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“Like so many, I turn regularly to the work of Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer when I need to believe again that the world is still a kind and welcoming place, alive with compassion and full of singing even in the darkest of times. From the very first poem of hers that I read, I was led more deeply into myself, suddenly feeling that so much was possible, the field wide-open once more. In this latest collection, The Unfolding, her words become ‘searchlights / that will help us find / what we don’t yet know / we are looking for,’ teaching us how to hold sorrow and beauty, grace and grief at the same time. Rosemerry Trommer is a fearless poet of the heart, and she possesses the exceedingly rare ability to turn even the simplest of moments into sacred lessons we can carry into our days, helping us to recognize—even when we’d rather turn away—the holiness that keeps unfolding at the center of our own very human lives.
—James Crews, author of Unlocking the Heart: Writing for Mindfulness, Courage & Self-Compassion and editor of How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude & Hope
“I don’t know how she does it. In The Unfolding, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer opens her arms and heart and voice so wide, everything we experience comes inside to be held, to shine. The greatest grief, our unexpected nudges of memory, the way the world goes on despite everything—she finds a way to weave continuance, embodiment of love, which may change shape, but never disappears. ‘After I did not die the first minute, / I lived the next minute. / More truly, life lived me.’ These powerful poems are anthems of clarity and ultimate care.”
—Naomi Shihab Nye, Paterson Poetry Prize recipient and author of Everything Comes Next
“The Unfolding re-opens our hearts and consciousness to the beauty of life and love, even amidst the shadows of devastating loss. Trommer warmly welcomes us into her orbit by offering us a glimpse into her most intimate memories and where we, too, can see ourselves and our own experiences. She fosters a loving solidarity for those who are searching for connection, particularly in the aftermath of loss. If you are searching, this is where you—your love, your bewilderment, and your aches—belong.”
—Joyal Mulheron, Founder of Evermore
“The individual poems are brilliant and beautiful, but also the book as a whole works as a praise-song for the world, the lives we’ve been given, and the brief time we have to hold those we love. Very rarely do I see a collection so consistently wonderful as this one.”
—Michael Simms, editor of Vox Populi
“Rosemerry Trommer’s new collection of poems is saturated with dark beauty. There is an exquisite ache inside these poems, reminding us of the eternal embrace of love and loss. Trommer blesses us with what she has gleaned from her prolonged vigil in the underworld, revealing a language riddled with a vulnerability that pierces our hearts. The Unfolding breaks us open to what it means to be human, what it means to love.”
—Francis Weller, author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
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PS
Rosemerry, dearrosemerry
YOU ARE the transformation poem ( re: Emerging form podcast I just now listened to) YOU and 100 Falling Veils.
I AM a beneficiary of your transformation journey as I bumble along on my own transformation journey, scratches, bruised heart, impossible joy — well ALL of it!
That’s why I cradle you so tenderly and dear to my heart.
Lovingly ~ Laegan.
oh sweet friend, thank you. thank you. I am letting your words go all the way in. Thank you for bumbling along with me. Thank you for sharing your bruised heart as I share mine. And your impossible joy. love, r