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Collaborations

Leaf Town Forever

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Based on a true story, Leaf Town Forever is the gentle tale of a town created by children with vivid imaginations. The timeless and universal saga, written in haiku, reminds both kids and adults that some dreams are worth protecting. Unfurling over the cycle of seasons, this is the story of an enchanting place full of tenacity and hope, creativity and fun—a connection to the natural world within reach for us all if we unite to make and maintain it.

The Kind of Beauty That Has Nowhere to Go

The_Kind_of_Beauty_-_CoverInspired in equal parts by Susan Sontag’s “Notes on ‘Camp'” and George Orwell’s “Some Notes… on London Slang and Swearing” in Down and Out in Paris and London, these collaborative essayistic poems offer notes on 16 subjects from remorse to the male gaze, from bewilderment to nostalgia. It was available from Hyacinth Girl Press and is now SOLD OUT.

Don’t ever stay the same; keep changing

coverThis limited edition chapbook of 20 poems, co-written with Elisa Gabbert, was available from Spooky Girlfriend Press and is now SOLD OUT.

That Tiny Insane Voluptuousness

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This collaboration between Elisa Gabbert and Kathleen Rooney is “Just more entertaining than poems are supposed to be. And I’m not using the word ‘entertaining’ as some kind of sly putdown either. These poems have more human interaction going on in a couple of lines than many writers manage in a couple of books. The linguistic energy and, really, virtuosity, can be stunning. These are poems that know what people are like when they’re around people.” —Mark Wallace

Something Really Wonderful

srwThis limited edition chapbook, co-written with Elisa Gabbert, was published in November 2007 by dancing girl press, and is now sold out.

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