!!
It's Pub Day for FIT INTO ME: A Novel: A Memoir by Molly Gaudry! It's also the last day for free shipping with coupon code GAUDRYFREESHIP. Check out all the details here and order your copy of this amazingly hybrid memoir: icont.ac/51bcZ
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December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Add to cart!!!
"Living Best Life"
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8024569...
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8024569...
poemswhileyouwait
"Living Best Life" by Sabrina Alsaffar -- Chicago Artisan Market, 11.16.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Living Best Life"
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8024569...
a typewriter poem
by Sabrina Alsaffar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8024569...
"Year Book"
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8023747...
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8023747...
poemswhileyouwait
"YearBook" by Mel Satmar -- Chicago Artisan Market, 11.16.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Year Book"
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8023747...
a typewriter poem
by Mel Satmar
from Chicago Artisan Market!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8023747...
Thanks to the inimitable @vickmickunas.bsky.social for the lovely conversation about @bethrooney.bsky.social's & my Leaf Town Forever, from @uminnpress.bsky.social, on the Book Nook on WYSO! www.wyso.org/podcast/book...
Kathleen Rooney's 'Leaf Town Forever,' pandemic-inspired picture book
Sisters Kathleen and Beth Rooney discuss their new picture book inspired by children who built an imaginary town from fallen leaves during the pandemic.
www.wyso.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thanks to the inimitable @vickmickunas.bsky.social for the lovely conversation about @bethrooney.bsky.social's & my Leaf Town Forever, from @uminnpress.bsky.social, on the Book Nook on WYSO! www.wyso.org/podcast/book...
Really loved reading this trippy children’s book
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Really loved reading this trippy children’s book
It was a delight to speak--with @bethrooney.bsky.social--to @rubyprosenthal.bsky.social of Newcity about LEAF TOWN FOREVER from @uminnpress.bsky.social (& about how capitalism is corrosive & inner children are crucial): lit.newcity.com/2025/12/04/h...
How Kathleen and Beth Rooney Conceived Their New Picture Book, “Leaf Town Forever”
Written in thirty-two haikus, the book is about a band of kids who dream about creating a town that could last forever.
lit.newcity.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It was a delight to speak--with @bethrooney.bsky.social--to @rubyprosenthal.bsky.social of Newcity about LEAF TOWN FOREVER from @uminnpress.bsky.social (& about how capitalism is corrosive & inner children are crucial): lit.newcity.com/2025/12/04/h...
"Season of Joy"
a typewriter poem
by Alexis Foran
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8022841...
a typewriter poem
by Alexis Foran
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8022841...
poemswhileyouwait
"Seasons of Joy" by Alexis Foran -- Chicago Artisan Market, 11.16.25
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Season of Joy"
a typewriter poem
by Alexis Foran
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8022841...
a typewriter poem
by Alexis Foran
from Chicago Artisan Market:
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8022841...