In this episode, we talk with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer about the grief that carries love through unimaginable loss—the death of a child—and of the daily practice of writing and mindful observation that dig the groundwork for self-forgiveness, compassion, and revelation.
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is a poet, teacher, speaker and writing facilitator who co-hosts Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process. Her daily audio series, The Poetic Path, is on the Ritual app. Her poems have appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, PBS News Hour, O Magazine, American Life in Poetry, and Carnegie Hall stage. Her recent collections are All the Honey and The Unfolding. In 2024, she became poet laureate for Evermore, helping others explore grief and love through poetry. Since 2006, she’s written a poem a day, sharing them on her blog, A Hundred Falling Veils. One-word mantra: Adjust.
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Explore these paths into Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s work for poems that fall daily, books that gather what cannot be held, albums that sing through the dark, and talks that change the way we see.
Website: wordwoman.com
Daily poetry blog: A Hundred Falling Veils
Daily poetry app for your phone: The Poetic Path
Podcast on creative process: Emerging Form
Newest Books: The Unfolding, All the Honey
TEDx: The Art of Changing Metaphors
Poetry album on “Endarkenment”: Dark Praise
Poetry album on love in difficult times: Risking Love
More from David - book releases, workshops, mindfulness talks, upcoming events, and more.
Website: Davidkeplingerpoetry.com
Instagram: @DavidKeplingerPoetry
Substack: Another Shore with David Keplinger
More from Shawn - free audio meditations, upcoming events, retreats, monthly essays, yoga classes, and music alchemy.
Website: Shawnparell.com
Instagram: @ShawnParell
Substack: The Guest House
