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I am so excited to share this book with you!! “Rosemerry’s words help me feel the radical amazement of life—something I cherish and so often forget. These poems arise from a deep intimacy with the mystery we are part of; they nourish the heart and spirit.” — Tara Brach, author …

How do we make it through this time of antagonism, war, heartache, injustice? Thank you to One Earth Sangha for sharing this poem of mine–a plea, of sorts. This poem is a sneak preview of my new book, coming out Sept. 8, The Wonderment, available now for presale anywhere you buy …

Coming in August — I get to be in conversation with a poet inspiration of mine, Maya Stein! We will share poems and an informal dialogue around our theme “Welcoming the Nighthawks” (borrowed from a line in my poem, In Crepuscular Light: “These warm summer nights / I take in …

Parker J. Palmer wrote in his fabulous blog “Living the Questions” last week, “The first act of citizenship is to incline our hearts again and again toward love, truth and justice, saying no to all that stands against them. Every day in every way, the choice is in our hands.” …

The dark has so much to offer us. The most recent episode of Earth Eclectic Radio Hour is devoted to “Luminous Darkness.” It starts with a track from my album Dark Praise, which I made with guitarist Steve Law. Enjoy a full show of music and poetry devoted to the …

How do we stay open, engaged, and whole in a world that feels like it’s coming apart? I am so grateful to be a part of Refuge, this new anthology of essays and poetry created for a moment such as this—when the world is increasingly divided and heading dangerously off …

You know those little sounds people just can’t help but make … I love them. Here’s a poetic homage to the sigh, the groan, the rumble … published in the amazing Braided Way Magazine. Read Involuntary < click  

Rosemerry invites you to sign up for this retreat during the early bird rate period. Freedom in Restraint: Writing into Less as More Courage & Renewal facilitator Marcia Eames-Sheavly and poet-teacher-storyteller Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer will co-lead this unique online mini-retreat experience. This retreat will be grounded in the Courage & …

We are so connected–through our griefs, through our conversations, through the way we meet the world–these two poems, published today in the wonderful Vox Populi, explore the ways in which we are connected to all that is. Read the two poems in Vox Populi  (click)

What a thrill to perform with three heart heroes of mine — Kim Rosen, author of Saved by a Poem and poetry performer extraordinaire Glen Velez, frame drummer who has won 4 Grammys and has traveled the world making music Noah Hoffeld, cellist who plays with Krishna Das and is …