Welcome

Hi, I'm Rachel Rooney - a poet, picture book writer, and teacher. Welcome to my website

Here you will find details of past and future publications and projects, samples of my poetry, information on school workshops and contact details. My first rhyming picture book A Patch of Black (Macmillan) was released in September 2012. To order it click here

My poetry solo collection The Language of Cat was published in May 2011 by Frances Lincoln and has been awarded the CLPE Award for 2012. It has also received this lovely endorsement.

‘Rachel Rooney's poetry collection for children is a well-crafted,

stimulating and un-patronising box of delights, always accessible and

constantly inventive.’ Carol Ann Duffy

Click here To order The Language of Cat

'Rachel Rooney writes persuasively, and often amusingly, about the ‘P’ word: ‘Then who plucked the T from a thorn/carved an ivory pen out of a horn/and dipped it in ink?’ Other poems are thoughtful, quirky, sensitive, amusing, occasionally edgy. Hers is a welcome new voice.' Books for Keeps

'Making the ordinary seem extraordinary is a gift - one which characterises the poetry of Rachel Rooney.' Booktrust