Dear Friends,
I’m back with a big bouquet of short poems from my time away. Eric & Vivian and I were in Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks. What a very special place to visit. And below the poems, you’ll find a host of links to fun things that came out while I was away, plus links to a few upcoming programs. A cornucopia of joy! And now we return you to your regularly scheduled daily poems!
Deepening the Practice, Wondering What is true?
I so enjoyed my conversation with Tei Taiyarï on his program Wild Heart Revival, talking about the practice of poetry, the ever-unfolding curiosity about what is here, what is true? and how openly (and why) we might experience and share grief, wonder and love. You can watch our conversation on his site or on youtube.
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Online Haiku Poetry Anthology
As you know, I love short poems, and I am so grateful to be a part of ONE ART’s 2024 Haiku Anthology which came out last week. I’m ever amazed at how big a feeling can come from so few words—
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Podcast on Bittersweet Existence
Six months after Finn died, I did an interview with Jeffrey Munroe about meeting that loss. That conversation is the basis for one of nine chapters in his book Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding healing and hope in sharing our sadness, grief, trauma, and pain. This week I listened to a podcast, The Viscast, in which Jeff and the host discuss the book and for a long time my chapter. As strange as it was to hear people talk about my life, I was grateful to listen in on their conversation about grief, connection and a powerful question, Are we able to live beyond “All will be well.”
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Your Broken-Open Heart: Bereaved Mother’s Day Gathering
with Mirabai Starr, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Claudia Love Mair
Sunday, May 5, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. mountain time
Maybe this season of Mother’s Day is a painful trigger for you, leaving you feeling isolated and out-of-step. This gathering is for you if you are …
-Missing a child who has died (or is estranged)
-Missing a mother who has died (or is estranged)
-Feeling alienated from the rest of society as they celebrate Mother’s Day
-A sense that you are doing something wrong to be sad at a time of celebration
-Wondering if you’re ever going to “get over” your loss
To register or for more information, visit here
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A Short Video on “Hope” for Scholastic
I was so thrilled when Scholastic invited me to read my poem “Hope” for their October/November 23 issue (a poem found in All the Honey) .. and just found out there is a shareable link for it! Please share it with any young folks you know–or use it for your own inspiration to write a poem about a feeling–any feeling!
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Secret Agents of Change Secret Mission: Mamma Mia
Wednesday, April 24th
7:30- 8:30am PDT (8:30-9:30am MDT, 9:30-10:30am CDT, and 10:30-11:30am EDT
(Shhhhh) Hey friend. Wanna spread surreptitious kindness? Yeah, you. Wanna be a part of creating unexpected joy? Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Sherry Richert Belul invite you to participate in this oh-so-important mission on , and we hope you’ll don your agent’s badge and join us. If you haven’t joined us before, or if you have friends you think would enjoy these kinds of missions, please have them sign up here: https://simplycelebrate.net/secret-agents-of-change. The more the merrier! We will notify everyone via email when the next Operation launches!
There are two ways to participate in our April 24th Mission:
1. Join Live when we announce the mission!
Join a live Zoom call with Rosemerry and Sherry on Wednesday morning and we’ll not only share a poem and announce the mission, but we will also have some time to connect and share ideas. Think of it like a Secret Agent Social Club!
2. Join via Replay or Reading the Prompt in Our FB Group!
We will post the prompt in our Secret Agents Facebook Group. You can participate any time following the mission reveal.
No matter which way you participate, you’ll report back in our Facebook Group to let us know how your mission went. (It can be that day or anytime you complete your mission!)
You matter! Your participation is important to us! We LOVE your stories of missions-accomplished. How to join the live call on Thursday, April 24th:
Topic: Secret Agents Mission!
Time: Apr 24, 2024 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7635217763?pwd=Ukw4VjB1UGR5OXFUbW1RVmVrVlJEUT09&omn=89672380140
Meeting ID: 763 521 7763
Passcode: love
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Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
970-729-1838 website: wordwoman.com
daily poetry app for your phone: The Poetic Path
weekly podcast on creative process: Emerging Form
TEDx talk: The Art of Changing Metaphors: TEDX Rosemerry Trommer
poetry album on “endarkenment”: Dark Praise
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