November 14, 2026
6:00 pm, Monarch Community Cafe, 7010 N Clark St
READERS:
Kathleen Rooney
is the author of numerous books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, including her fifth novel, Man Overboard! (Gallery Books, 2026). She has been awarded the Ruth Lilly Fellowship from Poetry magazine, and her latest poetry collection, Where Are the Snows (Texas Review Press, 2022), was chosen by Kazim Ali for the X.J. Kennedy Prize. She is a founding editor of the nonprofit publisher Rose Metal Press, as well as a founding member of Poems While You Wait. She teaches in the English Department at DePaul University and lives in Chicago with her spouse, the writer Martin Seay.
Carrie Olivia Adams
is the author of five poetry collections, most recently The Book of Marys and Glaciers (Tupelo Press 2026). She is the executive editor for the nonprofit indie press Black Ocean and the Promotions and Marketing Communications Director for the University of Chicago Press. She was recently the Artist-in-Residence at the International Museum of Surgical Science, where her work drew on found text and antique source material to tell the quiet stories of overlooked women. She lives in Chicago, where she writes the “Poetry & Biscuits” newsletter on Substack and curates a house reading series of the same name.
Nathan Hoks
is the author of four collections of poetry, including Moony Days of Being (Black Ocean, 2026) and Nests in Air (Black Ocean, 2021). He has received residencies and fellowships from the University of Iowa, the Vermont StudioCenter, the Millay Colony for the Arts, and the Tomaž Šalamun Poetry Center. He teaches at the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is an editor and printer for Convulsive Editions, a micro-press that publishes hand-made poetry chapbooks.
Dylan Weir
is the author of the poetry collection Public House (Trio House Press, 2026). His writing has appeared in Best New Poets, Narrative, New England Review, North American Review, and others. A former work-study scholar the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, he’s taught at the University of Wisconsin,Columbia College, and the Oakhill Prison Humanities project. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two children.
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