Kathleen Keenan Chicago-based writer and photographer
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Meet Kathleen Keenan, a writer, photographer and storyteller. Click arrow below on “Watch on YouTube” to see a tribute WGN TV aired about the unique impact she has had telling the stories of hospitalized children.
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​Kathleen and her daughter, Beth Keenan Ryan, a senior child life specialist and head of Lekotek, a program for children with special needs, combined their experience at Lurie Children’s Hospital Chicago and wrote a book that pays homage to what they have learned from children. The stories are told in prose, poetry and photos and include child development tips that apply to all children. A percentage of profits from book sales were donated to Lurie Children’s. Click here to purchase Growing Up Backwards: Lessons Learned from Children for $13.99.
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 ​Take a digital tour through her e-photo book, CitySkapes With A Twist, a funky, fab array of Chicago city scenes featured on WGN News.
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Keenan’s work has appeared in many venues, including the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Poetry Magazine and USA Today featured work. 
Click on menu to go to her Blog: City Girl With A Twist

​Follow her poetry with a twist, children's stories and gal pal cartoons on Instagram 
@kathleenknn, @nanapaparazzistories, @4elbowsonatable


© Kathleen Keenan 2020
Use of images or text without written permission is prohibited  ~ copyright 2025.
  • Home
  • About Kathleen
  • Creative
    • Blog
    • Writing & Photos >
      • Growing Up Backwards
      • CitySkapes with a Twist
      • Poetry >
        • Nightfall
        • Chicago River Flood '92
      • Essays >
        • Leap of Faith
        • Dickens and Lincoln
        • Skylight
      • Photos
      • Multimedia >
        • Featured Work
        • Video Clips