POEMS WHILE YOU WAIT

“The 22nd Century” by Kathleen Rooney —The Parlour Tapes + The Guilty Party, 5.16.13

Poem topic: “22nd Century”

“One Pair of Shoelaces, Zero Shoes” by Kenyatta Rogers — Deerfield Public Library, 4.6.13

Poem topic: “Loneliness”

“Don’t Be a Baby” by Liz Hildreth — The Parlour Tapes + The Guilty Party, 5.16.13

Poem topic: “The Honing of your Craft

“The Dark” — The Parlour Tapes + The Guilty Party, 5.16.13

Poem topic: “Daughters Audrey (11) & Elizabeth (10) going to camp (4 weeks) for 1st time in Wisconsin”

“Brood” by Virginia Konchan — The Parlour Tapes + The Guilty Party, 5.16.13

Poem topic: “sibling kitties”

“Pantone’s Color of the Year” by Kathleen Rooney — Highland Park Librarypalooza, 4.27.13

Poem topic: “Highland Park’s Lake Front”

“Six and Six” by Liz Hildreth — Highland Park Librarypalooza, 4.27.13

Poem topic: “Twin grandson’s 6th birthdays”

“Diamond Grammie” by Eric Plattner — Dose Market, 2.10.13

Poem topic: “Grammie 75th B-day … wonderful mother-in-law & grandma to my 3 boys … ages 5, 8, & 10. Chicago & Florida”

“Kitchen Utensils” by Dave Landsberger — Dose Market, 2.10.13

Poem topic: “kitchen utensils ;)”

“When You Run Out of Air” by Kenyatta Rogers — Highland Park Librarypalooza, 4.27.13

Poem topic: “Bicycling”

“This Poem is Full of Emptiness” by Kathleen Rooney — Highland Park Librarypalooza, 4.27.13

Poem topic: “fly”

“Muses” by Eric Plattner — Deerfield Public Library, 4.6.13

Poem topic: “my beloved English bulldog”

“Ocean” by Daniela Olszewska — Deerfield Public Library, 4.6.13

Poem topic: “Ocean”

“30 Yr Old Poet to Michael” by Kenyatta Rogers — Highland Park Librarypalooza, 4.27.13

Poem topic: “Good luck on college finals to son Michael at CU Boulder”

“Disaster, Certain, Can Be” by Kathleen Rooney — Highland Park Librarypalooza, 4.27.13

Poem topic: “teenage son who received a liver”